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Guimaras vulnerable to disasters – OCD
The island province of Guimaras is vulnerable to disasters because it is surrounded by waters, according to Director Jose Roberto Nuñez of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6. “We have to protect and see to it that ...
- July 17, 2020
Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered another mass bleaching event – the third in just five years. Warmer sea temperatures –particularly in February – are feared to have caused huge coral loss across the world’s ...
- March 27, 2020
DENR reviewing Boracay's 19,215 daily carrying capacity
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is reviewing Boracay Island’s carrying capacity of 19,215 visitors daily set in 2018. The result may be released by June 15,” said Department of Tourism (DOT) ...
- April 25, 2022
17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 17 Aklan government officials over Boracay’s environmental problem. DILG undersecretary ...
- June 28, 2018
PCAARRD’s ‘Kontra COVID-19’ initiative
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) initiated the GALING PCAARRD Kontra COVID-19 Program in response to ...
- May 8, 2020
A must-see Agri Business Expo at the Iloilo Convention Center
On March 22-24, CMB Events and Promotion Specialist Inc. will feature the best assembly of the world's latest technologies, products, and services in the field of Agriculture & Livestock under one roof.
- March 18, 2018
Global 'green' summit in Iloilo
The 2015 Urban Environmental Accords (UEA) Summit will be held here from Sept. 15 to 17. With the theme, "Green City, Livable City", some 300 delegates from all over the world are expected to attend the forum. The event ...
- January 25, 2015
The South China Sea and the CoC
There's no doubt that the biggest issue discussed during the 33rd ASEAN Summit was the ASEAN-PRC draft for the Code of Conduct (CoC) over the South China Sea. The draft is still a little vague but it does make several ...
- November 25, 2018
LandBank raising lending to small farmers, fisherfolk to P115B by 2022
Supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's goal to disperse the growth momentum from Manila to the countryside through the farm sector. New Landbank President Alex Buenaventura said in a statement on Sunday, December 25, that ...
- December 28, 2016
Temporary road closure due to Paraw activities in Guimaras
The province of Guimaras hosts the two-day kickoff activities of the Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival 2019. The first way yesterday and the second is today. In view of the foregoing considerations, there is a temporary ...
- February 10, 2019