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    • Visayas short on veggies, fish, eggs 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 11, 2018, on page 2)
      Vegetable, fish, and egg production in Visayas is insufficient. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, the Visayas cluster needs to double time in producing these commodities. “Dapat ma-focus ang Visayas sa ...

    • ‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’ 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, October 16, 2018, on page 1)
      Six months into its massive rehabilitation, the world famous whitesand destination Boracay Island has been fit for swimming. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, who also heads the Inter-Agency Task Force ...

    • Iloilo City's river dev't project bags 2018 Galing Pook Award 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 15, 2018, on page 13)
      The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project was one of the top ten recipients of the highly coveted Galing Pook Awards 2018. Mayor Jose Espinosa III received the plaque together with other city officials at the Novotel ...

    • Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 5, 2018, on page 1)
      Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...

    • Lawmaker says joint 60-40 sea exploration with China a 'win-win' 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, May 2, 2018, on page 10)
      Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza on Tuesday said he supports a 60-40 joint exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea instead of going to war against the Asian superpower. “We fully support and ...

    • Boracay's environmental woes 

      Angelo, F. Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 5, 2018, on page 4)
      Some dimwits online and elsewhere are trying to make light of Boracay Island’s environmental problems by spewing fallacies. One hilarious fallacy or lie is that lumot or green algae that bloom in the island’s shoreline are ...

    • Water sample tests in NegOcc fishkill show 'above standard limit' 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, May 29, 2018, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 has released the results of tests on the water samples taken from portions of river in Pontevedra town where a fishkill incident was reported recently. Teody ...

    • PH 'softness' on China's territorial claims not working- law expert 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, May 7, 2018, on page 6)
      The Philippines' "soft position" on China's territorial claims in the South China Sea is putting the country at a disadvantage, an international law expert said Sunday. The Chinese army installed anti-ship and air-to-air ...

    • Violators in paradise: 376 Boracay businesses shuttered 

      French, Lilibeth A. (The Daily Guardian, May 29, 2018, on page 1)
      More than 300 establishments in Boracay Island in Aklan have been shut down for various violations since the island-resort was closed to tourists for rehabilitation efforts more than a month ago. Regional Director Anthony ...

    • 60% of PHl beaches unsafe due to fecal coliform levels – EMB-DENR 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, May 29, 2018, on page 12)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) reported that the amount of fecal bacteria found in 60 percent of the country's recreational waters exceeded safe levels, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported on Friday. ...

    • Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, May 11, 2018, on page 3)
      Two weeks after the closure of Boracay, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order creating an inter-agency task force that would “reverse” degradation on the island paradise. Under EO No. 53, which the President ...

    • Boracay casino-resort plans are being drafted-solon 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, May 2, 2018, on page 12)
      The island is now closed for a six-month rehabilitation, but critics claim the government decided to hut down the island to make way for the construction of the resort-casino. Benitez noted that it is important to know ...

    • Guimaras fish production endures 15.17% cut back 

      (The Daily Guardian, November 27, 2018, on page 10)
      Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that fish production in Guimaras province for the second quarter of 2018 decreased by 15.17 percent with an estimated output of 2,102.33 metric tons, lower than ...

    • DENR 6 holds a Mangrove Planting Activity 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Guimbal (The Daily Guardian, February 1, 2019, on page 12)
      Another mangrove planting activity along Esplanade 6 was conducted recently. It was spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its Provincial ENR Office-Iloilo. Also in collaboration with ...

    • Man convicted for cutting mangroves 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Negros Occidnetal (The Daily Guardian, February 1, 2019, on page 4)
      A resident of Barangay, Suay, Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental pleaded guilty of the environmental crime and was sent to prison by the Regional Trial Court Branch 56. Alfredo Cordero was the subject of a complaint filed ...

    • DENR to reclaim Boracay wetlands, forests 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, January 30, 2019, on page 3)
      After the successful rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) 6 will strengthen its campaign to reclaim the wetlands as well as forestlands in the island of Boracay. ...

    • Stronger agri sector to fight inflation 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, February 7, 2019, on page 7)
      The Duterte administration’s economic managers on Tuesday called for a more resilient and adaptive agriculture sector, especially when it comes to extreme weather events, in keeping up with demand and ensuring price stability ...

    • DENR-6 celebrate World Wetlands Day 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, February 7, 2019, on page 14)
      In celebration of World Wetlands Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted a Bird Watching Activity at Brgy. Tubigan, Zarraga. The Department wants to impart this knowledge especially among ...

    • Whale washes up in northern Iloilo town 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, February 6, 2019, on page 2)
      The remains of a 10.48-meter male Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) washed up in the shores of Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Sur Island in Carles, Iloilo on February 4, 2019. According to a report from the Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Duterte transfers power to approve reclamation projects to his office 

      ABS-CBN News (The Daily Guardian, February 5, 2019, on page 12)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order transferring the power to approve reclamation projects to the Office of the President. Duterte signed on Feb. 1 EO No. 74 transferring the Philippine Reclamation ...