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For good or for show?: City Hall mulls Boracay-like rehab of coastal barangays
Inspired by the national government’s initiative in Boracay Island in Aklan and Manila Bay rehabilitation program, the city government will soon be launching its own coastal cleanup in 26 coastal barangays in the metro ...
- March 6, 2019
Bolinao asks vessel owners to stop spill
The town government of Bolinao, Pangasinan, has asked the owners of the sunken ship, MV Harita Bauxite, to immediately stop the vessel's oil from spilling into the West Philippine Sea to prevent further damaging coastal ...
- March 14, 2013
MPIC joins Manila Bay rehab program
Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Adopt-an Estero Program under the ...
- May 24, 2019
Boracay re-opens tomorrow after 6-month cleanup
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 ...
- October 25, 2018
Boracay, a test of will
What happened to Boracay is an example of what political will is all about. For all the criticisms against President Duterte, his move to rehabilitate Boracay by exercising draconian measures is paying off. The violators ...
- November 8, 2018
12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project
Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...
- September 6, 2012
Party’s over: Gov't sets crackdown on beach revelry in reopened ‘Bora’
Beach boozing and smoking will be consigned to the past when Boracay, the Philippines’ top holiday island, welcomes back a capped number of tourists after its six-month shutdown, authorities said Wednesday.President Rodrigo ...
- October 4, 2018
Crowdsourcing to clean up Manila Bay
The crowds marching to clean Manila Bay reminded me of the crowds who went to Luneta to show who they wanted to lead political change. A million crowds showed up on the miting de abanse of Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to ...
- February 2, 2019
‘Waste of time’: Algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief, scientist says
The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). “It is a waste of time. If the cause of water ...
- April 29, 2018
Winning the war vs garbage
If we are to trace the historical roots of the present murky waters at the Manila Bay, blame it on the debris, junk and trash that have accumulated through the years and got buried in this body of water. As of present ...
- February 8, 2019