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'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
DENR: From Boracay rehab success to 'Battle for Manila Bay' cleanup
Bolstered by the success of the Boracay Island rehabilitation in 2018, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took on a bigger challenge in 2019 – to bring Manila Bay back to life. “The year 2019 was a ...
- December 26, 2019
Duterte won't allow Manila Bay reclamation
President Duterte said he will never allow any massive reclamation projects in Manila Bay, saying it will put the nation's capital at peril. In a speech in Cavity City Saturday evening, Duterte said he will only allow a ...
- February 17, 2020
Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto
Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...
- April 11, 2018
DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...
- April 23, 2018
Manila Bay establishments told to fix sewer lines
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now requiring all establishments around Manila Bay to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their own sewerage treatment plants (STPs). In a recently issued ...
- April 22, 2019
Earth Day enjoins Filipinos to combat climate change
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) chief added: “Amid the pandemic, the department has been actively doing its part on reforestation, river and coastal cleanups, biodiversity conservation and solid ...
- April 22, 2021
Bracelets mulled as 'tourist ID' in Boracay
Should the government require tourists to have “access bracelets” before visiting Boracay Island? There is such proposal, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government. If it pushes through, it will be ...
- October 5, 2018
Avoiding Boracay trash build-up tackled
Iloilo City now that Boracay in Aklan has reopened, long-term remedies are being sought to minimize trash build-up at the resort island. "It is important that the Boracay people know the existing problems on solid waste. ...
- November 16, 2018