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Duterte: Nothng wrong with Manila Bay project
President Rodrigo Duterte sees nothing wrong with the crushed dolomite project in Manila Bay as the artificial white sand beach is now being enjoyed by the public. In his address to the nation on Monday, President Duterte ...
- September 23, 2020
Boracay off-limits to casinos - Año
The government will not allow the construction of a casino in Boracay Island, Interior secretary Eduardo Año stressed. “First of all, the President (Rodrigo Duterte) had already decided and announced that no construction ...
- July 13, 2018
Boracay rehab halfway: DENR to review establishments before island reopens
The rehabilitation of this island resort continues halfway into its six-month closure. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources promised that the government is “on track” with its plan to reopen the tourist ...
- July 27, 2018
Only 38 of over 1,500 Boracay businesses follow env't rules
Only 38 out of 1,552 establishments fully complied with business and environment rules in Boracay according to Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III. Densing, one of the officials leading the island resort's ...
- May 30, 2018
With sole regulator status: Tieza sees better water services when Boracay reopens this Oct.
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it expects more competition between the two water service providers in Boracay after TIEZA was recognized as the sole regulator for the service on the ...
- October 6, 2018
Restrictions on Boracay media coverage lifted
Restrictions on the media’s coverage of this island resort’s rehabilitation have been lifted. Journalists are free go to anywhere in Boracay to gather information, according to Tourism undersecretary Frederick Alegre. ...
- April 27, 2018
'Environment, economic growth can go together'
Environment secretary Gina Lopez has stressed the importance of preserving the environment while growing the economy as governments around the world seek the cap global warming. Speaking at a climate change summit in Morocco ...
- November 20, 2016
Local groups unite vs Boracay closure: Boracay Fundation, Inc. denies involvement in planned protests
The Boracay Foundation, Inc. (BFI) denied that it is involved in the planned protests of some civic organizations against the imminent closure of this famed island resort. The local group of Boracay business owners and ...
- April 13, 2018
Plans for casino-resort complex in Boracay being drafted, says solon
Plans are being drafted for the construction of a casino-resort complex in Boracay island, Negros Occidental Representative Alfredo Benitez said on Monday. In a interview on News To Go, Benitez said the land where the ...
- May 2, 2018
'Clean up waste or risk getting closed'
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered operating near the Manila Bay to observe environmental rules by installing water treatment facilities or risk being closure. In a speech during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at ...
- January 11, 2019