Browsing by Author "Yap, Tara"

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    • Curbing illegal fishing through environmental stewardship 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2018, on page 6)
      One way to stop illegal fishing in the Visayas is to promote environmental stewardship programs, an environmental lawyer said. “The best form of law enforcement is when the laws do not need to be enforced because everyone ...

    • Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...

    • Dead dolphin, turtle washed ashore 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page 5)
      A dead dolphin and a dead turtle have recently washed ashore in Panay town, Capiz province. The Capiz Provincial Environment and Resources Office (Capiz PENRO) reported that the dolphin shoreline of Butacal and Navitas ...

    • DENR halts 'balling' of mangroves 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2018, on page 7)
      The multi-million expansion project of the Iloilo Esplanade has been criticized both by environmentalists and residents who warned about the destruction of the mangroves. A pet project of Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon, ...

    • DENR mulls strategies for coral reef rehabilitation 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2016, on page 15)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas ( DENR- 6) is eyeing sustainable strategies by which degraded coral reefs off the coast of Boracay Island in Malay town, this province, may be effectively ...

    • DENR to lead coastal cleanup in Visayas 

      Yap, Tara; Cayubit, Restituto; Belleza, Kier Edison C. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2017, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead volunteers in clearing coastal areas of trash and debris in the Visayas today, International Coastal Cleanup Day. “There is a need to give our coastal ...

    • DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2018, on page 7)
      Stakeholders at Boracay in Aklan are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clarify its directive compelling resorts and hotels to install their own sewage treatment plant (STPs).“We have ...

    • DENR urges marine resources protection for food security 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, May 31, 2016, on page 15)
      Marine resources must be protected to sustain food security in Western Visayas. “We need to act together to protect our marine and coastal resources,” appealed Jim Sampulna, Regional Director of the Department of Environment ...

    • DENR-6 exceeds target, tops gov't reforestation program 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2015, on page B8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Region 6 (DENR-6) topped the National government's National Greening Program (NGP) in 2014 after exceeding it's target for the year. DENR-6 Regional Director ...

    • DPWH: coordinate Boracay road works 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2018, on page 12)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for stronger coordination to be able to complete the road works by the time world-famous Boracay Island will reopen to tourists on October 26. For instance, ...

    • 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 ...

    • East Asia nations vow to curb marine pollution 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2018, on page 7)
      Countries in East Asia will bolster policies to reduce marine pollution and strengthen coastal restorations. Members of the intergovernmental Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) are ...

    • Enforcement boosted to protect Visayan Sea 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2018, on page 13)
      The Iloilo provincial government is pushing for stronger law enforcement in protecting the Visayan Sea from illegal fishers. “We will not waver to effectively and efficiently enforce fishery laws and ordinances to preserve ...

    • Enforcement boosted to protect Visayan Sea 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2018, on page 13)
      The Iloilo provincial government is pushing for stronger law enforcement in protecting the Visayan Sea from illegal fishers. “We will not waver to effectively and efficiently enforce fishery laws and ordinances to preserve ...

    • Environment patrol to guard Boracay 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2018, on page 7)
      With the reopening of Boracay in Aklan, an environmental patrol team has been deployed to keep the resort island pristine. “They are there to make sure policies are strictly enforced,” said Jesse Vego, assistant regional ...

    • Estancia Oil Spill Cleanup Inadequate 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2014, on page 9)
      Ybañez stressed that he was not really satisfied with Kuan Yu's performance during a January 6 briefing of multi-sectoral agency overseeing the oil spill response efforts. The combined force of strong winds and big waves ...

    • Fil-Brits give light of hope to Estancia fishermen 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, May 15, 2014, on page B6-B7)
      A Filipino-British group literally gave a shimmer of hope to fishermen in Estancia, Iloilo. The Berkshire Filipino-British Association (BFBA) donated 50 kerosene lamps to a fishing community that was ravaged by Super Typhoon ...

    • Fisherfolks seek ban exemption 

      Yap, Tara; De Los Santos, Michael Angelo (The Daily Guardian, January 14, 2014, on page 1-7)
      TWO groups of small-scale fisherfolks want to be exempted from the ban on destructive fishing methods to help them recover from the effects of super typhoon Yolanda last year. In a letter dated Jan. 8, 2014, the Carlessanon ...

    • Fishermen Ask For Ban Exemption 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 16, 2014, on page 13)
      Citing the ill-effects of super typhoon Yolanda, small scale fishermen in northern Iloilo province are asking Government not to implement the total banning of hulbot-hulbot for the next three years. The Carlesanon Small ...

    • Fishing ban in Visayan Sea on 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 23, 2016, on page 13)
      The annual ban on fishing of three different species along the Visayan sea is on. Since Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) started enforcing the three-month ban on fishing for herrings mackerels ...