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FirstGen bankrolls Batangas marine ecosystem project
Rey Manalo is an active and vocal advocate of the Bantay Dagat (Sea Patrol) program in Mabini, Batangas. Quite a departure from his younger days when Manalo was a menace to the marine ecosystem of Batangas, being a muro-ami ...
- August 17, 2015
Env’t violators on Cebu beach need to go, court tells DENR
A court in Mandaue City ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to tear down at least 21 structures, including parts of resorts, encroaching on easement zone in the popular beach of Sta. Fe town, ...
- June 5, 2018
'Laboracay' no more
A proclamation signed by President Duterte on Thursday, April 26, placed three barangays in Boracay Island under a state of calamity, thus justifying the six-month closure of this world famous tourist hotspot. Specifically, ...
- April 28, 2018
Ramon Magsaysay laureate says Manila Bay is a toilet bowl that never gets flushed
If the world-famous resort island of Boracay is a "cesspool," Manila Bay, with its world-renowned sunset, is a "toilet bowl" that's used every day but never flushed, according to an environmental lawyer and Ramon Magsaysay ...
- May 22, 2018
New development goals under threat by climate change - Neda
The Philippines is calling for a renewed fight against the growing threat of climate change, saying this could derail the implementation of new development goals set by the United Nations. In a statement issued over the ...
- October 19, 2015
Despite Boracay reopening, many workers have not returned
More than four months after Boracay Island reopened to tourists, many workers displaced by the closure have not been able to return to work. Most of those who left the island to seek work elsewhere have not returned even ...
- March 18, 2019
Loren to Neda: restore ecology of Manila Bay
Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) to be proactive and restore the ecological balance of Manila Bay instead of simply developing it through reclamation. At Thursday’s hearing ...
- October 15, 2016
Manila Bay rehab needs everybody's cooperation
Poor and inefficient solid waste management as well as inadequate proper wastewater treatment facilities have been identified as contributory factors to the worsening state of water in Manila Bay. At least 13 government ...
- July 14, 2018
Mangroves cleared for Palawan subdivision
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez on Wednesday ordered the demolition of structures in a 5-hectare property illegally carved out of a mangrove area along the coastal outskirts of the city center. Lopez also called out local ...
- February 4, 2017
Tough challenges ahead as Boracay starts anew
Makati City office worker Dhes Mercado Felt exhilarated as the boat docked at Cagban Port on Friday morning. "Celebrating my 28th birthday here makes it extra special," Mercado said, panning her Go-Pro camera for a video ...
- October 27, 2018