Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Aklan"
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Boracay corals dying fast, says group
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 21, 2015 , on page A13)After concerns have been raised about the deteriorating water quality at a portion of the pristine White Beach of the island in Malay, Aklan province, a coral reef rehabilitation group has now reported mass dying of corals. ... -
Boracay folk on creation of Bida: Long overdue
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 30, 2020 , on page A5)Business owners and residents of Boracay Island said the creation of a government body to oversee development in the world-famous tourist destination in Aklan province was “long overdue,” as they welcomed President Rodrigo ... -
Boracay rehab all about following law
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 1, 2019 , on page A8)The government is bent on sustaining the gains of the six-month environmental rehabilitation of Boracay as more tourists are returning to the resort island in Malay, Aklan province, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette ... -
Boracay rehab projects to continue even after Duterte's term
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 26, 2022 , on page A5)Several rehabilitation projects on Boracay Island will be continued after President Rodrigo Duterte steps down on June 30. The projects will be implemented by concerned government agencies since the term of office of the ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 27, Series of 2015, 23 October 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 27, 2015 , on page F2)Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Unit (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Batile Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental, coastal waters of Dauis in ... -
Coral-eating starfish infest Boracay waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 2, 1999 , on page 12)A population of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish was found in the reefs of Boracay Island. But the aquaculture research center here said there was no cause for alarm. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ... -
DOT: Boracay welcomed 1.75 million tourists in 2022
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 27, 2023 , on page A9)Tourism officials are hopeful for the full recovery of Boracay Island as visitors continue to flock to this resort island in Malay, Aklan, as health and travel restrictions are further eased. Data from the Department of ... -
Fishers, traders set strike over new law
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 22, 2015 , on page A4)Medium- and large-scale commercial fishers are joining small operators in a nationwide “fishers strike” to push for the repeal of the amended fisheries code, which they say spells the death of the industry. To protest the ... -
Lesley Mobo back to catching fish: ‘This was the life we knew’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 24, 2010 , on page C2)Lesley Mobo’s return flight to the United Kingdom had been cancelled one time too many, such that he decided to stay with his mother in their barrio in Aklan. The change in pace—from fast and frenetic to slow and languid—wasn’t ... -
Onward to a more progressive Iloilo
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 30, 2023 , on page B3-2)Imagine this: business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are operating along the beaches. Food products are sourced from local farmlands that had been converted into Instagrammable tourism destinations. These are among ... -
Task force turns over Boracay Island to Aklan local gov'ts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2022 , on page A5)The government body spearheading the rehabilitation of Boracay has formally turned over the management of its unfinished tasks on the island to the local governments in Aklan province. In a ceremony on the island on June ...