Browsing by Subject "governance"

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    • About the Boracay closure 

      Larawan, Lucell (The Daily Guardian, April 30, 2018, on page 7)
      The famous island, one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation, has just closed for environmental issues that president Duterte highlighted a while ago. The coliform level in one of its barangays has reached an ...

    • Boracay soft opening seen in 4 months 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 2, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Authorities are targeting a soft opening for Boracay Island after four months of cleanup in order to accommodate tourists and revitalize the local economy. Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing ...

    • Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 5, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...

    • China warns G7: stop hype on sea dispute 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page A4)
      China has warned Japan, host of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, to stop hyping the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, saying the arbitration case brought by the Philippines is the root of the instability in the ...

    • Clean river equates good governance 

      Milla, Francisco E. Jr. (DailyGuardian, September 4, 2019, on page 3)
      Most of the highly urbanized cities developed around a river system. This is so for humans needed the ecosystem services that only rivers can provide. Rivers are source of fresh water and help recharge the aquifer, support ...

    • Coastal cleanup 

      (The Philippine Star, September 16, 2019, on page 16)
      As the country marked the 47th anniversary of the declaration of martial law last Saturday, about 20,000 people gathered around Manila Bay for a different type of observance: International Coastal Cleanup or ICC Day. The ...

    • DILG tells 6 mayors: Save Pasig River 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 17)
      Six Metro Manila mayors should help clean up and save the Pasig River, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno said yesterday. The local government units (LGUs) of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Taguig ...

    • Duterte's China 

      Nery, John (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 31, 2016, on page A9)
      It is possible that the seeming inconstancy in the Duterte approach to the territorial and maritime conflict in the South China Sea is strategic. What does it mean when one day he talks about shelving our claims aside in ...

    • Fishers to bets: don’t forget us 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macob, Johanne Margarette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2016, on page A6)
      Fishermen on Wednesday staged a rally here to press presidential candidates to include their sector in their governance plans, four days ahead of the third and last presidential debate that would be held at the University ...

    • Guimaras to present best coastal mgt practices in East Asia forum 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, October 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The best practices of the local government unit in this island province in terms of international coastal management (ICM) will be presented in a forum of the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress. The forum – dubbed as the ...

    • Guimaras, DENR-6 ink pact on Cabano river water, air quality 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 4, 2019, on page 14-15)
      The province of Guimaras and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 forged a partnership for the water classification of Cabano River and Ambient air quality monitoring. Guimaras Governor ...

    • Interests converge vs marine pollution 

      United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) (Malaya, October 12, 2012, on page A11)
      Public awareness about the seas in the Philippines may be unparalleled. This, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) which cites the work of the Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCEF) in ...

    • Just 1 of 3 Boracay Businesss ready to re open 

      Salaverria, Leila; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 21, 2018, on page A4)
      Only about a third of Boracay’s 440 hotels, resorts and inns are ready for the island’s reopening on Oct. 26, according to Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing, although this may still increase as establishments comply ...

    • Labor condemns Chinese 'incursions' in West PH Sea 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 19, 2021, on page 6)
      Negros Occidental-based labor group General Alliance of Workers Asociations (Gawa) has condemned the alleged Chinese incursion in the country's territorial waters. Its secretary general Wennie Sancho, in a statement, said ...

    • PH-China relations: A whole new world 

      Samonte, Mauro Gia (The Manila Times, July 9, 2022, on page A4)
      Fresh from his landslide victory in the May 9, 2022 presidential elections, then still president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivered a speech as the guest speaker at the Awards for Promoting ...

    • Rehabilitating Coral Reefs in Davao Region Through SCREMProgram 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 26, 2015, on page B-9)
      The Philippines coral reefs ecosystem provides diverse and valuable functions and services such as coastal protection, fisheries production and tourism among others. Through the years, there were many initiatives and efforts ...

    • Tacloban fishermen: What happened to P32.6-M Yolanda fishery fund? 

      Abrematea, Nestor (Manila Bulletin, June 24, 2018, on page 18)
      Local fishermen are asking no less than President Duterte to investigate the long delayed implementation of projects under the P32, 645,000 Yolanda Rehabilitation Funds for the fishery sector in this city. Losanto P. ...

    • The West Philippine Sea is ours 

      Guevara, Milwida M. (Manila Bulletin, May 20, 2020, on page B-4)
      Attending the virtual townhall meeting of the Movement for Good Governance (MGG) on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reminded me of several biblical characters. There is Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio who like St. ...

    • What happens in the oceans affects us all 

      Soriano, Zelda DT (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2016, on page A17)
      If we are merely looking at the vast expanse of waters from the shores of Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia, or living in the landlocked Lao People’s Democratic Republic, we will tend to think that oceans ...

    • What next after Boracay? 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page B6)
      Talk is cheap, but action is needed. We are already seeing decisive action on the water issues in Boracay but that is only the tip of the iceberg. The bigger problem that should be addressed is water security. Consistent ...