EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments
Excerpt
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 has recommended the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), discharge permit, permit to operate and other environmental permits to existing structures in Boracay Island. EMB is an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). According to Atty. Ramar Niel Pascua, chief of EMB-6’s legal division, the early lifting of the moratorium is in preparation for the reopening of Boracay on Oct. 26.
Citation
Tayona, G. (2018, July 19). EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments. Panay News, p. 2.
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Environmental degradation; Environmental restoration; Environmental legislation; Environmental protection; Ecotourism; Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)- Region VI; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB); Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Galaxy Entertainment Group; AB Leisure Exponent Inc.; Pascua, Ramar Niel; Duterte, Rodrigo; Cimatu, Roy; Año, Eduardo
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