Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "environmental legislation"
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17 officials sued over Boracay woes
(The Daily Guardian,June 28, 2018 , on page 1-14)Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ... -
Abandoned fishpond is now mangrove sanctuary
(The Daily Guardian,October 10, 2018 , on page 13)A formerly abandoned fishpond is now teeming with Miyapi (A. rumphiana) mangrove trees. In November 2017, the town of Leganes, Iloilo has planted 15,000 trees in the 7.5-hectare area in Sitio Panus-on, Brgy. Nabitasan. It ... -
About the Boracay closure
(The Daily Guardian,April 30, 2018 , on page 7)The famous island, one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation, has just closed for environmental issues that president Duterte highlighted a while ago. The coliform level in one of its barangays has reached an ... -
Boracay entry policy under review
(The Daily Guardian,July 27, 2018 , on page 1-14)The Boracay security group is currently reviewing the implementation of stricter entry policy in the tourist destination, which is temporarily closed for rehabilitation works. Department of the Interior and Local Government ... -
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 ... -
Cimatu cites PH efforts to protect marine resources at EAS Congress 2018
(The Daily Guardian,November 1, 2018 , on page 12-13)The Philippines has made notable progress in its efforts to protect the country’s rich marine ecosystems and resources despite many challenges, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said as he welcomed participants to the ... -
Contractor rapped for destroying mangroves
(The Daily Guardian,July 5, 2010 , on page B2)A beach resort owner is riling against a contractor who uprooted mangrove trees along Purok Aning in Brgy. Pahanocoy here. Resort owner Aaron Sorbito accused contractor Andres "Andy" Taculod of violating environmental laws ... -
DENR issues latest memo on Boracay Island STPs
(The Daily Guardian,September 24, 2018 , on page 12-13)The Department of Natural Resources (DENR) released its recent memorandum order, which detailed the guidelines on the installation or construction of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Boracay Island. The Memorandum Order ... -
DENR pursues clean water for Filipinos
(The Daily Guardian,January 28, 2019 , on page 3)Water is an element that plays an important role in our daily life. It is one of the primary needs of humans and the environment to survive. A lot of people around the world are dying due to polluted and contaminated water ... -
DENR releases rescued endangered 'pawikan'
(The Daily Guardian,August 11, 2017 , on page B7-B6)A large female Green Sea Turtle (Cheloniamydas) was recently released after it was rescued in the coastal area of Brgy. Navitas, Numancia, Aklan. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Protected Area Management ... -
DENR to rehabilitate Manila Bay using same strategy as Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,December 20, 2018 , on page 13)Buoyed by the success of the Boracay Rehabilitation, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to Embark on a highly ambitious and more complicated endeavor restoring manila bay to its pristine ... -
DENR: No more mangrove balling
(The Daily Guardian,March 26, 2018 , on page 3-4)Mangrove balling is the technique used by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and its project contractors to “save” mangroves in Iloilo River, which are affected by the Iloilo Esplanade project that stretches ... -
DOT orients French senators on Boracay rehabilitation
(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-6 needs biz total compliance for tourism sustainability in Boracay
(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 ... -
Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force
(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 transfers power to approve reclamation projects to his office
(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 ... -
Gov't may limit tourists, infrastructures in Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,July 14, 2018 , on page 3)Interior Undersecretary Epimaco III on Friday said the government may limit the number of tourists and infrastructure on Boracay island to prevent another shutdown. Densing said the rehabilitation of the island is on course ... -
Guimaras, DENR-6 ink pact on Cabano river water, air quality
(The Daily Guardian,April 4, 2019 , on page 14-15)The province of Guimaras and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 forged a partnership for the water classification of Cabano River and Ambient air quality monitoring. Guimaras Governor ... -
Less than 200 Boracay businesses are compliant
(The Daily Guardian,July 7, 2018 , on page 1-14)The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) said it is challenged by the slow compliance of business establishments in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan three months before it reopens to tourists in October 2018. DOT-6 regional director ... -
Low-key reopening eyed for Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,July 26, 2018 , on page 1-15)The six-month rehabilitation of the island marks its first half today, July 26, but there are apprehensions whether the island is ready for reopening in the next three months. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas that ...