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Boracay best for farming?
Which is best for Boracay Island – farming or tourism? The government should observe the “suitable land use rule” in deciding what to do with Boracay after its rehabilitation, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph ...
- April 11, 2018
Amended fisheries law betters prod'n-Villar
The Philippines is seen to export more fish because of the amended Fisheries Code, according to a legislator. Exports of fish products, specifically to European countries, generated P9.4 billion in 2013, the Bureau of ...
- March 1, 2016
Boracay mega casino scrapped?
Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. is not pursuing its plan to build a $500-million casino resort on Boracay Island, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The company is looking for a new site ...
- April 18, 2018
'Coast Guard didn't act fast enough'
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) failed to control the spread of bunker fuel in Estancia, Iloilo during the first two weeks of the oil spill, according to Karl Ignatius Young, president of Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc., ...
- February 22, 2014
Du30 visiting Benham Rise
President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Benham Rise next week. “The President will be commemorating the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise by visiting the Philippine Rise itself,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque ...
- May 9, 2018
Nancy: Suspend all Boracay permits but…
While she agreed with an order to suspend all environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) and other permits of business establishments in this famed island resort, Sen. Nancy Binay called for a hassle-free reapplication ...
- July 26, 2018
Semirara: beyond mining
The continued operation of a coal mining company in the island has allowed the local government to implement various projects and programs beneficial to the residents, according to Mayor Genevive Lim-Reyes. Aside from ...
- June 27, 2015
PH, China mounting talks over sea of cooperation
The Philippines and the People’s Republic of China are scheduled to have “bilateral mechanism” talks over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute this coming May. “Through this bilateral mechanism, mutual trust and maritime ...
- March 29, 2017
More gov't troops in Boracay than Spratlys?
Sen. Francis Pangilinan questioned the deployment of over 600 government troops to popular island resort Boracay in Malay, Aklan. “Boracay is a tourist destination with a long coastline of soft, white sand beach. It is not ...
- April 28, 2018
De Lima seeks probe on suspicious activity in Benham Rise.
Sen. Leila de Lima wants a Senate investigation into the “suspicious” Chinese incursions in Benham Rise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 334, de Lima said the probe seeks to find out why Chinese vessels sailed into Philippine ...
- March 23, 2017