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Undesirable practices threaten Gigantes island chain
Prohibitive prices of seafoods. Lack of serviceable restrooms. These two concerns threaten the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the northern municipality of Carles. “Their seafoods are more ...
- September 17, 2019
Tourism department backs Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the ...
- January 14, 2019
‘Make city waters swimmable again’
The goal is to make the coastal waters “swimmable again.” The local government unit here conducted yesterday a massive cleanup drive dubbed as “One Time, Big Time,” which covered 26 coastal villages in the city. The ...
- March 31, 2019
Pollution board to probe Boracay water facility
Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has opened an investigation on a water concessionaire in this famed-island resort. This came about after the viral video of sea turtle ...
- September 23, 2019
Boracay, a turtle’s paradise, says DENR
Slowly but surely, all the rehabilitation efforts being done by the government in the island of Boracay is paying off. Turtles are heading back to their nesting grounds here. Recently, a total of 142 Olive ridley (Lepidochelys ...
- February 16, 2019
Both sides Boracay (part 2)
The Boracay I’ve grown to idealize is culled from my memories of the island some 15 years ago – when I first set foot on White Sand beach with my family for a week-long vacation. I was an elementary student at that time, ...
- August 25, 2019
Addressing the plastic problem
The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...
- September 13, 2019
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
More firms cited in Manila Bay cleanup, including SM, PICC
Seventeen more establishments along Manila Bay were cited for violation of pollution laws, as the massive government-led cleanup of the area continued, authorities said Friday. Cease and desist orders were served on Makchang ...
- February 11, 2019
Chinese top Boracay foreign visitor in 1st quarter of 2019
Chinese topped the list of foreign tourists who visited the world-famous island for this year’s first quarter, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Malay, Aklan. The DOT recorded a total of 107,164 Chinese tourist ...
- March 12, 2019