Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (5th from right) and Interior and Local Secretary Eduardo Año (3rd from left) unveil the marker for Boracay’s Wetland No. 4. The DENR has partnered with Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. to convert the one-hectare lagoon into a "linear urban park" with a plaza and boardwalk with trees and plants endemic to Boracay to rebuild the land's biodiversity. Also in photo are representatives of Abotiz (left), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores (3rd and 4th from right, respectively). ###

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Published: 17 October 2018

Boracay residents and guests will soon have a new kind of riding experience when Grab electric buses start to ply the island’s main road when it reopens on October 26. Grab will field eight of its 50 buses for free on opening day until December 2018. The buses are fully air-conditioned, equipped with CCTV and wi-fi. The e-buses will pick up and drop off passengers only in designated bus stops. The buses are part of the partnership between the Department of Transportation and Grab to help reduce air pollution and lessen the carbon footprint of the world famous island destination. ###

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Published: 17 October 2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu shakes hands with Michael Martillano of the Boracay Business Administration of Scuba Shops (BBASS) following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the DENR’s Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Aklan and BBASS for the protection of the biodiversity of Boracay Island. BBASS will, among others, assist the DENR in the conduct of a rapid marine biodiversity assessment, and organize/activate existing patrol groups to enforce the agreed policies on designated snorkeling and dive sites in Boracay Island. ###

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Published: 16 October 2018

Members of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force led by Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (2nd from right) listen as Cebu Pacific Vice President for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog (extreme right) turns over trash bins to the Task Force for use in Boracay. The donation of trash bins aims to make that "Juan Effect" even with small acts of proper garbage disposal which will contribute to sustainable tourism. Others in photo are from left: Secretaries Arthur Tugade of DOTr, Mark Villar of DPWH, Eduardo Año of DILG and Berna Romulo-Puyat of DOT. ###

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Published: 16 October 2018

DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (in suit and tie) answers queries from members of the Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) on the rehabilitation of Boracay island. Antiporda stressed that hotel and establishment operations after the island’s opening on October 26 will be limited only to those accredited as compliant with environmental laws and other government regulations. He also expressed pride that “a much better Boracay” awaits tourists upon entry to the island. Joining Antiporda during the session are (from left to right): Chester Jay Alfaro, Marketing Director of Southwest Tours Boracay; Viveca Hutchison, President of Boracay Sandcastles; and Charo Logarta-Lagamon, Corporate Communications Director of Cebu Pacific Air. The session was part of the PHILTOA’s general membership meeting held on October 10, 2018 at the Seda Vertis North in Quezon City. ###

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Published: 12 October 2018