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Boracay to reopen with fewer hotels, restos, no beach parties
The government reopens Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted on the resort island by decades of uncontrolled mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered ...
- October 25, 2018
Limay folk joins Petron, SMC in rebuilding mangrove forest
At the crack of dawn, about 150 villagers living near the coastline of Barangay Alangan in this town walked 800 meters to reach a muddy shoreline. Moments later, under the scorching sun, the villagers planted neat rows of ...
- April 17, 2018
Mangrove Propagation and Information Center: Shoring up, Cordova's Marine Ecosystem
Cordova, the smaller and lesser-known half of Mactan Island in Cebu, is arguably the best-kept secret in central Philippines. Situated just a few minutes from the aerial gateway to the south, this 956-hectare coastal ...
- January 31, 2021
Cleanup no match to 'traveling' trash on Legazpi beach, rivers
Below the “Legazpi” signage on the boulevard that offers a breathtaking view of Mayon volcano is a shoreline that remains dirty despite repeated community cleanup drives. Residents believe that garbage strewn on the beach ...
- May 9, 2018
Healthy bay? count the turtles
The annual spectacle “is a manifestation of our commitment to the protection and rehabilitation of the bay,” said Edwin Frias, 46, a fisherman and Bantay Dagat (fish warden) from the village of Bignay II. Frias and other ...
- February 28, 2017
Quezon’s shield of ‘beach forests’
With the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Eastern Visayas last year serving as a grim reminder to pursue disaster-preparedness measures, Quezon’s provincial government is transforming coastal areas into ...
- January 30, 2014
Religious heritage, lake conservation take center stage in Laguna Festival
A centuries-old Catholic rite kicked off Laguna province’s annual thanksgiving festivity, incorporating deep devotion to the Virgin Mary and efforts to save Laguna de Bay. Rosauro Sta. Maria, Laguna tourism officer, said ...
- March 7, 2017
Boracay reopening poses new concerns for residents, businesses
When a demolition team arrived on Aug. 17, Mary Ann Casidsid pleaded for one more day to move out her family’s belongings before they tear down her house in one of the wetlands on Boracay Island. The clearing of the Boracay ...
- October 20, 2018
Fewer birds seen in Mindoro lake
Fewer migratory birds visited the Naujan Lake National Park in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province last month, a recent bird census showed. From 10,821 birds recorded in 2016, only 6,932 from 36 species were recorded ...
- February 1, 2017
Boracay: From cesspool to DENR showcase
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hopes to use Boracay as instructional material to tell the world what environmental destruction and efforts to reverse it could bring. Environment Secretary Roy ...
- May 9, 2018