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Boracay redux
Boracay Island, once associated with wild parties and unrestricted tours, will reopen on Oct. 26 under strict state rules that aim to limit arrivals in the famous tourist destination.
Alcohol drinking and smoking will be ...
- October 5, 2018
Seaweeds farming
Forty-five-year-old fisherfolk Jonel Vasquez gathers seaweeds on Johnson Island in Roxas, Palawan, the site of the P3.1-million project for start-up seaweeds nursery, production and marketing sub-project under the Agriculture ...
- September 8, 2015
High court asked to drop petition vs Bora closure
Malacañang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition questioning the six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island resort. In a 61-page comment, Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General, sought ...
- August 22, 2018
Boracay natives may regain lands
Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ...
- June 14, 2018
US pays P87m for Tubbataha reef damage
The Philippine government has received P87.03 million from the US government as payment for the damage caused by a US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a protected coral reef two years ago, the Department of Foreign ...
- February 19, 2015
Rehab of Laguna Lake, Manila Bay pushed
Malacañang “ought to do a Boracay” on Laguna Lake and Manila Bay, which are both rotting fast due to unrestrained human activity, Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza said Sunday. Atienza’s remarks came amid reports that the price of ...
- August 20, 2018
Fight vs plastic pollution up
The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...
- October 4, 2018
Paombong ex-mayor indicted for operating dump
Former Paombong mayor Isagani Castro, along with 10 other local officials, were charged with violation of Section 48(9) in relation to Sections 37 and 49(d) of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management ...
- July 6, 2018
Pasig river competes for asia 'riverprize award'
The Philippines’ Pasig River, the cradle of early Manila civilization, has been selected as a finalist in the first-ever Asia Riverprize by the prestigious International River Foundation which recognizes and rewards ...
- September 16, 2018
Working together for a World Without Waste
Coca-Cola Philippines is bringing its World Without Waste vision where its matter most- in every household and community. By, supporting organizations and their endeavors to reduce the impact of waste on their respective ...
- November 27, 2018