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NBI files raps vs Aklan mayor, others on Boracay
The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal cases against Malay, Aklan Mayor Ceciro Cawaling and several local officials and corporations at the Department of Justice for their role in the deterioration of ...
- July 23, 2018
MPIC's shore it up! soars high: celebrate a decade of coastal clean-up drive
Everyone remembers the day Typhoon 'Ondoy' hit the country in September 2009. In just 12 hours, it brought down 17 inches of rain equivalent to a month's worth of rainfall in one day. Within just a few days, 'Ondoy' put ...
- March 18, 2018
Masbate Gold backs coral reef restoration
Two major mining firms that comprise the Masbate Gold Project have begun installing 400 to 800 reef balls in a fishing and mining town in Masbate, in a bid to help regenerate new reef covers. The coral reefs had been ...
- January 22, 2018
Manila Bay cleanup
The cleanup was led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, with similar efforts to be exerted in Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Bataan in Region III, and Cavite in Region IV-A. To maintain cleanliness, ...
- January 31, 2019
No to reclamation, yes to decongestion
We have a national treasure in Manila Bay, but we have allowed it to rot through years and years of neglect and wanton disregard. Now we have a President who wants it cleaned up and restored to old glory. That is not an ...
- February 11, 2019
Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges
With the impending closure of the country’s top summer destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling to rebook flights or scrap hotel accommodations, airlines authorities said on Sunday. Major airlines ...
- April 9, 2018
Congress probe of Bora closure rehab sought
A lawmaker on Wednesday sought a congressional probe of Boracay’s shutdown supposedly to make way for its rehabilitation and the reported construction of a $500-million casino-resort on the island. In filing House Resolution ...
- April 12, 2018
Can the DENR hack it?
This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...
- January 22, 2019
Rehabilitation of rivers ensured
he heavily polluted Parañaque River and Estero Tripa de Gallina waters are flowing to rehabilitation efforts. This, after SM Prime Holdings Inc., led by its chairman Henry Sy Jr., in partnership with the Department of ...
- April 9, 2019
Boracay reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25
An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...
- October 15, 2018