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Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto
Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...
- April 11, 2018
DENR rejects Coron, Palawan underwater theme park project
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday said it will not allow the establishment of the 400-hectare underwater resort and theme park being proposed by an American children’s television network ...
- January 13, 2017
Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns
A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- February 18, 2017
DTI proposes gradual shutdown of Boracay
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed to the Office of the President (OP) to shut down Boracay island in phases to avoid disrupting businesses and livelihood in the island. The proposal of the trade ...
- April 3, 2018
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018