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Boracay Island’s closure ‘good news’ for Bacolod
The six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island is good news for this capital city, according to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo. Gerasmo noted that last year, Bacolod came in second with the most number of ...
- April 16, 2018
'No direction'
"The government arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation but to this day it has no clear detailed action plan yet to address a lot of issues," said Zarate. Among the issues confronting the island ...
- June 11, 2018
BFAR blames climate change for dwindling galunggong supply
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is pinning the blame on climate change for the seasonal dwindling of supply of the staple fish galunggong or round scad in the country.“Unang una, climate change. ‘Pag umuulan, ...
- August 25, 2018
DILG: no palace order stopping Boracay West Cove demolition
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday denied that the Malacañang has issued an order suspending the demolition of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort. DILG assistant secretary Epimaco ...
- May 17, 2018
Biotech forum held communicators
A scientific forum on biotechnology which focused on the communicators as the people who play a vital role in spreading the information regarding biotechnology was held at MO2 Westown Hotel here on November 15. The said ...
- November 20, 2012
DA assures support for Capiz farmers, fisherfolk
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas assures support to all marginalized farmers and fisherfolk in Capiz. “We will provide the necessary interventions for you with the support of the provincial government,” ...
- April 14, 2019
Grief and anger: For Boracay’s poor sectors, closure worse than ‘Yolanda’
It was like being struck by super typhoon “Yolanda”. This was how a Boracay-based alliance of various basic and sectoral organizations described the island’s closure from April 26 to Oct. 25. While the government praised ...
- October 29, 2018
Climate change and sustainable development
First things first, we should get our act together to be able to respond to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17) and the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) agreement as soon as possible. It has been months after ...
- January 17, 2016
Solons advocate coastal restoration
Two House members on Monday underlined the important role of mangrove and beach forests along coastlines. Coastal reforestation could help cope with impacts of both natural and manmade disasters, they said.
- June 7, 2016
More 'hulbot-hulbot' fishers apprehended
The Iloilo provincial government urged national government agencies running after illegal fishers to be aggressive and relentless. This was after the provincial Bantay Dagat single-handedly apprehended the third Danish ...
- February 26, 2015