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Boracay may reopen in 4 months - DILG
(The Daily Guardian,April 28, 2018 , on page 2-17)Boracay island may be reopened to tourists in July, instead of being shuttered for 6 months as planned, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered ... -
Boracay re-opening? We're ready, PNP says
(The Daily Guardian,September 27, 2018 , on page 1-15)Police in Region 6 said they are ready to secure Boracay Island once it reopens on Oct. 26, 2018. Supt. John Bulalacao, Western Visayas police director, assured stakeholders that more than 600 police personnel were trained ... -
Boracay swimming, fishing rules changed
(The Daily Guardian,April 19, 2018 , on page 1-14)Authorities assured that they will heed public reactions, complaints, and suggestions to the six-month closure of this island. In fact, some general guidelines that were released earlier have been modified following ... -
Boracay to officially reopen on October 26 - Cimatu
(The Daily Guardian,July 12, 2018 , on page 1-14)Boracay Island will officially reopen to the general public on October 26, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday. Cimatu made the announcement only less than three months after the popular island resort was ... -
Boracay tourism to be limited to beachfronts: DAR
(The Daily Guardian,June 6, 2018 , on page 2-14)Tourism establishments in Boracay may soon be limited to beachfront spaces as the government seeks to restore and redistribute the island's agricultural lands to farmers, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said ... -
Boracay under state of calamity
(The Daily Guardian,April 27, 2018 , on page 1-18)Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has issued a proclamation placing the island of Boracay under a state of calamity effective April 26, 2018, the first day of the 6-month closure. In a press conference on Thursday, Department of the ... -
Boracay underwater cleanup kicks off
(The Daily Guardian,April 23, 2018 , on page 2)Divers on Sunday launched an underwater and coral reef cleanup in Boracay Island here in time for the celebration of Earth Day. The activity comes ahead of Boracay's 6-month closure to tourists starting April 26 meant to ... -
Boracay Water amplifies desludging services gets more wastewater trucks
(The Daily Guardian,July 6, 2018 , on page 14)Boracay Water, the largest water supply and wastewater management services provider in the Island, recently acquired an additional 3 desludging trucks that can haul up to 9 cubic meters of wastewater or used water from ... -
Boracay Water completes sewage treatment plant diversion
(The Daily Guardian,May 11, 2018 , on page 3)Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) said it has completed the sewage diversion flow system from its Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to the Manocmanoc STP, allowing more establishments and households in ... -
Boracay Water investing P1.15B in new sewerage facilities
(The Daily Guardian,June 25, 2018 , on page 18-19)The company has spent around 60 percent of the budget in light of the rehabilitation works in the island. Boracay island was ordered closed for six months, starting April 26, for environmental cleanup and rehabilitation. ... -
Boracay Water ready to accept, treat sewer connections
(The Daily Guardian,September 28, 2018 , on page 3)Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) announced its readiness to accept sewer connections, following the latest Memorandum Order released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which directed ... -
Boracay water sports activities to resume in December
(The Daily Guardian,October 16, 2018 , on page 13)Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview on Wednesday, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports ... -
Boracay water transport groups okay DOT's repair, repaint offer
(The Daily Guardian,August 23, 2018 , on page 2)The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 offered free repairs and repainting of motorized boats in preparation for the reopening of Boracay Island in Aklan on October 26, 2018. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas met ... -
Boracay's D'Mall, water utility face closure: official
(The Daily Guardian,April 5, 2018 , on page 7)The D'Mall commercial center and Ayala Corp's water unit in Boracay face closure, as the government prepares to solve the island's pollution problem, an official who is helping plan the cleanup said Wednesday. D'Mall, which ... -
Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin
(The Daily Guardian,May 5, 2018 , on page 1-4)Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ... -
Boracay's environmental woes
(The Daily Guardian,May 5, 2018 , on page 4-5)Some dimwits online and elsewhere are trying to make light of Boracay Island’s environmental problems by spewing fallacies. One hilarious fallacy or lie is that lumot or green algae that bloom in the island’s shoreline are ... -
Boracay's environmental woes 2
(The Daily Guardian,May 7, 2018 , on page 10)This is the last part of our discussion of scientific studies on the environmental conditions of Boracay Island. The studies were presented in a policy forum on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and management of coastal ... -
Boracay, a test of will
(The Daily Guardian,November 8, 2018 , on page 4-5)What happened to Boracay is an example of what political will is all about. For all the criticisms against President Duterte, his move to rehabilitate Boracay by exercising draconian measures is paying off. The violators ... -
Bunker oil reaches Guimaras mangrove
(The Daily Guardian,January 24, 2014 , on page 1-11)Bunker oil believed to be leaking from a sunken cargo ship in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait were found in a mangrove area in Jordan, Guimaras. A report from Task Force Sportivo said portions of the mangrove area in Brgy. Hoskyn, ... -
'Butanding' found dead in Libas port
(The Daily Guardian,March 21, 2018 , on page 3-14)Roxas City, Capiz – The carcass of a “butanding” or whale shark was found floating by fishermen Monday morning near Libas fishing port here. A concerned citizen informed Libas village chief Dhonyl Alisasis about the find. ...