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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
Tidal surge causes P18-M damage
The damage by the tidal surge that hit Iloilo has swelled to P18 million. This was the figure released by Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). Jerry Bionat, PDRRMC executive director, ...
- June 2, 2013
Fishermen Ask For Ban Exemption
Citing the ill-effects of super typhoon Yolanda, small scale fishermen in northern Iloilo province are asking Government not to implement the total banning of hulbot-hulbot for the next three years. The Carlesanon Small ...
- January 16, 2014
Conservation advocates in Iloilo honored
Five individuals and institutions in Iloilo were recently honored here for their efforts in environmental awareness and protection and their achievements in projects supportive of the environment. Recognized as this year's ...
- August 4, 2013
Workers needed to clean Iloilo oil spill
There is a need to hire additional workers to complete the cleanup operations of the typhoon-related oil spill in Estancia, Iloilo. Dr. Rex Sadaba, manager of the oil spill response team of UP Visayas and Iloilo provincial ...
- March 1, 2014
DENR-6 exceeds target, tops gov't reforestation program
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Region 6 (DENR-6) topped the National government's National Greening Program (NGP) in 2014 after exceeding it's target for the year. DENR-6 Regional Director ...
- February 5, 2015
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
Rare birds in Iloilo show healthy wetlands in Visayan Island
Rare birds have recently been spotted in Iloilo City and Zarraga town, Iloilo province. Foremost, a team from the Conservation and Development Division (CDD) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) ...
- February 25, 2021
Red tide in Gigantes Islands
Red tide recurred in the waters of popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles town, Iloilo province, less than two months after the area was cleared of the toxin. In a shellfish bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- November 21, 2022