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Governor raises alarm over spread of oil spill to Guimaras
Governor Samuel Gumarin urged the owner of a damaged power barge located offshore in Iloilo City to also address the oil spill that has spread to Guimaras and also affected more than 20 coastal communities in the small ...
- July 9, 2020
Boracay wetlands being threatened
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants to preserve the wetlands in the country’s premier beach destination, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. DENR Director for Western Visayas Jim Sampulna said the ...
- February 24, 2017
Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists
Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...
- April 28, 2015
Poisonous jellyfish in Boracay
Tourists at worldfamous Boracay Island have been warned of the presence of poisonous jelly fish. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) of Malay in Aklan province recently issued an advisory on ...
- February 16, 2019
Estancia Oil Spill Cleanup Inadequate
Ybañez stressed that he was not really satisfied with Kuan Yu's performance during a January 6 briefing of multi-sectoral agency overseeing the oil spill response efforts. The combined force of strong winds and big waves ...
- January 9, 2014
Panay River yields 10,000 kilos of trash
A total of 10,692 kilos of trash were hauled from the Panay River, the 152kilometer river system of Capiz province. Majority of the trash collected by volunteers were plastic. Earlier findings by DENR Capiz indicated that ...
- March 21, 2019
Dead dolphin, turtle washed ashore
A dead dolphin and a dead turtle have recently washed ashore in Panay town, Capiz province. The Capiz Provincial Environment and Resources Office (Capiz PENRO) reported that the dolphin shoreline of Butacal and Navitas ...
- January 27, 2022
Agri-fishery awards
Farmers and fishermen from Negros Occidental province dominated the Department of Agriculture's (DA-6) 2015 Gawad Saka: Search for Outstanding Farmers and Fisherfolks of Western Visayas in Iloilo City last August 26. Iloilo ...
- September 3, 2015
Target arrivals for Boracay to be revised
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will revise its target for tourist arrivals for Boracay in Aklan. DOT Western Visayas Director Helen Catalbas said the target for this year and onward will be anchored on the update carrying ...
- April 23, 2018
DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy
Stakeholders at Boracay in Aklan are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clarify its directive compelling resorts and hotels to install their own sewage treatment plant (STPs).“We have ...
- August 24, 2018