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Alien's Boracay work permits suspended
The Department of Labor and Employment has suspended the issuance of work permits for foreigners in Boracay until the six-month closure to tourism ends. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the agency would ...
- July 4, 2018
Gov't braces for legal challenges to Boracay closure
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to face possible legal complaints from business establishments in Boracay following the government’s decision to close the island resort for about six ...
- April 7, 2018
TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...
- May 27, 2018
Phl wraps up Coral Triangle chairmanship
The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), an environment official said. “Moving forward, we must shift our focus on actions ...
- December 20, 2018
ECC suspension of compliant Boracay firms lifted
The suspension of the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of compliant establishments in Boracay has been lifted, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. Cimatu ordered the suspension of the ECCs last ...
- October 13, 2018
No longer a cesspool, Boracay now fit for swimming
World-famous Boracay was declared safe for swimming as the island resort reopened yesterday for a 10-day test run, almost six months after it was shut down for a massive cleanup. “Boracay is no longer a cesspool but an ...
- October 16, 2018