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Gov't approves upward rates adjustment of Boracay Island Water Company

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 10:52 AM

The TIEZA Resolution No. R-04-12-18-I dated Dec. 4, approved a raise equivalent to 18.08 percent of the 2018 Basic Water and Sewer Charge, Manila Water told the stock exchange. Read more »

Concentrix holds 2018 APAC President’s Club in Boracay

Concentrix
Updated as of Dec 13 03:05 PM

Recently, business service company Concentrix sent more than 100 staff members to Boracay for an all-expense paid trip. Read more »

Negros farmers call for 'genuine land reform'

Jimmy A. Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 05:25 PM

Sugarcane farmers and farm workers, some donning hand-made masks, call on President Duterte to "save farmers' lives" by immediately distributing 5,000 hectares of lands covered by agrarian reform in Negros province during a march in Bacolod City, Wednesday. Read more »

Vice Ganda, itinangging sinundan siya ni Calvin Abueva sa Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:38 PM

Todo-tanggi si Vice Ganda na sinadya ang pagkikita nila ni Calvin Abueva sa Boracay. Read more »

El Nido fails coliform test after registering above 1,000 level

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 06:38 PM

Tourist haven El Nido failed to pass a coliform test after at least 2 bodies of water in the resort town recorded high levels of fecal coliform, official data made public Wednesday showed. Read more »

Cimatu pushes for 20-meter no-build zone in El Nido

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:22 PM

EL NIDO, Palawan - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday suggested to implement a 20-meter no-build zone here as Cabinet secretaries evaluated the resort town's compliance with environmental policies. Read more »

DENR sets 6 months time frame in rehabilitating Bohol, El Nido

Bea Carcillar Zaragosa, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:10 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will follow the same time frame it employed in rehabilitating Boracay Island as it cleans up Bohol and El Nido next, Secretary Roy Cimatu said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga paglabag sa environmental laws, nakita sa Puerto Galera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:45 PM

Nanganganib ang Puerto Galera na matulad sa ipinasara at ni-rehabilitate na Boracay kung hindi agad maaksiyonan ang iba't ibang environmental violations.  Read more »

WATCH: Vice Ganda enjoys the night life with Calvin Abueva

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:33 PM

"It's Showtime" host Vice Ganda was spotted enjoying the night life with Calvin Abueva in an undisclosed location recently. Read more »

Aquino cousin named in lawsuit alleging forestry violations in Boracay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:36 PM

Ramon Cojuangco Jr. is being accused of violating the provisions of the Revised Forestry Code in allegedly unlawfully occupying forest lands. Read more »

LOOK: Miss Earth 2018 candidate extends stay in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:35 PM

The controversy in the Miss Earth 2018 pageant did not stop this candidate from extending her stay in the Philippines. Read more »

DOT promotes sustainable tourism at World Travel Market

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Nov 15 11:35 AM

The Department of Tourism (DOT), with its marketing arm Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), headlined sustainable tourism in the Philippines in the recently concluded World Travel Market, the world’s leading global event for the travel industry.  Read more »

Gov't should 'carefully study' moves on El Nido, Coron tourism: PCCI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:19 PM

Local authorities in Coron and El Nido should also be "more proactive" in addressing issues on sewage and waste disposal even before the national leadership intervenes, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Read more »

Roxas, nagpasalamat kay Duterte sa 'pag-endorso' sa Halalan 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 02:08 AM

Nagpasalamat si dating DILG Sec. Mar Roxas sa pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tila pag-eendorso sa kaniya sa darating na halalan. Read more »

Duterte can ban casinos in Boracay even without EO, says justice secretary

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:34 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday clarified that even without an executive order, President Rodrigo Duterte can still ban casino operations in Boracay. Read more »

'Environmental fees para sa Boracay, ginasta sa iba'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 10:41 PM

Pinakakasuhan ng National Bureau of Investigation ang ilang kasalukuyan at dating mga opisyal ng Malay, Aklan. Read more »

Duterte says EO not needed for ‘no casino’ policy in Boracay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 10:24 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said there is no longer a need for him to issue an executive order (EO) declaring Boracay free from casinos. Read more »

Duterte distributes land to Ati tribe in Boracay

Katrina Domingo and Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:34 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday made good on his promise to distribute a portion of Boracay island to agrarian reform beneficiaries, as the government sought to bring the beach paradise to order after years of overdevelopment. Read more »

Robredo says team barred from Boracay during closure

Joyce Ann Clavecillas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 05:20 PM

MALAY, Aklan - Vice President Leni Robredo said Thursday her aides were denied entry to Boracay island when they attempted to check on residents during its 6-month closure.    Read more »

Capping tourist numbers in Boracay not feasible, says Euro chamber official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 10:27 PM

MANILA - The government's plan to cap the number of tourists going to Boracay to protect its environment is not likely going to work, a resort owner who also heads a European business group said Wednesday.  Read more »