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#OneBoracay beach cleanup today
Private individuals and corporate members of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International, Philippine Tourism and Hospitality Officers and Marketers Association, Tourism Congress of the Philippines, and Philippine ...
- April 16, 2018
OMGG! PH seen buying back its own fish catch
A fisheries official said Thursday that a government plan to import galunggong (round scad) could be a case of the country buying back its own fish. “What we will import could come from us too, since the [fish] may have ...
- August 24, 2018
MPIC's shore it up! soars high: celebrate a decade of coastal clean-up drive
Everyone remembers the day Typhoon 'Ondoy' hit the country in September 2009. In just 12 hours, it brought down 17 inches of rain equivalent to a month's worth of rainfall in one day. Within just a few days, 'Ondoy' put ...
- March 18, 2018
Austalia failing to protect Great Barrier Reef, say activists
Australia is breaching commitments to protect the embattled Great Barrier Reef from the effects of land clearing, environmental groups claimed on Monday (June 25) and called on the UN to probe the alleged failures. Canberra ...
- June 26, 2018
Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges
With the impending closure of the country’s top summer destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling to rebook flights or scrap hotel accommodations, airlines authorities said on Sunday. Major airlines ...
- April 9, 2018
Congress probe of Bora closure rehab sought
A lawmaker on Wednesday sought a congressional probe of Boracay’s shutdown supposedly to make way for its rehabilitation and the reported construction of a $500-million casino-resort on the island. In filing House Resolution ...
- April 12, 2018
DENR says 8 central Luzon wetlands are being overrun
The eight wetland areas in Central Luzon are in danger of being overrun by human activities, prompting government authorities to call for active public support and vigilance in protecting them. Francisco Milla Jr., regional ...
- February 15, 2018
Iloilo Declaration for healthy oceans
Confidence, optimism and determination reigned in Iloilo City last Thursday, 29 November 2018, as the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress concluded. After three days of events and sessions that brought together various ocean ...
- December 4, 2018
PH told not to give up terrorial claim vs China
China has told the Philippine government not to give up its claim to the disputed South China Sea but simply asked it to put some order on how to discuss that claim so the two countries could pursue a joint oil and gas ...
- April 13, 2018
Boracay reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25
An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...
- October 15, 2018