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5 provinces agree to protect Visayan Sea
Governors of the provinces of Iloilo (Arthur Defensor Sr.), Capiz (Antonio del Rosario) and Negros Occidental (Alfredo Marañon Jr.) agreed to protect the Visayan Sea, a rich fishing ground being threatened by illegal fishing ...
- October 15, 2018
One- stop shop to open for Boracay businesses
A one-stop shop will be opened in this island resort to cater to business establishments that have to secure for permits in compliance with the existing environmental laws. Establishing the shop will help the businesses ...
- July 30, 2018
Palace stops demolition of Boracay West Cove
The Office of the President has ordered to stop the demolitions of the main bulding of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has cancelled the resort's Forest Land ...
- May 14, 2018
Youth org seeks to conserve Pandan mangroves
Panda, Antique - a multinational youth organization looks to conserve mangrove forests and boosts local aquaculture in a village in this town. Alpha team Organization (ATO), Inc. has recently launched the Mag-Aba Mangrove ...
- February 10, 2018
'No direction'
"The government arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation but to this day it has no clear detailed action plan yet to address a lot of issues," said Zarate. Among the issues confronting the island ...
- June 11, 2018
Grief and anger: For Boracay’s poor sectors, closure worse than ‘Yolanda’
It was like being struck by super typhoon “Yolanda”. This was how a Boracay-based alliance of various basic and sectoral organizations described the island’s closure from April 26 to Oct. 25. While the government praised ...
- October 29, 2018
Rising fish prices hurt vendors, too
“Fish is getting costly but consumers just have to live with it,” Toding told Panay News in Hiligaynon. She estimated the increase in prices at some 50 percent and blamed the recent tropical depression “Agaton.” Inclement ...
- January 6, 2018
Gov’t mulls Sept. Boracay ‘soft opening’
Boracay may have a “soft opening” on the first week of September, according to the interagency task force overseeing the island’s rehabilitation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), a member of the task ...
- June 21, 2018
'Massive' Boracay rehab continues even with reopening, says Puyat
Tourism chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat urged visitors to respect and observe local regulations to help protect and preserve Boracay Island. Puyat made the appeal during the much-awaited reopening of the island, stressing ...
- October 29, 2018
Seahorses seized from 8 fishermen in Manapla
Eight fishermen were arrested after police recovered from them seahorses in the municipal waters of Manapla, Negros Occidental. A total of 41 seahorses were confiscated from the fishermen, who were on board two unmarked ...
- July 28, 2018