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Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity
The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...
- March 29, 2018
Guimaras unites for marine protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), local government units, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the academe are joining hands in the marine protection program for the island ...
- April 11, 2017
Territorial disputes with China taboo topic at APEC meetings
Issues of territorial disputes with China were taboo during the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings (APEC) in Iloilo City. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary ...
- October 8, 2015
Boracay state of calamity declared this week
A state of calamity will be declared Boracay island in Aklan within the week, formalizing the six-month closure of the country’s premier tourist draw. “It’s in the works,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Roque said while ...
- April 19, 2018
Soldiers dig up illegal sewage pipes in Boracay
Soldiers used shovels to dig up illegal sewage lines in Boracay Island in Aklan, which has been closed to tourists while undergoing a six-month rehabilitation program. Jim Sampulna, Western Visayas regional director of ...
- May 26, 2018
DENR to lead coastal cleanup in Visayas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead volunteers in clearing coastal areas of trash and debris in the Visayas today, International Coastal Cleanup Day. “There is a need to give our coastal ...
- September 16, 2017
Marine resources tour for Ati kids
They may be from inland villages, but indigenous Ati children had the chance to learn about the significance of marine resources here. More than a dozen Ati children from both Iloilo and Guimaras province traveled to Taklong ...
- December 10, 2017
Meet focuses on Boracay clean-up
The Duterte administration’s initiative to crack down on environmental violations at world-famous Boracay Island has been a center of attention at the East Asian Seas Congress. “It is in nearby Boracay where the Philippine ...
- November 30, 2018
Environment patrol to guard Boracay
With the reopening of Boracay in Aklan, an environmental patrol team has been deployed to keep the resort island pristine. “They are there to make sure policies are strictly enforced,” said Jesse Vego, assistant regional ...
- November 22, 2018
DENR halts 'balling' of mangroves
The multi-million expansion project of the Iloilo Esplanade has been criticized both by environmentalists and residents who warned about the destruction of the mangroves. A pet project of Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon, ...
- March 23, 2018