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DENR finalizing informal settler relocation plan
A plan to relocate informal settler families living beside Manila Bay will have to be finalized before the ISFs are moved out, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. ...
- January 19, 2019
The Manila Bay crisis
The recent photos taken of Manila Bay showed the beautiful sunset and happy people strolling by the bay and a few even bold enough to take a dip in the seemingly clean waters. But the real clean up hasn’t even started. ...
- February 25, 2019
DENR: All set for Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other concerned agencies are all set for the Manila Bay rehabilitation, which will start on Sunday, an official said yesterday. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said ...
- January 22, 2019
5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea
Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ...
- September 30, 2018
DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...
- April 23, 2018
6-month Boracay closure to cost gov't P20 B
The government may lose P18 billion to P20 billion in gross receipts or income while 35,000 workers will be displaced if Boracay is shut down for six months, thus the need to fast-track its rehabilitation. In a press ...
- April 6, 2018
Go: Political will needed for bay rehab
Political will is necessary to have progressed in the country, particularly in the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, former special assistant to President Duterte Christopher “Bong” Go said Thursday. “This is proof that the ...
- February 3, 2019
Globe, Manila Water tie up for Boracay cleanup
Globe Telecom has partnered with Manila Water Foundation to launch a long-term conservation program in Boracay to address untreated sewage causing pollution in the waters of the island. Globe executives recently signed a ...
- June 9, 2018
Tourism stakeholders preparing Boracay marketing blitz
As the closure of Boracay draws closer, local businesses and other stakeholders are preparing a massive marketing effort to win back tourists and sustain the island’s status as a premier holiday destination. “On the tourism ...
- April 8, 2018
Duterte tells Palawan: Avoid another Boracay
Boracay was "overloaded" with tourists and Palawan must not go the same way, according to President Duterte. The President told local government officials in Palawan to be cautious in accepting massive numbers of tourists ...
- November 12, 2018