MANILA -- A total of 195 establishments in Boracay Island have received notices of violation from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for not having sewer line connections. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the DENR's Environmental Management Bureau had handed the notices of violations to the erring firms. "Desiltation and rehabilitation of all … [Read more...] about 195 Boracay firms without sewer lines get violation notices
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Lopez optimistic of Boracay’s rehab move
ANTIQUE -- Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez is optimistic that tourists will come back in Boracay after the cleanup and rehabilitation exercise. “Boracay will be like Phoenix, it will rise from the ashes,” Lopez said during a media interview here Friday. Lopez, now the founder and chairman of the ILOVE (Investments in Loving Organizations for Village Economies) … [Read more...] about Lopez optimistic of Boracay’s rehab move
Cebu LGUs initiate cleanups
CEBU CITY -- The closure of Boracay has triggered cleanup consciousness among local government units with tourism sites. The Provincial Government wants Moalboal town, southwest of Cebu, to follow the initiative of Oslob to close the town's sandbar and dive sites for a week of cleanup operation. Vice Governor Agnes Magpale considers asking Moalboal officials to control … [Read more...] about Cebu LGUs initiate cleanups
