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Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...
- October 29, 2018
Malay local government launches 'Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay'
The local government of Malay town, Aklan province formally launched the “Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay” campaign to curb the number of violations in Boracay Island. Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista said the campaign was ...
- November 14, 2019
Boracay closure leaves Marawi evacuees in limbo
A group of Muslims from Marawi City moved to this resort island last year to rebuild their lives after Marawi became a war zone. With the closure of the Boracay to tourists, they once again face a life of uncertainty. “I’m ...
- April 28, 2018
Sewage pipe on Boracay beach being traced
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started its probe to trace where the sewage pipe found along the beach front of Boracay Island originated. “We are looking at where the pipe originated. We couldn’t ...
- May 3, 2018
New sites for Boracay wetland residents identified
Residents whose houses sit atop wetlands in Boracay, Aklan, can be relocated to any of four identified resettlement sites. Jim Sampulna, Western Visayas regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- August 6, 2018
DENR mulls strategies for coral reef rehabilitation
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas ( DENR- 6) is eyeing sustainable strategies by which degraded coral reefs off the coast of Boracay Island in Malay town, this province, may be effectively ...
- March 8, 2016
Road map needed for sustainable fishing
Representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations were in this city to draw a road map for sustainable fishing in the Coral Triangle, which is home to 76 percent of all known coral species. The six-member nations wanted ...
- July 7, 2017
Legal action poised vs oil spill perpetrator, contractor
The Iloilo provincial government is a step closer to filing criminal and civil charges against those responsible for the oil spill that affected the town of Estancia town, in northern Iloilo. The Iloilo Provincial Board ...
- April 25, 2014
Guimaras’ marine life threatened anew
It could very well be déjà vu, but the oil spill from last week’s sinking of cargo vessel M/V Sportivo in Iloilo Strait is now threatening mangroves and marine life in the island province of Guimaras. Engr. Raymund Moderes, ...
- January 28, 2014
Curbing illegal fishing through environmental stewardship
One way to stop illegal fishing in the Visayas is to promote environmental stewardship programs, an environmental lawyer said. “The best form of law enforcement is when the laws do not need to be enforced because everyone ...
- August 8, 2018