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Boracay re-opens tomorrow after 6-month cleanup
The Philippines re-opens its crown jewel resort island Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month clean up aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Duterte ordered ...
- October 25, 2018
12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project
Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...
- September 6, 2012
Disaster validates Tubbataha Protected Area Act
As the author of the Tubbataha Protected Area Act, the more strongly I am convinced that, sad to say, the tragic damage to the reef validates the law Congress enacted. For all sides, in all incidents, whether it concerns ...
- February 14, 2013
Party’s over: Gov't sets crackdown on beach revelry in reopened ‘Bora’
Beach boozing and smoking will be consigned to the past when Boracay, the Philippines’ top holiday island, welcomes back a capped number of tourists after its six-month shutdown, authorities said Wednesday.President Rodrigo ...
- October 4, 2018
Yap cites need to protect Coral Triangle
The partnership between the government and the private sector and the pursuit of innovations in climate adaptations is meant to protect Coral Triangle and ensure its diversity and sustainability for some 360 million people. ...
- February 11, 2010
Crowdsourcing to clean up Manila Bay
The crowds marching to clean Manila Bay reminded me of the crowds who went to Luneta to show who they wanted to lead political change. A million crowds showed up on the miting de abanse of Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to ...
- February 2, 2019
Iloilo RIver dev't project wins Galing Pook award
The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award. The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was the river rehabilitation project started in 2011. Mayor Jose Espinosa III ...
- October 5, 2018
Fish pens strangle Laguna de Bay
Section 51 of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8550) states that “not over 10 percent of the suitable water surface area of all lakes and rivers shall be allotted for aquaculture purposes like fish ...
- January 3, 2017
Winning the war vs garbage
If we are to trace the historical roots of the present murky waters at the Manila Bay, blame it on the debris, junk and trash that have accumulated through the years and got buried in this body of water. As of present ...
- February 8, 2019
'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund
A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ...
- April 6, 2018