Ports Authority-Dumaguete oppose reclamation project

Ports Authority-Dumaguete oppose reclamation project

The proposed 174-hectare Smart City reclamation project off the coast of Dumaguete City “encroaching” the Port Zone Delineation of the Philippine Ports Authority, prompting them to oppose the reclamation. | PPA Dumaguete The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) –...
DENR to fine owner of barge involved in Iloilo oil spill

DENR to fine owner of barge involved in Iloilo oil spill

The Ayala energy unit tagged as the owner of a barge involved in an oil spill in Iloilo on Friday will face several fines, an environment official said on Sunday. Undersecretary Benny Antiporda of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said a...
Boracay opens to domestic tourists from Western Visayas

Boracay opens to domestic tourists from Western Visayas

The famed Boracay island resort in central Philippines will be opened to domestic tourists from Western Visayas on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, but there will be strict social distancing measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In a virtual press briefing from Boracay...
Bicol’s pili gets fund from DENR, UNDP

Bicol’s pili gets fund from DENR, UNDP

Participants listen intently during the GEF-7 Site-Level Inception Workshop at The Oriental Hotel, Legazpi City. (PIA photo) Legazpi City, Albay  — Pili, the local tree that has become the popular product of the Bicol region has received innovation assistance from the...
Boracay opens to domestic tourists from Western Visayas

DENR investigates ‘Boracay sea turtle’ incident

Netizens were up in arms after a video of a sea turtle feeding on yellowish liquid oozing out of an underwater pipe coming from an establishment in Boracay Island went viral.  Authorities took water samples and later on found out the samples tested positive for unsafe...