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P334 billion needed for biodiversity conservation
The Philippines is one of 17 mega diverse countries, harboring more diversity of life per hectare than any other country in the world. Yet encroachment in forested areas, pollution, over fishing and poor land management ...
- December 22, 2015
Activities restricted at new marine reserve
Under Municipal Ordinance No. 004-2017, the MPA is from the village’s Sitio Casita to Sitio Balingasag spanning 24.49633 hectares. Within the core zone of the MPA, fishing of any kind or manner or collecting of shellfish ...
- August 22, 2017
Cimatu pushes Puerto Galera rehab
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the creation of an office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Puerto Galera to ensure the implementation of a rehabilitation plan for the tourist ...
- December 4, 2019
New sites for Boracay wetland residents identified
Residents whose houses sit atop wetlands in Boracay, Aklan, can be relocated to any of four identified resettlement sites. Jim Sampulna, Western Visayas regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- August 6, 2018
It will take years to clean up Manila Bay
It took six months to clean up Boracay’s waters. It will take seven years to clean up Manila Bay until it becomes as clean as in Boracay today, Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Pinol said in a radio interview this week. ...
- January 18, 2019
Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by May DENR chief
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the rehabilitation of the popular tourist island Boracay will be completed by May. “The BIATF (Boracay Inter-agency Task Force) is capping 2020 on a high note, setting us off in ...
- January 4, 2021
Low-key reopening eyed for Boracay
The six-month rehabilitation of the island marks its first half today, July 26, but there are apprehensions whether the island is ready for reopening in the next three months. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas that ...
- July 26, 2018
Early reopening possible if...
The DENR called for a closed-door meeting to update residents on the rehabilitation efforts done on the island. Boracay was sealed off to tourists in April 2018 to undergo six months of rehabilitation and cleanup. It is ...
- July 7, 2018
Nearly 3T ha. of mangrove plantations up for rehab
The Department of Environment and Natrual Resources (DENR) targets to develop and rehabilitate almost 3,000 hectares (ha.) of mangrove plantations and beach forests in Western Visayas. Through the Mangrove and Forest ...
- July 10, 2015
Boracay rehab task force told to bare comprehensive dev't plan
Lawmakers want to know if Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Task Force has a comprehensive development plan for the world-renowned resort island to ensure its continued rehabilitation and protection. Cebu Rep. Rodrigo ...
- October 2, 2018