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    • 17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 28, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 17 Aklan government officials over Boracay’s environmental problem. DILG undersecretary ...

    • 80 ‘Aetas’ to benefit if island placed under land reform 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 3, 2018, on page 12)
      Eighty Aetas in Boracay could qualify as beneficiaries should President Rodrigo Duterte pushes through his plan to put the island resort under the land reform program, said the Malacañang. “Following the President’s ...

    • 84% of Pinoys want to assert PH claim on disputed waters 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, January 28, 2017, on page 9)
      More than majority, or 84 percent of Filipinos agree that the government should assert the country’s rights on the West Philippines Sea, a Pulse Asia survey released on Friday said. The survey held from Dec. 6 to 11 asked ...

    • Amended fisheries law betters prod'n-Villar 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 1, 2016, on page 11)
      The Philippines is seen to export more fish because of the amended Fisheries Code, according to a legislator. Exports of fish products, specifically to European countries, generated P9.4 billion in 2013, the Bureau of ...

    • Amid threat of China encroachment on Scarborough : Carpio, Pangilinan urge Rody to retract ‘walang magagawa’ quip 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 23, 2017, on page 7)
      President Rodrigo Duterte should “reconsider” his previous statement that the Philippines cannot stop China from building structures on Scarborough Shoal, said Sen. Francis Pangilinan. The senator said he also supports ...

    • Boracay best for farming? 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 11, 2018, on page 1-15)
      Which is best for Boracay Island – farming or tourism? The government should observe the “suitable land use rule” in deciding what to do with Boracay after its rehabilitation, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph ...

    • 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 ...

    • Caluya amping up seaweeds prod'n 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 19, 2015, on page 2-15)
      Seaweed farming proves to be a gainful venture for Caluya, Antique, and the municipality eyes boosting its production. Majority of the townsfolk are engaged in seaweed farming. Caluya is the fifth largest seaweed producer ...

    • 'China's construction on Kagitingan Reef illegal' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, January 22, 2016, on page 15)
      A Senate leader hopes for a speedy disposal of the Philippines' case against China before the Arbitral Tribunal in the Netherlands. The Reef is one of the contested territories in the South China Sea or West Philippine ...

    • 'Coast Guard didn't act fast enough' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, February 22, 2014, on page 1-14)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) failed to control the spread of bunker fuel in Estancia, Iloilo during the first two weeks of the oil spill, according to Karl Ignatius Young, president of Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc., ...

    • Cynthia worries about PH marine resources 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, November 9, 2017, on page B2)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar has raised concerns about the Philippines' seas resources becoming depleted. Villar said she wants to review the draft plan and various inputs and recommendations of industry players on the National ...

    • Docu on Antique coral reef restoration released 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 17, 2015, on page 5-19)
      Eighty percent of coral reefs in Pandan, Antique were destroyed during the onslaught of super typhoon "Yolanda" in November 2013, according to video documentary on coral restoration efforts in the province. The documentary, ...

    • 'Don't leave Boracay to local gov't alone' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, July 28, 2018, on page 13-14)
      This famed island resort must not be managed by the local government alone, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. The environmental degradation in Boracay must “not happen again,” the senator stressed. Boracay is currently ...

    • Du30 asserts PH Rise 'ours' but breaks promise to visit 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 17, 2018, on page 7-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the Philippine Rise but did not make good on his promise to visit the undersea region on Tuesday. He does not distinguish between “sovereign rights” ...

    • Du30 visiting Benham Rise 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 9, 2018, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Benham Rise next week. “The President will be commemorating the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise by visiting the Philippine Rise itself,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • 'Estancia oil spill cleanup 75 % done' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 1, 2014, on page 1-10)
      Will the cleanup of the oil spill that hit Brgy. Botongon, Estancia, Iloilo, and spread to other municipalities in the 5th District be completed soon? Calentino Mempin, director for operations of the contractor Kuan Yu ...

    • Gordon to China: 'Huwag niyo kaming kayakayanin' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 16, 2018, on page 6)
      China is not a “reliable ally” of the Philippines, according to Sen. Richard Gordon. “Alliances are best seen by the actions of a people. You are not a reliable ally,” he said. Gordon was talking about the Chinese Coast ...

    • Gov't to investigate post-oil spill actions 

      Golez, Prince; Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, August 12, 2014, on page 2-12)
      The government will verify the status of the 2006 massive oil spill in Guimaras. Yesterday, Guimaras marked the eighth anniversary of the oil spill – the worse environmental disaster to hit the country. Earlier, the ...

    • Gov’t mulls Sept. Boracay ‘soft opening’ 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 21, 2018, on page 1-22)
      Boracay may have a “soft opening” on the first week of September, according to the interagency task force overseeing the island’s rehabilitation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), a member of the task ...

    • Is Boracay a war zone? 

      Golez, Prince; Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, April 16, 2018, on page 1-18)
      “Has Boracay Island suddenly become a war zone that would warrant these extreme measures? Is the government hiding something?” asked NUJP whose acting chairperson, Atty. Jocelyn Clemente urged the government not impose ...