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HARNESSING SUN’S POWER IN BORACAY

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (in sunglasses) and officials of Southwest Travel and Tours in Boracay, led by its president Cedric Paul Sazon (left) and sales and marketing manager Celeen Denise Sazon (in floral dress) try out the solar-powered jeepney during Boracay’s opening day on October 26. The air-conditioned vehicle (inset) can seat as many as 22 passengers, while the open-air type can accommodate 25. The vehicles are part of a new integrated transport system soon to be implemented in Boracay to keep the island pollution-free. ###

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‘DOABLE’ SWM PLANS

DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny Antiporda said that the importance of the approval of the ten-year solid waste management (SWM) plans of the local government units (LGUs) is “to know if the plan that they made is doable.” He also said that the National Solid Waste Management Commission will be reaching out to far-flung LGUs so as to fast-track the development of their respective SWM plans and focus more on the monitoring of the plans’ implementation. Antiporda made the statement during the commission’s en banc meeting held on October 29, 2018 at Icon Hotel, Timog, Quezon City, where resolutions approving the 10-year SWM plans were awarded to 30 LGUs.###

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STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES FOR BORACAY

The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force, represented by its chair, DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (in checkered polo) expresses its appreciation to Korea Telecom (KT), represented by its vice president Kim Sung-In, for the company’s contribution to the rehabilitation of Boracay island. KT, in cooperation with the Department of Information and Communications Technology, will establish six state-of-the-art technologies in the island, namely: high-quality public wi-fi infrastructure particularly along White Beach and in Cagban Port; intelligent closed-circuit television cameras that can recognize faces at ports of entry; photovoltaic solar panels that can generate about 35,000 kilowatts of electricity annually, as well as a system to help track and manage solar energy generation and consumption; a smart school where selected students can learn through a wireless network; e-healthcare that uses devices which allow remote and real-time checking of solutions; and a central command center. The certificate of appreciation was given during Boracay’s opening day ceremony at Cagban Jetty Port.on October 26. KT is the largest telecommunications company in South Korea. ###

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SALUBUNGAN OF BORACAYNONS AND AKLANONS

Boracaynons (right photo) welcome Aklanons (left photo) as the very first guests of Boracay Island on Day 1 of the island’s dry run on October 15. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ordered the closure of Boracay to both local and international tourists on April 26, 2018 upon the recommendation of the Departments of Environment and Natural Resources, Tourism, and Interior and Local Government to pave the way for its rehabilitation. During the opening ceremony for the 11-dry run held Monday, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, who chairs the Boracay Inter-agency Task Force, has officially declared that Boracay is no longer a cesspool and its waters is now fit for swimming.###

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ADOPTION OF BORACAY’S WETLAND 3

The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force led by DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (3rd from left) with Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año and Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat (1st and 2nd from left) acknowledge the adoption of Wetlands No. 3 by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). SMC will develop the wetland by constructing a boardwalk using the floating deck system, an amphitheatre, and an observation deck. At the foot of the mountain, there will be a butterfly farm, vegetable garden and fruit bearing trees. The garden will be tended by the local Ati. ###

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