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Boracay: The economics of non-compliance
Malacañang announced last week the Cabinet decision to close Boracay temporarily (six months at the minimum) to allow businesses there to comply with sanitation and environmental rules, LGU rules on construction and ...
- April 10, 2018
DTI proposes gradual shutdown of Boracay
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed to the Office of the President (OP) to shut down Boracay island in phases to avoid disrupting businesses and livelihood in the island. The proposal of the trade ...
- April 3, 2018
Stop Manila Bay reclamation projects, Duterte urged
President Duterte should stop reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said yesterday. “The problem of pollution and flooding will worsen. This is what happened to Navotas and Malabon, which ...
- June 29, 2018
After Boracay, will Manila Bay follow?
Last week, a roundtable discussion (RTD) on the status of compliance by government agencies covered by the continuing mandamus issued by the Supreme Court to rehabilitate the Manila Bay was convened by the Women in Maritime ...
- July 17, 2018
PH, Dutch sign MOU on cooperation for rehabilitation of Manila Bay area
The Philippines and the Netherlands signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) sealing the cooperation of the two countries on the sustainable development and management of the Manila Bay area. Socioeconomic ...
- January 23, 2018
Boracay coasts eyed as water quality management area
This island paradise is being eyed as another water quality management area (WQMA) in the region to ensure water quality protection. Engr. Bonifacio Enorme Jr., WQMA focal person of the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- May 15, 2018
Protecting the environment
Human activities slowly destroy the Earth. Threats of global warming and climate change have been more alarming that scientists, governments, industrial groups and even the education sector have stepped up efforts to address ...
- January 16, 2015
Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg
The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...
- September 21, 2017
House leader wants total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas wants to prohibit and declare a total ban on further reclamations of Manila Bay. She branded as “alarming” the ongoing rush to execute the reclamation projects, ...
- February 20, 2019
Boracay Island’s closure ‘good news’ for Bacolod
The six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island is good news for this capital city, according to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo. Gerasmo noted that last year, Bacolod came in second with the most number of ...
- April 16, 2018