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Clean Manila Bay a Duterte legacy
The rehabilitation of Manila Bay is one major legacy that President Duterte can proudly leave to the nation. It is a gargantuan task but I believe the government can do it. No Philippine president has succeeded in cleaning ...
- February 20, 2019
Bracelets mulled as 'tourist ID' in Boracay
Should the government require tourists to have “access bracelets” before visiting Boracay Island? There is such proposal, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government. If it pushes through, it will be ...
- October 5, 2018
Wetlands Disappearing: Duterte declares state of calamity in Boracay
President Rodrigo Duterte placed Boracay Island under a state of calamity.
Only four out of nine wetlands in the island remain due to the illegal encroachment of structures, he said. The structures included 937 illegally ...
- April 27, 2018
Boracay rehab blueprint will save island – BIATF
The medium-term plan to safeguard against the ecological degradation of this island and sustain its tourism activities will be implemented soon by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF). These strategic interventions ...
- February 5, 2019
Boracay – Part 2
Tourism is one major contributor to the gross domestic product but if we do not take care of our environment, we will lose to rival destinations in Asia the many foreign tourists flocking to the Philippines. President ...
- November 28, 2018
DILG: No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ...
- April 8, 2018
'New war' looms in Boracay-task force
The government task forces in Boracay Island are waging a new war in the beachfront – sans bullets and guns – to protect the island. The so-called “Battle of the Front Beach” on Feb. 21 of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task ...
- February 20, 2019
Malay LGU spurns 'big events'
According to the Malay local government, its decision to prohibit big “LaBoracay” events this year is in line with “the rehabilitation of Boracay Island since big events for Labor Day generates a significant increase in ...
- April 2, 2018
Boracay Island cleanup to continue this Holy Week
“We have five months to go. We have to fast track already,” Cimatu said in a media interview Tuesday. He said the priority is to solve the island’s drainage and sewerage system problems, as well as to continue the crackdown ...
- March 29, 2018
Extra Boracay cops 'to counter protests'
The additional police personnel who were deployed to this famed island destination - which is now facing a looming closure- are tasked to counter possible demonstrations, according to an official from the Police Regional ...
- April 10, 2018