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Oct. 15 is 'Aklan Day in Boracay'
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force declared Oct. 15 as the “Aklan Day in Boracay.” Oct. 15 is the start of the 11-day dry-run in view of the Oct. 26 island reopening. The task force said the declaration is to appreciate ...
- September 12, 2018
Wastewater causes Boaracay algal blooms - DENR
Untreated wastewater is causing algal blooms in Boracay Island, a research of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 last year showed. The recurring appearance of green algae in Boracay’s ...
- March 9, 2017
Malay council members divided over env't fee hike
Members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) have differing takes on the proposed increase of the environmental fee for tourists in the world-famous Boracay Island. SB member Maylynn Aguirre-Graf is proposing to increase the fee ...
- July 15, 2018
'Family-oriented' Boracay eyed
The Department of Tourism Region 6 (DOT-6) is eyeing to make this island resort a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens in less than three months. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the ...
- July 29, 2018
Asean ministers' spouses plant mangroves in Aklan
The spouses of Foreign Ministers of Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) went mangrove planting at the Sitio Lugutan mangrove site ...
- March 12, 2017
PAFI brings environmental campaign to Alaminos
The Pioneer Adhesives Foundation, Inc. ( PAFI/ The Pioneer Foundation) partnered with the city government of Alaminos to bring its environmental campaign Our Earth, Our Responsibility to The Hundred Islands. This collaboration ...
- January 17, 2017
Boracay rehab may need more than 6 mos. - Cimatu
The rehabilitation works in Boracay might need more than six months, said Environment secretary Roy Cimatu as he revealed problems in the ongoing island cleanup. Cimatu said he was surprised that there were still 43 illegal ...
- May 26, 2018
Province gears up for int'l coastal cleanup day
Antique is currently laying out activities for the International Coastal Cleanup Day. According to Percival C. Macahilig, Environment and Natural Resources officer, there will be a cleaning of shorelines in Anini-y town ...
- September 7, 2010
New water treatment system eyed for Boracay
A German private research association introduced a sustainable way of treating wastewater in Boracay Island. The Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) proposed to the Malay municipal government the ...
- May 27, 2018
Tourists are safe in new Boracay- police
Tourists is safe when this famed island destination reopens come Oct. 26, according to Metro Boracay Police Task Force (MBPTF) head Senior Superintendent Jesus Cambay Jr. Cambay said tourists – domestic and foreign – must ...
- September 5, 2018