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Finally, a master plan for Manila Bay
There is indeed so much going for Manila Bay. What is not generally known, however, is that Manila Bay is so highly polluted that in 2009, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision ordering 13 government agencies to ...
- January 28, 2018
Coastal Clean-up Day
In time for the celebration of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, some Ilocos Norte resort owners and other youth volunteers are organizing beach clean-up in various parts of the province on Saturday, September 15. ...
- September 13, 2018
Boracay rehab task force told to bare comprehensive dev't plan
Lawmakers want to know if Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Task Force has a comprehensive development plan for the world-renowned resort island to ensure its continued rehabilitation and protection. Cebu Rep. Rodrigo ...
- October 2, 2018
Environmental science in focus at conference
Dr. Ryohei Kada, professor of Agricultural Economics at Shijonawate Gakuen University, in Osaka, Japan, and one of the keynote speakers, stressed the need for a deeper understanding of the relationship between environment ...
- June 14, 2018
Cleanup in Paradise: Government plans to replicate 'Boracay model' in other tourist sites
The re-opening (and renaissance, according to some) of Boracay was met by approval from almost all sectors of society Tourists now rave about its cleaner surroundings and clearer water. Though new reports have revealed ...
- November 22, 2018
Healing Boracay
Doreen Fugoso had barely landed a job as chef in one of the big hotels here when word got around that President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the closure of the island for six months. “I had not reached a year yet in my job ...
- October 21, 2018
Need for ecological social management stressed in Palawan
Various environmental groups have stressed that the implementation of ecological solid waste management (ESWM) in the country's more than 42, 000 barangays will be vital in keeping waste materials from polluting water ...
- September 20, 2018
Duterte: Limit Boracay commercial activity
Boracay will only be destroyed if the entire island is converted into commercial area, President Duterte warned Thursday. Speaking at the inauguration of a new power plant in Pagbilao, Quezon, the President said commercial ...
- June 2, 2018
Gov't orders 2 water concessionaires in Boracay to team up
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has ordered the two water concessionaires in Boracay to work together in fixing and developing the sewerage system of the island. This, while he ordered an investigation on what caused ...
- April 27, 2018
Aklan gov, 16 others face graft, admin raps over Boracay neglect
Graft and administrative charges were filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron ...
- June 28, 2018