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UI law students to help protect Visayan Sea
Students of the University of Iloilo's (UI) College of Law volunteered to help preserve the Visayan Sea. The college’s In Solidum Student Council presented to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. a manifesto offering support and help ...
- March 15, 2018
Iloilo green programs showcased at UN gab
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. shared the provincial government’s various eco-friendly programs and projects to participants of a three-day international environment workshop organized by the United Nations (UN) in Bangkok, ...
- July 26, 2018
'Enforce laws to protect environment'
"If we are to ensure environmental protection, we must strongly implement environmental laws" said Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional director Jim Sampulna during the Learning Event on Environmental ...
- June 23, 2015
Fun walk, mangrove plating and songs mark Earth Day
An early morning walk from Molo Plaza to the Iloilo River started the Earth Day celebration for around 150 mostly young people of the city over the weekend. The fun walk was organized by the Student Council Alliance of the ...
- April 26, 2010
Iloilo River can be PH model in river cleanup
The Iloilo River can be a model in river cleanup, according to newly-installed Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. He was impressed by efforts to clean the Iloilo River which is actually an estuary, said Cimatu. Over a decade ...
- May 17, 2017
City mangroves can ease climate change
The study, “Species Diversity, Above and Below Ground Biomass, and Carbon Stock Assessments of Selected Mangrove Forests in Iloilo City, Philippines” by Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba and Allen Grace Niego of the University of ...
- October 9, 2016
Visayan Sea exclusive for small fishers - governors
Three Visayas provinces have signed a resolution requesting Congress and President Benigno Aquino III to declare the one million- hectare Visayan Sea a marine reserve exclusive only for small fishers. Iloilo, Negros ...
- June 14, 2015
‘Make city waters swimmable again’
The goal is to make the coastal waters “swimmable again.” The local government unit here conducted yesterday a massive cleanup drive dubbed as “One Time, Big Time,” which covered 26 coastal villages in the city. The ...
- March 31, 2019
Iloilo river getting shallow
Unlike many years ago when the Iloilo River - properly called Arm of the Sea - was a favorite spot for swimming it is now polluted. Also heavily-sited, the river is not deep enough to float a match. We hope that Senate ...
- March 11, 2015
Tough task for 6 months
Can the Department of Environment and Natural Resources return Boracay Island to its pristine state in six months? How will it do this? After assessing the island, DENR led by Secretary Roy Cimatu identified five key problem ...
- April 13, 2018