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Avoiding Boracay trash build-up tackled
Iloilo City now that Boracay in Aklan has reopened, long-term remedies are being sought to minimize trash build-up at the resort island. "It is important that the Boracay people know the existing problems on solid waste. ...
- November 16, 2018
Illegal connections to Boracay drains listed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released the names of businesses in this resort island that are allegedly dumping wastewater into storm drains. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu read the names of ...
- April 27, 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
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
Soldiers dig up illegal sewage pipes in Boracay
Soldiers used shovels to dig up illegal sewage lines in Boracay Island in Aklan, which has been closed to tourists while undergoing a six-month rehabilitation program. Jim Sampulna, Western Visayas regional director of ...
- May 26, 2018
Environment patrol to guard Boracay
With the reopening of Boracay in Aklan, an environmental patrol team has been deployed to keep the resort island pristine. “They are there to make sure policies are strictly enforced,” said Jesse Vego, assistant regional ...
- November 22, 2018
DENR halts 'balling' of mangroves
The multi-million expansion project of the Iloilo Esplanade has been criticized both by environmentalists and residents who warned about the destruction of the mangroves. A pet project of Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon, ...
- March 23, 2018