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US vows to rehab Tubbataha Reef
In addition to providing appropriate compensation to the Philippines due to the damage caused by the USS Guardian accident on Tubbahata Reef, the United States are planning a number of other activities which will underscore ...
- February 6, 2013
Local groups unite vs Boracay closure: Boracay Fundation, Inc. denies involvement in planned protests
The Boracay Foundation, Inc. (BFI) denied that it is involved in the planned protests of some civic organizations against the imminent closure of this famed island resort. The local group of Boracay business owners and ...
- April 13, 2018
Boracay rehab pays off
Boracay's White Beach and Yapak Beach (or Puka Shell Beach) are among the 25 best beaches in Asia, according to the popular travel website TripAdvisor. The website recently released the results of its 2019 Travelers' Choice ...
- April 3, 2019
SEAFDEC Chief reappointed, serves third consecutive term
Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, who hails from Oton, Iloilo, gets a third two-year term as Chief of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. SEAFDEC or the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is a regional treaty organization ...
- May 5, 2010
Plans for casino-resort complex in Boracay being drafted, says solon
Plans are being drafted for the construction of a casino-resort complex in Boracay island, Negros Occidental Representative Alfredo Benitez said on Monday. In a interview on News To Go, Benitez said the land where the ...
- May 2, 2018
'Clean up waste or risk getting closed'
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered operating near the Manila Bay to observe environmental rules by installing water treatment facilities or risk being closure. In a speech during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at ...
- January 11, 2019
'Help displaced Boracay residents'
Vice Mayor Abram Sualog appeals to the inter-agency group tasked to restore Boracay to find a relocation site for displaced island residents. Sualog was referring to locals whose houses were built on Boracay’s wetlands and ...
- April 16, 2018
DA-BFAR hosts forum to strengthen fishery sector
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) hosted on Saturday the First-ever industry forum for fishery-based micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to strengthen the industry ...
- October 19, 2015
Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ...
- December 9, 2018
Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP) ends on 2001
The Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP) of the Philippine Government supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has only until 2001 to go. CRMP is implemented by the Department of ...
- July 17, 2000