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DENR exec: 5 of 9 Boracay wetlands still not cleared
Five out of 9 wetlands in this famed island resort have yet to be cleared of informal settlers and illegal structures, according to an official from the Environment department. DENR undersecretary Benny Antiporda said this ...
- October 26, 2018
'New war' looms in Boracay-task force
The government task forces in Boracay Island are waging a new war in the beachfront – sans bullets and guns – to protect the island. The so-called “Battle of the Front Beach” on Feb. 21 of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task ...
- February 20, 2019
Coral damage blamed on firm
A Coal-Fired power plant project located in Maasim town, Sarangi province is under fire for allegedly causing the destruction of coral reefs. Sr. Susan Bolanio, of the Oblates of Notre Dame Hesed Foundation Inc., a ...
- September 9, 2015
DENR okays guidelines for ecotourism in protected areas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come up with a set of guidelines for planning and managing of ecotourism activities within nationally designated protected areas. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. ...
- August 11, 2013
Cleanup in Paradise: Government plans to replicate 'Boracay model' in other tourist sites
The re-opening (and renaissance, according to some) of Boracay was met by approval from almost all sectors of society Tourists now rave about its cleaner surroundings and clearer water. Though new reports have revealed ...
- November 22, 2018
DENR clearing Laguna Lake of fish pens
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) began the other day a massive clearing of illegal structures in Laguna de Bay. Two weeks have passed since the DENR issued a final notice to operators of fish pens ...
- January 28, 2017
Fishers’ group hits ‘blanket order’ to demolish Laguna de Bay structures
The Alyansa ng mga Pederasyong Kumikilos sa Lawa ng Laguna posed the question as it called for the suspension of the moratorium on aquaculture being imposed by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA). The group ...
- February 19, 2017
Boracay Island cleanup to continue this Holy Week
“We have five months to go. We have to fast track already,” Cimatu said in a media interview Tuesday. He said the priority is to solve the island’s drainage and sewerage system problems, as well as to continue the crackdown ...
- March 29, 2018
House panel okays bill on swift reversion of abandoned fishponds
A House of Representatives committee has approved a bill proposing to cut short the waiting period for reversion to forestlands of unutilized and abandoned fishponds, saying that the move would help address the devastating ...
- November 26, 2019
Rody wants Boracay land titles reviewed
President Duterte wants to conduct a review of the land titles given to select individuals in Boracay a few months after he ordered the closure of the island. Laura David, a physical oceanographer and professor at the ...
- June 22, 2018