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Gov't mulls reopening Boracay's Bulabog beach
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday said they are mulling reopening to the public the island's Bulabog Beach, which draws kiteboarding and windsurfing enthusiasts. Coliform level in the waters off the eastern side ...
- January 20, 2019
Nadine Samonte talks about new business
Actress Nadine Samonte has joined the list of celebrities who have ventured into online business. On Instagram, Samonte told her fans that she is now selling dried fish as she posted snaps of her products. “Yes we sell ...
- September 15, 2020
PSA to test AI in latest fisheries, agriculture census
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) yesterday said it would test the use of the latest technologies such as satellite and artificial intelligence in its latest Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). The CAF is ...
- August 31, 2023
Philippines' Q3 agriculture output up 0.7% year on year
Philippine agricultural output grew at an annual pace of 0.7 percent in the third quarter, slower than the year-ago rise of 2.3 percent, led by crops and fisheries subsectors, the statistics agency said on Monday. The ...
- November 10, 2020
Palace defends Boracay closure as economic growth slows
Malacañang on Thursday defended the government’s decision to close top tourist destination Boracay after an economic manager cited it as one of the reasons for the slow economic growth in the second quarter. Presidential ...
- August 10, 2018
US urges response to China's fortification
A senior United States naval officer encouraged Southeast Asian nations to respond to China's military expansion in the South China Sea. US naval operations chief Admiral John Richardson on Thursday called on Australian ...
- May 18, 2019
Senator: sustain use of agri, fishery enhancement fund
Senator Cynthia Villar has sponsored a committee report on the bill seeking the continued use of the fund that will help farmers and fisherfolk improve their production and competitiveness. The Agricultural Competitiveness ...
- September 21, 2015
Only 38 of over 1,500 Boracay businesses follow env't rules
Only 38 out of 1,552 establishments fully complied with business and environment rules in Boracay according to Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III. Densing, one of the officials leading the island resort's ...
- May 30, 2018
With sole regulator status: Tieza sees better water services when Boracay reopens this Oct.
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it expects more competition between the two water service providers in Boracay after TIEZA was recognized as the sole regulator for the service on the ...
- October 6, 2018
'Environment, economic growth can go together'
Environment secretary Gina Lopez has stressed the importance of preserving the environment while growing the economy as governments around the world seek the cap global warming. Speaking at a climate change summit in Morocco ...
- November 20, 2016