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DENR okays guidelines for ecotourism in protected areas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come up with a set of guidelines for planning and managing of ecotourism activities within nationally designated protected areas. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. ...
- August 11, 2013
Realignment of laws on Boracay sewage sought
The local government of Malay, Aklan and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are working to make guidelines that will reconcile “issues” between a municipal ordinance and a recently-issued DENR order. ...
- July 24, 2018
Divers collect underwater trash
Twenty-four professional divers retrieved underwater garbage – mostly plastics – in Sipaway Island in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The “scubasureros” have been collecting trash from Negros Occidental waters every ...
- July 22, 2018
Baby sea turtles released off San Jose shores
Sixty-five green sea turtle (Cheloniamydas) hatchlings and three juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) were recently released on the shores of Barangay Madrangca of this capital town. Being in a province with ...
- September 30, 2017
Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea
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 ...
- September 28, 2019
Clean Iloilo wows lawyers
This city's cleanliness and the Ilonggos' friendliness impressed the thousands of lawyers who attended the 17th National Convention of Lawyers from March 28 to 31 at the Iloilo Convention Center, according to Mayor Jose ...
- April 1, 2019
'Don't leave Boracay to local gov't alone'
This famed island resort must not be managed by the local government alone, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. The environmental degradation in Boracay must “not happen again,” the senator stressed. Boracay is currently ...
- July 28, 2018
Tourism dep't hopes to bring back tourist in WV
The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 hopes that Western Visayas could regain tourist arrivals amid the ongoing closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island. There was a steep decline in the number of tourist arrivals ...
- January 24, 2018
Brgy execs in ‘hot water’ over Punta Taytay shore garbage
Photos on Facebook showing a swarm of garbage gathering along the shoreline of Purok Katilingban, Barangay Punta Taytay caught the attention of Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. This is the responsibility of the barangay, the ...
- November 23, 2018
Stewardship of the environment
The State is mandated to ensure that the requirements of sustainability are observed in the utilization of marine resources by its citizens. To this end, it must promote a culture of responsible stewardship of the environment ...
- April 26, 2018