The damage by the tidal surge that hit Iloilo has swelled to P18 million. This was the figure released by Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). Jerry Bionat, PDRRMC executive director, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead volunteers in clearing coastal areas of trash and debris in the Visayas today, International Coastal Cleanup Day. “There is a need to give our coastal ...

The Depart­ment of Environment and Natu­ral Resources (DENR) is pushing for thematic approach to the con­tinuing rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan. DENR Western Visayas Di­rector Francisco Milla Jr. ...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is urging everyone to report establishments that violate regulations at the world-famous Boracay Island almost five months after it reopened to tourists. DOT Undersecretary Art P. Boncato ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will continue retrieving this year forestlands and wetlands at world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan province.“This is the second phase of Boracay’s rehabilitation,” ...

Fishing of three different fish species in the Visayan Sea has resumed. Since March 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the four-month ban on sardine, mackerel and herring fishing. BFAR-6 regional ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) recently honored outstanding farmers and fishermen in Western Visayas. In particularly, five individuals and three organizations were 2013's Regional Gawad Saka awardees. The Gawad Saka, ...

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 ...