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Duterte extends term of Boracay rehabilitation task force
The term of the interagency task force undertaking the rehabilitation of Boracay Island has been extended by another year. President Duterte issued Executive Order No. 115 on May 11 extending the term of the Boracay ...
- May 24, 2020
Duka Reef cleanup staged by Misamis Oriental town
The coastal municipality of Medina in Misamis Oriental in northern Mindanao recently hosted “Shore It Up,” a marine ecological program of the Metro Pacific Investment Corp. participated in by volunteer scuba divers from ...
- June 29, 2017
PhilSci journ urges LGUs to protect Guimaras Strait
The Philippine Science Journalist Incorporated (Pscijourn) in Metro Manila urged the provincial governments of Guimaras and Iloilo to protect the Guimaras and Iloilo Straits which is considered as one of the largest marines ...
- August 6, 2009
Plant more mangroves, Negrenses urged
Negrenses were urged to plant more mangroves to protect the environment. In his message during the Earth Hour program recently, Coastal Resource Management Officer Dave Fenlon, a US Peace Corps volunteer, urged Negrenses ...
- April 3, 2014
Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin
Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...
- May 5, 2018
Coral cure in Bagac, Subic
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) are implementing ...
- November 12, 2016
Boracay Water hikes budget amid rehab
Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. may adjust its five-year capital budget to allow it to accelerate the construction of the Yapak sewage treatment plant as part of the rehabilitation efforts in the island. The Yapak STP is ...
- June 23, 2018
'Don't leave Boracay to local gov't alone'
This famed island resort must not be managed by the local government alone, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. The environmental degradation in Boracay must “not happen again,” the senator stressed. Boracay is currently ...
- July 28, 2018
Tourism dep't hopes to bring back tourist in WV
The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 hopes that Western Visayas could regain tourist arrivals amid the ongoing closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island. There was a steep decline in the number of tourist arrivals ...
- January 24, 2018
Boracay Water ready for Oct opening
The Boracay unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is intensifying its operations in the island to ensure readiness in time for the reopening by October. Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. recently acquired additional desludging ...
- July 7, 2018