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Clean Manila Bay a Duterte legacy
The rehabilitation of Manila Bay is one major legacy that President Duterte can proudly leave to the nation. It is a gargantuan task but I believe the government can do it. No Philippine president has succeeded in cleaning ...
- February 20, 2019
Waste still being dumped in Boracay water- Año
Some establishments in this island resort still illegally discharge waste into the sea, according to Interior department officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Año said there are “indicators” that wastes are still being dumped in ...
- August 13, 2018
Boracay rehab schedule on track, clarifies Cimatu
The half-year deadline for Boracay’s rehabilitation is right on track, said Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. Cimatu added that the rehabilitation might be ahead of schedule.“Mukha yatang…baka mauna pa tayo,” he stressed. ...
- May 29, 2018
LGUs to have control over natural resources - Roque
Under the proposed Philippine federal government, local government units (LGUs) do not need to consult the central government on what to do with their natural resources, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...
- February 5, 2018
Wanted: ‘Boracay czar’: Who’s on top of everything?
Malacañang has been urged to appoint a “Boracay czar” to oversee the world-famous island’s rehabilitation. The recent June 20 Senate hearing on Boracay’s six-month closure uncovered “misunderstandings” between government ...
- June 25, 2018
DENR lifts ECC suspension on 'complying' Boracay businesses
A few weeks before the much-awaited reopening of Boracay, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu lifted the suspension of the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of some business establishments in the world-famous resort ...
- October 13, 2018
EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 has recommended the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), discharge permit, permit to operate and other environmental ...
- July 19, 2018
33 pipes discharging wastewater found at White Beach
Some 33 pipes discharging wastewater into the beach had been found in this island, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The pipes were discovered in at least three sites in Boracay’s ...
- May 20, 2018
DENR, volunteers to clean Iloilo City shoreline today
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 and volunteers will clean this city’s shoreline to mark the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) today. ICC is the world’s largest volunteer effort ...
- September 16, 2017
14 erring Boracay tourists fined
More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations. According to Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, these violators were caught by the Boracay ...
- November 5, 2018