Browsing Panay News by Subject "wastewater treatment"
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Boracay rehab halfway: DENR to review establishments before island reopens
(Panay News,July 27, 2018 , on page 13)The rehabilitation of this island resort continues halfway into its six-month closure. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources promised that the government is “on track” with its plan to reopen the tourist ... -
Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea
(Panay News,September 28, 2019 , on page 7)The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ... -
Cash for Work
(Panay News,May 19, 2018 , on page 1-14)The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ... -
DILG: No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
(Panay News,April 8, 2018 , on page 13)Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ... -
DOST willing to clean Boracay algal bloom
(Panay News,March 10, 2017 , on page 3)The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help the local government unit of Malay in cleaning the excessive algae that grew on the white-sand shores of this island resort. “Dr. Palencia invented the vigormin, a ... -
Hmmm, there's magic in Boracay
(Panay News,May 2, 2018 , on page 8)It's the day after Labor Day, call it a hangover, usually, there’s still a lot of stories in the newspapers about the “working class hero”, the poor, downtrodden and exploited salaried laborer or to use the favorite term ... -
'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund
(Panay News,April 6, 2018 , on page 1-37)A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ... -
KOICA grants $4M for Concepcion port
(Panay News,October 30, 2016 , on page 11)To help marginal fishermen, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will be providing a $4-million (P192-million) grant to expand and develop the fishing port of Concepcion town. The Official Development Assistance ... -
Microalgae can be a potential feed for aquaculture species
(Panay News,January 26, 2014 , on page B6)At the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), the program on the development of algal paste from microalgae under the National Aquafeeds R&D Program is currently being funded by PCAARRD and Department of Science and ... -
New water treatment system eyed for Boracay
(Panay News,May 27, 2018 , on page 13)A German private research association introduced a sustainable way of treating wastewater in Boracay Island. The Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) proposed to the Malay municipal government the ... -
No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
(Panay News,April 8, 2018 , on page 13)Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ... -
‘Waste of time’: Algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief, scientist says
(Panay News,April 29, 2018 , on page 1-14)The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). “It is a waste of time. If the cause of water ... -
Wastewater causes Boaracay algal blooms - DENR
(Panay News,March 9, 2017 , on page 1-14)Untreated wastewater is causing algal blooms in Boracay Island, a research of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 last year showed. The recurring appearance of green algae in Boracay’s ... -
Wetlands Disappearing: Duterte declares state of calamity in Boracay
(Panay News,April 27, 2018 , on page 1-14)President Rodrigo Duterte placed Boracay Island under a state of calamity. Only four out of nine wetlands in the island remain due to the illegal encroachment of structures, he said. The structures included 937 illegally ...