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    • Baseco breah clean-up 

      Vicoy, Ali (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2019, on page 1)
      Volunteers from a group called Friends of Duterte gather muck from the shoreline at the Baseco compound in Manila Sunday as part of the campaign to clean-up Manila Bay.

    • Batangas farm owners warned vs waste in rivers 

      (Manila Standard, January 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Calabarzon has warned livestock farm owners in the province against dumping wastes into rivers. Lawyer Maria Paz G. Luna, DENR Calabarzon Executive Director, said the ...

    • Beach Clean Up Drive in Boracay 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2018, on page C-3)
      Boracay boasts of one of the most beautiful beaches in the world that tourists flock to every year. However, because of the pressing issues, it is facing today, conducting cleanup drives has now become fundamental for the ...

    • 'Big Western brands pollute oceans with cheap plastic' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, September 24, 2017, on page 7)
      Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace has claimed - naming Nestle, Unilever and Procter and Gamble among the worst offenders. The ...

    • Biodiversity assessment seen to aid Boracay sustainability 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 27, 2018, on page B1)
      An underwater cleanup joined by at least 50 divers was held to mark the start of the biodiversity assessment of coastal and marine areas on the island on Oct. 23. Twelve sacks of assorted trash, mostly plastic and bottles, ...

    • Blockchain to quantify garbage in dirty rivers 

      Factao, Genivi (The Manila Times, August 14, 2018, on page B5)
      An environmentalist group vowed to clean up Pasig River using blockchain technology, a move that is seen to resolve garbage problems in other parts of the world. Environmentalist and entrepreneur Mariano Jose Diaz Villafuerte ...

    • The Body Shop, Planet CORA lead coastal cleanup 

      (Manila Standard, April 14, 2020, on page B3)
      Eco-conscious cosmetics and skin care brand The Body Shop teamed up with non-profit organization Planet CORA to lead a coastal cleanup at Las Piñas Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA). The cleanup activity ...

    • Boracay garbage may be recycled, says DTI 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 23, 2018, on page 3)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is planning to tap an association of waste pickers in this city to mentor people in Boracay Island interested to join the training on waste recycling. The target trainees are ...

    • Boracay mega casino scrapped? 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 18, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. is not pursuing its plan to build a $500-million casino resort on Boracay Island, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The company is looking for a new site ...

    • Boracay re-opens tomorrow after 6-month cleanup 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, October 25, 2018, on page 1-6)
      The Philippines re-opens its crown jewel resort island Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month clean up aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Duterte ordered ...

    • Boracay rehab is DENR's single biggest accomplishment in 2018 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, December 28, 2018, on page A3)
      The rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ “single biggest accomplishment” in 2018. “What we have done in Boracay [Island] could well serve as one ...

    • Boracay rehab to boost external payments - BSP 

      Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, April 10, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      The rehabilitation of Boracay island is likely to boost the country’s external payments position in the long term through a more sustainable tourism industry, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Deputy Governor ...

    • Boracay underwater cleanup: 350 kilos of trash collected 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Philippine Star, July 10, 2021, on page 9)
      Around 350 kilos of assorted garbage and marine debris have been collected during an underwater cleanup drive in Malay, Aklan. The cleanup was conducted over the weekend to mark the celebration of the 38th anniversary of ...

    • Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2018, on page 12)
      Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ...

    • Brgy execs in ‘hot water’ over Punta Taytay shore garbage 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, November 23, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Photos on Facebook showing a swarm of garbage gathering along the shoreline of Purok Katilingban, Barangay Punta Taytay caught the attention of Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. This is the responsibility of the barangay, the ...

    • Carry your plastic waste 

      (Manila Standard, September 17, 2019, on page C1)
      Instead of polluting the ocean, plastic trash was given a second life in this collection of anti-theft bags. Australian brand Pacsafe, a leading innovator in anti-theft travel gear, has introduced its Econyl collection ...

    • Cebu Pacific joins International Coastal Cleanup Initiative 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 6, 2018, on page 13)
      As part of our Juan Effect program, CEB volunteers in Manila and Cebu joined the 2018 International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC). The global movement, launched more than 30 years ago by the environmental advocacy group Ocean ...

    • Chevron joins coastal cleanup for endangered sea turtles 

      (Malaya, November 17, 2017, on page A2)
      Employees of Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, teamed up with over 200 townsfolk and local government officials of San Pascual, Batangas to fill more than 400 trash bags which amounted ...

    • Cimatu mulls over ban on single-use plastics in Bora 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” a ban on single-use plastic items in Aklan’s Boracay Island to address its growing garbage problem. The prohibition of the use of single-use plastic products would ...

    • Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, September 29, 2017, on page 20)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ...