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Estancia oil spill cleanup procedure questioned
The oil spill response program manager of the Univesity of the Philippine Visayas and consultant of Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has expressed dissatisfaction over the cleanup in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia town. Dr. Resurrection ...
- January 15, 2014
'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 establishments ‘breaking easement rules’ face demolition
Around 28 establishments were given demolition notices as the government steps up its crackdown operation for coastal easement rule violators at Bulabog Beach in Barangay Balabag, Malay, Aklan The business owners of the ...
- March 30, 2019
Typhoon - ravaged mangroves recover
Iloilo-Mangrove and beach forests in Iloilo's coastal towns, ravaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" in 2013, have recovered and gotten stronger thru reforestation. A third party team validated the 86 percent reforestation ...
- March 29, 2016
LGUs to have control over natural resources - Roque
Under the proposed Philippine federal government, local government units (LGUs) do not need to consult the central government on what to do with their natural resources, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...
- February 5, 2018
17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 17 Aklan government officials over Boracay’s environmental problem. DILG undersecretary ...
- June 28, 2018
Wanted: ‘Boracay czar’: Who’s on top of everything?
Malacañang has been urged to appoint a “Boracay czar” to oversee the world-famous island’s rehabilitation. The recent June 20 Senate hearing on Boracay’s six-month closure uncovered “misunderstandings” between government ...
- June 25, 2018
DENR lifts ECC suspension on 'complying' Boracay businesses
A few weeks before the much-awaited reopening of Boracay, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu lifted the suspension of the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some business establishments in the world-famous resort ...
- October 13, 2018
EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 has recommended the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), discharge permit, permit to operate and other environmental ...
- July 19, 2018
Iloilo plants more trees riverbanks
The Iloilo province has embarked on reforestation of riverbanks to prevent siltation and erosion. The initiative is part of the Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Board Strengthening Project which focuses on stabilizing ...
- May 9, 2015