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Shorter Boracay closure eyed
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking to shorten the closure period for Boracay to four months from six, but the number of visitors allowed when it reopens will be slashed, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said yesterday. ...
- January 12, 2018
'Coliform high in Panglao, El Nido beaches'
“Very high” levels of coliform have been found at popular resorts in Panglao in Bohol and in El Nido in Palawan, according to an inter-agency body tasked to monitor tourist attractions and ensure their compliance with ...
- December 1, 2018
Seafood buyers pledge to protect Coral Triangle
The promise of big seafood buyers not to buy fish like tuna and reef fish illegally caught in the 5.4 million square kilometer of the Coral Triangle will be tested in the wake of protests by Japanese consumers against ...
- January 22, 2010
DILG tells 6 mayors: Save Pasig River
Six Metro Manila mayors should help clean up and save the Pasig River, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno said yesterday. The local government units (LGUs) of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Taguig ...
- March 20, 2017
Thousands of students join Manila Bay cleanup
Thousands of college students yesterday trooped to Roxas Boulevard to join a clean-up drive of Manila Bay. Students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Technological University of the Philippines, Eulogio “Amang” ...
- August 27, 2018
MPIF commits P1.5M for Puerto Galera’s Marine Protection, Inspection and Conservation Guardians
Shore It Up, Metro Pacific Investments Foundation Inc.’s flagship program, is celebrating another year of elevating environmental awareness and conserving aquatic life in coastal municipalities through this year’s Shore ...
- June 9, 2019
Duterte: Abolish Pasig River agency
President Duterte yesterday called on Congress to abolish the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), believing it no longer has a function to perform. “If Congress is listening, abolish it. There is nothing to clean ...
- October 30, 2019
Saving the oceans
Our oceans are in crisis. Plastic waste dumped in our waterways and spilling out into the oceans was estimated at eight million tons last year. That’s equivalent to a dump truck full of water bottles, nappies, and other ...
- June 21, 2018
Papal text says man betrays God by destroying the environment
Pope Francis waded into the global debate on climate change and the environment on Sunday, saying in the text of a speech that man was destroying nature and betraying God’s calling to be stewards of creation. Francis offered ...
- January 22, 2015
95 towns, cities broke environment laws - DILG
A total of 95 towns and cities within the Manila Bay watershed area have not complied with environmental laws, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said yesterday. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the ...
- February 15, 2019