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For good or for show?: City Hall mulls Boracay-like rehab of coastal barangays
Inspired by the national government’s initiative in Boracay Island in Aklan and Manila Bay rehabilitation program, the city government will soon be launching its own coastal cleanup in 26 coastal barangays in the metro ...
- March 6, 2019
PRRC, Cypher Odin ink deal on Pasig River rehab
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and Cypher Odin, a homegrown blockchain company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to link its network by sharing and exchanging data vital to the resurrection ...
- September 25, 2018
PH tops participation in intl coastal cleanups
The Philippines ranked first among the Top 25 countries that participated in international coastal cleanup activities around the globe, according to the Ocean Conservancy 2018 Report. Over 200,000 volunteers from the country ...
- September 13, 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
100,000 Pinoys join coastal cleanup
More than 100,000 Filipino volunteers are expected to descend on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites on Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating ...
- September 21, 2013
Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today
Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...
- April 4, 2018
DENR to check on Europeans seen in Boracay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday said it would look into a report that 21 European youth delegates to Genfest International in Boracay had been seen swimming in the waters of the ...
- July 7, 2018
$1M conservation fund established for Palawan area
Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ...
- October 13, 2016
Boracay reopening set Oct. 15
There will be a dry run for the hotels for the first 1,000 foreign visitors on the first day, another 1,000 tourists on the second day and another 1,000 tourists on the third day. Senators Cynthia A. Villar and Joseph ...
- September 13, 2018
DENR eyes rehab of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan
As government start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, plans are also under way to transform the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan swimmable by May, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...
- February 27, 2013