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Aquaculture industry maintains strong hold
With an annual growth of 10 percent for the past three years, the aquaculture industry has maintained a strong hold in securing the future of the Filipinos. Congressman Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. of the House Subcommittee on ...
- July 24, 2003
'Dugong' washes ashore in Belison
A three-meter female dugong weighing around 200 kilos was washed ashore in Barangay Boroc-boroc, Belison town on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Dugongs are marine mammal. Commonly known as “sea cows”, they graze peacefully on sea ...
- October 21, 2022
DENR-Antique to monitor, launch trash clean -up
Immediately, some local government units cleaned the mess left by the 2019 midterm elections but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)- Antique will ensure the clean-up to the remotest place. " Our ...
- May 17, 2019
Who should be accused for Boracay mess?
The very people who should be hauled to court for Boracay's environmental degradation are the following: (1) owners of hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other commercial establishments; (2) residents; (3) concerned barangay ...
- July 4, 2018
DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't
The government is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto said the law needs updating. “The existing law ...
- July 17, 2023
DENR: Protect ocean for the future
“You're not a wave you’re part of the ocean,” says Mitch Albom. Who doesn’t love the ocean? Each of us enjoys the breeze from the blue crystal waters and the cool, soft sands on our feet. Either white or blackish sand, ...
- May 14, 2020
Fish kill due to water contamination - DA
Fishes in the river in Brgy. Dulangan, Pilar town died due to lack of oxygen, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Capiz said. Contamination - the river allegedly contained toxins-reduces oxygen levels in a ...
- March 10, 2011
Gov’t mulls Sept. Boracay ‘soft opening’
Boracay may have a “soft opening” on the first week of September, according to the interagency task force overseeing the island’s rehabilitation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), a member of the task ...
- June 21, 2018
How's Boracay waste mgt, water quality
Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) instructed the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 to continue checking solid waste management in Boracay Island and the ...
- March 25, 2021
DENR mulls clean-up drive in Boracay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is planning to conduct a clean-up activity to preserve the government’s efforts in rehabilitating the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. The Boracay ...
- March 16, 2019