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Our waters are getting more attention
Whether we like it or not, the Boracay rehabilitation has created a greater awareness of pollution in our waters and has forced many to pay more attention to ensuring the health of these vital pillars of our ecosystem and ...
- January 22, 2019
Marine protection declaration sought for Ticao-Burias Pass
Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Gonzalez revealed he is preparing a legislative measure seeking the declaration of the Ticao-Burias as a Marine Protected Area. (MPA). PAMB—as provided under the NIPAS Act of 1992—is composed ...
- August 6, 2015
High court asked to drop petition vs Bora closure
Malacañang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition questioning the six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island resort. In a 61-page comment, Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General, sought ...
- August 22, 2018
16 more Manila Bay polluters named
Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ...
- February 1, 2019
Consolidated plan for Boracay closure bared
More than a week before the April 26 closure, the Department of Tourism (DOT) initiated a Tuesday working conference for local stakeholders and presented the consolidated plan on how to rehabilitate world-famous Boracay ...
- April 18, 2018
'Malay must ensure proper Boracay Island Waste Mgt'
The local government unit (LGU) of Malay, Aklan may face more charges for failing to address the garbage problem in this island resort, warned the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) of the Department of ...
- June 29, 2018
Boracay sewage treatment responsibility of water utilities, says EU Chamber's Taus
A Boracay resort owner said Wednesday that establishments on the island should not be obliged to put up their own sewage treatment plants because this is the job of water utilities. Boracay Island Water Company and Boracay ...
- September 22, 2018
Boracay folk on creation of Bida: Long overdue
Business owners and residents of Boracay Island said the creation of a government body to oversee development in the world-famous tourist destination in Aklan province was “long overdue,” as they welcomed President Rodrigo ...
- July 30, 2020
An amazing walk in a Mangrove park
Researchers of the Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD), including Primavera, first took notice of the pristine mangroves of Ibajay in 1996 while conducting field ...
- July 24, 2010
Reef Alert
There is no way attention will be directed at the crying urgency of protecting the coral reefs unless we belabor the issue and repeat ourselves. At the rate coral reefs are being destroyed by human activity or damaged by ...
- October 9, 2016