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Tales from my travel: From Basilan to the Spratlys
The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (110,000 hectares) in Agusan del Norte is a forbidding place. A pump boat ride through the marsh is quite an experience for a first-timer, like something out of a Joseph Conrad novel ...
- July 24, 2022
Protecting the environment protectors
Palawan is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. The province is also considered a biodiversity corridor, serving as a refuge ...
- June 15, 2020
Fishers lead in mangrove-friendly mudcrab culture
Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and economically profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly. This was confirmed in a mucrab technology verification ...
- October 30, 1999
Undesirable practices threaten Gigantes island chain
Prohibitive prices of seafoods. Lack of serviceable restrooms. These two concerns threaten the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the northern municipality of Carles. “Their seafoods are more ...
- September 17, 2019
Boracay rehab plan now with Palace for action
The environment, interior and tourism departments have submitted a detailed proposal on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island, an issue that may be discussed during today’s Cabinet meeting, Malacañang said yesterday. In a ...
- April 4, 2018
DENR: no letup in Laguna Lake cleanup
The government will not ease up on clearing operations in Laguna de Bay despite expected revenue losses for the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said ...
- February 21, 2017
Power firm to rehabilitate Boracay wetland
Lopez-led power generation firm Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is investing P10 million it's adopted a wetland in Boracay Island to turn it into an eco-tourism park. The adopted 7.79- hectare Wetland No. 2 located here is ...
- January 28, 2019
Mangroves, mini-forest planned at Iloilo coal plant
An independent power producer here will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The move to create a ...
- March 19, 2010
New El Nido joint conservation agreement signed
Various stakeholders have renewed their commitment to protect and strengthen the natural resources of El Nido in Palawan with the signing of a new joint conservation agreement. The Department of Environment and Natural ...
- April 5, 2018
LGUs asked to protect ‘coral bleached’ Snake Island areas
The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) is asking local government units (LGUs) to demarcate “no fishing” zones in “coral bleached” Snake Island, Palawan, to help replenish depleting fish inventory in what ...
- August 23, 2018