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Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay
A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) claimed that untreated water is one of the factors which triggered the growth of algae in the famed Boracay Island. The polluted water came ...
- March 9, 2017
Town, ZSL sign pact on eco-tourism park
The ZSL, a charitable institution founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for science and applied conservation. Its mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. ...
- March 9, 2018
Boracay island reopens: Is sustainable tourism now the benchmark?
Sustainable tourism: is it even possible?
With hundreds of thousands of Chinese, Indian, Russian and other Southeast Asian visitors arriving every day at our beach resorts, historic towns and cities, managing these ...
- October 27, 2018
Search for outstanding farmers, fisherfolk is on
All's well that ends well for DoubleDragon Properties Corp., Province of Guimaras and Iloilo City Government. This, after DoubleDragon, the developer and operator of Iloilo Ferry Terminal (formerly Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry ...
- April 6, 2017
Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force
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 ...
- May 11, 2018
Less than 200 Boracay businesses are compliant
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 ...
- July 7, 2018
Torquoise waters and powdery sands make Boracay beautiful
What makes Boracay Island stand out from the rest of the beautiful islands in the world? It's cool beneath your naked feet. Tourists loved to walk barefoot on it, especially during the hot summer days. On sunny days, one ...
- August 25, 2018
P20-M agro-fishery lab center to rise in NegOcc
A PHP20-million agro-fishery laboratory center under the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) will rise in Negros Occidental this year. “There is a need for the province to improve its laboratory services especially ...
- February 28, 2018
Boracay water transport groups okay DOT's repair, repaint offer
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 ...
- August 23, 2018