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    • DOT issues guidelines for media covering Boracay rehabilitation 

      Bajo, Anna Felicia (The Daily Guardian, April 16, 2018, on page 3)
      The Department of Tourism has issued guidelines for members of the media who will cover the six-month rehabilitation activities on Boracay island. On Saturday, the DOT said that a maximum of 12 personnel will be given media ...

    • DOT on Paraw Regatta: 'More than celebration, protect the environment' 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 13, 2019, on page 12-13)
      The Department of Tourism (DoT) pitched environmental protection during the kickoff activities of the 47th Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival in the province of Guimaras. DOT-6 regional director Atty. Helen J. Catalbas ...

    • DOT orients French senators on Boracay rehabilitation 

      JMVB (The Daily Guardian, March 16, 2019, on page 13-12)
      Department of Tourism Undersecretary Arturo Boncato brief delegates of the French Senate last March 2, 2019 at The Lind, Boracay Island about actions taken by the agency during the Boracay rehabilitation. This was attended ...

    • DOT targets one farm tourism site in every town 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 4, 2017, on page 2)
      In its drive to empower farmers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to establish one farm tourism site in every town in the country. Undersecretary Silvino Tejada said this is a long term goal that the agency envisions ...

    • DOT-6 needs biz total compliance for tourism sustainability in Boracay 

      MDO (The Daily Guardian, August 1, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 is positive in sustaining tourism in Boracay Island. DOT Region 6 Director Helen Catalbas said that total compliance is a tough job for the business establishments in Boracay but ...

    • DOT-6 supports underwater clean up in Boracay 

      JMVB (The Daily Guardian, March 18, 2019, on page 2)
      The Department of Tourism supports the underwater clean up of the white beach area of Boracay Island organized by the Philippine Travel Factory. The project aims to promote awareness in the protection of the Island’s ...

    • DPWH to realign Esplanade project to protect mangroves 

      Patinio, Ferdinand (The Daily Guardian, April 23, 2018, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will realign certain portions of the Iloilo River Esplanade projects to preserve the mangroves that may be affected by the original alignment. In his report to DPWH Secretary ...

    • Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera: nature's lover 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (The Daily Guardian, July 27, 2013, on page C1-C3)
      Jurgenne Honculada Primavera is the first Senior Scientist of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center based in Iloilo, central Philippines. In 1966, after earning her degree in Bachelor ...

    • Dry spell damage now at P8-B 

      ABS-CBN (The Daily Guardian, March 12, 2010, on page 5)
      Damage to the farm and fisheries sectors caused by the current dry spell has reached P8 billion, a top Agriculture official said yesterday. "As of this date, the P8-billion damage is the more verified one. There are reports ...

    • Due to Weather, Laws: Fisheries yield in Guimaras slows down by 3.41 percent 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 26, 2018, on page 7-11)
      Total fisheries production in the province of Guimaras decelerated by 3.41 percent in 2017 to 8,643.83 metric tons (MT) against 8,949.08 MT in 2016 due to a 13.67 percent output reduction in municipal fisheries. However, ...

    • Dumangas fisherfolks get aid 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, March 31, 2014, on page 2)
      Around 30 fisherfolks of Dumangas, Iloilo are recipients of a P100,000-funding from Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to jumpstart their own small and medium enterprise (SME) venture. Cayetano said the Punta Lucaran Fisherfolks ...

    • Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, May 11, 2018, on page 3)
      Two weeks after the closure of Boracay, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order creating an inter-agency task force that would “reverse” degradation on the island paradise. Under EO No. 53, which the President ...

    • Duterte knows China's ultimate goal is control of South China Sea 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (The Daily Guardian, August 23, 2018, on page 5)
      Twice last week, President Duterte complained about China’s activities in the South China Sea--a stark departure from his pandering stand since the start of his presidency. Always, he was all praises for China’s President ...

    • Duterte mulls land reform in Boracay 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, April 10, 2018, on page 1-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he will place Boracay Island in Aklan province under land reform after the six-month rehabilitation works are finished. In a press conference on April 9, 2018, in Davao City before flying to ...

    • Duterte says insisting on claims against China means trouble 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 21, 2018, on page 10)
      President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated in Saturday that insisting on our claims against China in the West Philippine Sea means trouble that our country cannot afford. But in his speech at the ceremonial opening of the Alegia, ...

    • Duterte seeks to affirm Asean code of conduct 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, March 22, 2017, on page A2)
      Despite Beijing’s plans to build monitoring stations in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to finish within the Philippine chairmanship the final crafting of a framework for a legally binding ...

    • Duterte transfers power to approve reclamation projects to his office 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, February 5, 2019, on page 12)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order transferring the power to approve reclamation projects to the Office of the President. Duterte signed on Feb. 1 EO No. 74 transferring the Philippine Reclamation ...

    • Duterte won't shorten Boracay closure, asks for patience 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, April 30, 2018, on page 2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he will not shorten the six-month shutdown period for Boracay Island, and reiterated that no casino will be built on the island resort. In a press conference at Davao International ...

    • Duterte: PH may soon gain fishing rights in Scarborough Shoal 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, October 24, 2016, on page 4)
      The Philippines may soon gain fishing rights in the highly disputed Scarborough Shoal, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Oct. 23, 2016. During his visit to typhoon "Lawin" victims in Cagayan, Duterte told local fishermen ...

    • Duterte’s ‘red lines’ in the West Philippine Sea 

      Heydarian, Richard J. (The Daily Guardian, June 5, 2018, on page 5)
      In a remarkable twist of events, the Rodrigo Duterte administration has, for the first time, sought to draw the line in the sands of the West Philippine Sea. This is a welcome development, though action speaks louder than ...