Browsing Malaya by Subject "ecotourism"
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Aboitiz, EDC help clean Boracay, adopt wetlands
(Malaya,August 17, 2018 , on page A10)Two companies have signed agreements with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to sustain the efforts in cleaning Boracay island. Lopez-led power firm Energy Development Corp. through BINHI, its ... -
Blueprint for Palawan town out
(Malaya,November 26, 2015 , on page A12)Tourism businesses looking to invest in San Vicente, Palawan are now expected to follow a set of guidelines aimed at ensuring the smooth growth of the industry in the area. Businesses would have to strictly follow a 30-meter ... -
Boracay 'polluters' given 2 months to comply
(Malaya,February 15, 2018 , on page A2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given commercial establishments releasing untreated wastewater and sewage into the waters of the island of Boracay up to two months to connect to sewage treatment ... -
Boracay placed under state of calamity
(Malaya,April 27, 2018 , on page B1-B6)President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ... -
Boracay rehabilitation to cost P25B: NEDA
(Malaya,January 8, 2019 , on page A1-A7)The Medium-Term Boracay Action Plan (BAP), which formally lays out the proposed programs for island's rehabilitation, has an estimated total investment requirement of P25.27 billion, according to the National Economic and ... -
Boracay soft opening seen in September
(Malaya,June 21, 2018 , on page B1-B2)Parts of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan could be reopened to tourists by first week of September, an official of Department of Interior and Local Governments official told senators yesterday. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco ... -
Colombia's island fishermen dive into battle to protect coral reefs
(Malaya,November 13, 2018 , on page B5)For nearly three decades, Javier Barker has fished in the Caribbean Sea surrounding the Colombian island of San Andres - but until recently he knew little about the importance of coral reefs that fish depend on to survive. ... -
Dapitan City to participate in DRT Show Taiwan
(Malaya,May 4, 2016 , on page 7)In line with her administration's bid continuously showcase Dapitan City as among the competitively breathtaking diving havens in Asia with its pristine virgin and untouched marine gems in captivating marine sanctuaries, ... -
DENR clears Boracay establishments
(Malaya,October 15, 2018 , on page A2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the suspension on the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some businesses in Boracay a few weeks before the reopening of the island. DENR ... -
Heavy pollutants plague Seven Lakes
(Malaya,March 27, 2018 , on page A4)The appearance of white worms bodes ill for the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. The worms, called by local fishermen "puting bulate," are found in the guts of Nile tilapia caught in the Seven Lakes. The worms have alerted ... -
Mangrove rehabilitation project
(Malaya,September 30, 2015 , on page A11)Two groups of volunteers helped the Foundation sustain the greening of the countryside by planting mangroves in Boracay earlier this year. The first group who joined the TYKFI staff in the planting activity was composed ... -
MAP calls for Laguna Lake rehab
(Malaya,May 9, 2019 , on page A8)The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) asked the Duterte administration to order the rehabilitation of Laguna Lake both for water source and eco-tourism. The group urged President Duterte to take action similar ... -
Occidental Mindoro: Next tourism gem
(Malaya,January 4, 2019 , on page A7-A8)Occidental Mindoro is nature's tranquil haven with its marine, wildlife and bird sanctuary and stretches of secluded white sands. It is a paradise waiting to be explored. Dive into the coral sanctuaries of Apo Reef Marine ... -
P20B losses seen with Boracay closure
(Malaya,April 6, 2018 , on page A1-A4)As much as P20 billion will be lost due to the six-month closure of Boracay Island. President Duterte is set to declare a state of calamity in Boracay before the island is shut down starting April 26 and will make available ... -
Pasig river gets P50M mangrove-planting boost
(Malaya,March 5, 2013 , on page B8)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources yesterday signed an agreement with the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission for a P50-million mangrove-planting project along the banks of a 19-kilometer stretch of the ... -
PH oceans get a break
(Malaya,March 9, 2018 , on page A9)Shore It Up! (SIU), an environmental awareness initiative of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), celebrated last March 2 to 4 its 10th year of rescuing, restoring and reviving bodies of water and coastlines all over ... -
Power firm to rehabilitate Boracay wetland
(Malaya,January 28, 2019 , on page A2)Lopez-led power generation firm Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is investing P10 million it's adopted a wetland in Boracay Island to turn it into an eco-tourism park. The adopted 7.79- hectare Wetland No. 2 located here is ... -
Shoring up Medina's marine ecosystem
(Malaya,April 26, 2019 , on page A7)Marine Protection, Inspection and Conservation (MPIC), a joint undertaking of Metro Pacific Investments Foundation and the municipality of Medina continues to strengthen the comprehensive marine protection and conservation ...