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Boracay soft opening seen in September
Parts of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan could be reopened to tourists by first week of September, an official of Department of Interior and Local Governments official told senators yesterday. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco ...
- June 21, 2018
That's why he's visiting Philippine Rise on May 16
President Duterte said he plans to visit the Philippine Rise soon in connection with the anniversary of the intercontinental shelf that was awarded to the country by the United Nations in 2012. The President on May 16, ...
- May 3, 2018
Scientists alarmed over China island in disputed sea
Concern is mounting among some scientists that China’s reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia. ...
- July 7, 2015
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
China condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation
China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing ...
- October 3, 2018
Farm, fisher folk seen to benefit from mining
The head of a farm and fishery group recently pointed out the benefits to farmers and fisherfolk from mining projects specially large one like Tampakan in SouthCotabato. Roy Moreni, chair of the Koronadal City Agri-Fishery ...
- February 27, 2013
China starts dredging another reef: military
China has started dredging around the disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine navy commander said on Thursday, signaling Beijing may be preparing to expand its facilities in the area. Rear Admiral ...
- February 6, 2015
Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today
Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...
- April 4, 2018
Program to rehab rivers, lakes launched
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the country’s major river basins and lakes will be seeded with fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species over the next five years under its Project Balik Sigla sa Ilog ...
- April 25, 2017
Vetiver 'miracle grass' has wide variety of uses
With the devastation from recent storms, typhoons and heavy monsoon rains, climate change has become a great concern in the country. Flooding and landslides have prompted both government and private sector to search for ...
- August 15, 2013