Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Malay, Aklan"

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    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2015, on page 9)
      Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...

    • Boracay locals say algal bloom just a natural phenomenon 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page B-8)
      Locals are defending the presence of the algal bloom in the shorelines of this world-renowned island. Barangay Captain Lilibeth Sacapaño of Balabag said the algae have been present even before the development in the islands ...

    • Boracay wetlands being threatened 

      Yap, Tara; Aguirre, Jun N. (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants to preserve the wetlands in the country’s premier beach destination, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. DENR Director for Western Visayas Jim Sampulna said the ...

    • Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, October 29, 2018, on page 12)
      With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...

    • Boracay's groundwater still contaminated- DENR, DOH 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 14, 2018, on page 10)
      Despite the government’s ongoing rehabilitation program, the groundwater of several barangays in world-famous Boracay Island remains contaminated, based on initial findings of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), an ...

    • Consolidated plan for Boracay closure bared 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 18, 2018, on page 7)
      More than a week before the April 26 closure, the Department of Tourism (DOT) initiated a Tuesday working conference for local stakeholders and presented the consolidated plan on how to rehabilitate world-famous Boracay ...

    • DENR mulls strategies for coral reef rehabilitation 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2016, on page 15)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas ( DENR- 6) is eyeing sustainable strategies by which degraded coral reefs off the coast of Boracay Island in Malay town, this province, may be effectively ...

    • DENR to ban single-use plastic in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2018, on page 6)
      The government could soon ban the single use of plastic items in Boracay Island. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” this to address the growing garbage problem in the island. ...

    • DOST to help rid Boracay of green algae 

      Aguirre, Jun (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is helping the Malay town government in Aklan rid Boracay Island of the green algae bloom. DOST-Aklan Chief Jairus Lachica said Dr. Melinda Palencia, a professor and ...

    • Malay local government launches 'Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay' 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2019, on page 7)
      The local government of Malay town, Aklan province formally launched the “Bawal ang Pasaway sa Boracay” campaign to curb the number of violations in Boracay Island. Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista said the campaign was ...

    • Our ban on single-use plastics-from Boracay to the world 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2018, on page 10)
      The local government of Malay, Aklan, which includes Boracay Island, has issued an ordinance banning the use of single-use disposable plastic items by hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other establishments. It was the ...

    • Poisonous jellyfish in Boracay 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2019, on page 10)
      Tourists at worldfamous Boracay Island have been warned of the presence of poisonous jelly fish. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) of Malay in Aklan province recently issued an advisory on ...

    • Thematic approach to Boracay rehab pushed 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2019, on page 7)
      The Depart­ment of Environment and Natu­ral Resources (DENR) is pushing for thematic approach to the con­tinuing rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan. DENR Western Visayas Di­rector Francisco Milla Jr. ...