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DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...
- May 15, 2018
DENR ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay
About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...
- May 20, 2018
'PH a willing victim of China in sea dispute’
Two years after winning an international arbitral court ruling against China, the Philippines has become a “willing victim” of the Asian behemoth in the South China Sea disputes, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario ...
- July 13, 2018
Boracay safe for swimming, says Cimatu; 'dry run' starts
The government on Monday declared the waters off Boracay Island “safe for swimming” as it started a 10-day “dry run” for the reopening of the resort island to tourists. Boracay returns to business on Oct. 26, ending a ...
- October 16, 2018
Boracay rules not yet in place
The fun has begun, but the rules are not in place yet. As waves of tourists poured Boracay on Monday, officials scrambled to fine-tune measures aimed at protecting the famed resort island from abuse. Officials of the Boracay ...
- October 30, 2018
Manila Bay rehab: raps eyed vs uncooperative lgus
An interagency task force is set to file charges against local officials who have not been cooperating with government efforts to clean up Manila Bay. “[The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)] is now ...
- December 22, 2018
Du30 ordered Boracay cleanup after catching whiff of foul air
A whiff of foul-smelling air while in Boracay prompted him to order the closure and eventual cleanup of the world-famous island, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Wednesday. In a speech during the 31st-anniversary rites ...
- July 6, 2018
Tough challenges ahead as Boracay starts anew
Makati City office worker Dhes Mercado Felt exhilarated as the boat docked at Cagban Port on Friday morning. "Celebrating my 28th birthday here makes it extra special," Mercado said, panning her Go-Pro camera for a video ...
- October 27, 2018
Boracay to reopen with fewer hotels, restos, no beach parties
The government reopens Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted on the resort island by decades of uncontrolled mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered ...
- October 25, 2018
Boracay: From cesspool to DENR showcase
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hopes to use Boracay as instructional material to tell the world what environmental destruction and efforts to reverse it could bring. Environment Secretary Roy ...
- May 9, 2018