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BORACAY, EL NIDO TRIPADVISOR CITATION REFLECTS ACCEPTANCE OF PH TOURISM REFORMS – ROMULO-PUYAT

The recent naming of Boracay and El Nido as Asia’s best beaches in the TripAdvisor 2019 Travelers’ Choice Award reflects acceptance of the country’s reforms and new policies to attain sustainable tourism, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. “We take it that this TripAdvisor citation of Boracay and El Nido is indicative of the positive reactions […]

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POLITICAL WILL WAS KEY TO BORACAY REHABILITATION – LEGARDA

Senator Loren Legarda recently told visiting French senators that political will was key to the success of the government’s efforts to rehabilitate the island of Boracay. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and President and Founding Member of the Philippines-France Parliamentary Association, hosted a delegation of French senators in Boracay on March […]

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PH SETS RECORD WITH 7.1M TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2018 – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Philippines has set a record-breaking 7.1 million international tourist arrivals in 2018, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported. Data from the DOT showed that at least 7,127,168 foreign tourists visited the country. This was the “highest ever number” for the country’s tourism industry and surpassed the 6,620,908 arrivals in 2017 by 7.68 percent, the […]

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DENR TO IMPLEMENT EXTENSIVE CLEANUP OF MANILA BAY COASTLINE – CIMATU

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has vowed to implement an extensive cleanup of the Manila Bay coastline. The bay’s coastline stretches some 190 kilometers through Cavite, Metro Manila, Bulacan and Pampanga. Cimatu made the assurance during his visit to the new DENR-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) office. “The […]

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SUPPORT REHABILITATION OF MANILA BAY – DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the agency noted that such efforts “are for the best interest of the tourism industry” and are in line with their thrust to […]

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DENR TO REPLICATE BORACAY REHAB IN MANILA BAY – CIMATU

Buoyed by the success of the Boracay rehabilitation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is preparing to restore Manila Bay back to its pristine state. Manila Bay which is known for its beautiful sunsets, is also one of the most polluted areas in the country with its domestic sewage, toxic industrial effluents from […]

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NON-COMPLIANT EL NIDO RESORTS TO BE CLOSED – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she had recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the closure of non-compliant tourism establishments in El Nido. Romulo-Puyat wrote to the local government units of El Nido in September 2018, urging them to address easement issues and environmental woes. To date, the enforcement of easement zone is currently done by the […]

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PROMOTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AT THE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu believes winning the country’s battle against garbage begins at home. Speaking before employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City, Cimatu urged all community environment and natural resources officers (CENROs) nationwide to further promote solid waste management (SWM) at the household level. “My directive for them […]

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IP SOLON LAUDS GRANTING OF LAND TITLES TO BORACAY ATI COMMUNITY

A solon representing the indigenous peoples sector has lauded the move of President Rodrigo Duterte to award land titles to the Ati community of Boracay island. The President on Thursday distributed 623 certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to the tribe—who are the area’s original inhabitants—as well as other agrarian reform beneficiaries. Six of the […]

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MORE THAN 100 KALIGKASAN, 32 LAWIN VOLUNTEERS PLEDGE TO BE BORACAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCERS – CIMATU

The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched its Kaligtasan at Kalikasan (Kaligkasan) volunteer program in Boracay coinciding with the island’s reopening to help promote environmental protection in tourism areas. The Kaligkasan program is a project of the PNP, which taps local volunteers in ensuring security and environmental protection in tourist destinations in the country. The Kaligkasan […]