Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, March 18 disclosed that business establishments have been erected in the protected area in Mt. Apo in Davao City, saying that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) itself has confirmed it gave these businesses only two years to operate in the...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 said she is keen on asking the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) over its role in the construction of a resort in Chocolate Hills. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said PAMB, a...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Thursday, March 14 said she is keen on filing a resolution seeking an investigation into the reported construction of illegal structures within the vicinity of the Chocolate Hills, a protected area and major tourist attraction. “The Committee on Environment...
Japan’s envoy to the Philippines, who went into scuba diving for the first time in 25 years, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Anilao in Batangas. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko) Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has filed a bill declaring Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act or Republic Act 11038. VILLAR (FB) In...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar wants to declare Mulanay Watershed Forest Reserve (MWFR) in San Francisco, Quezon, as a 'Protected Area' (PA) in recognition of the richness of its biological resources- both flora and fauna. In filing Senate Bill 1691, Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on...
The government now seeks to attract more foreign and domestic visitors in Protected Areas, such as the over 335,105.57 - hectare Samar Island Natural Park (SINP). “Those who crave adventure and prefer places off the beaten track will find SINP as their ideal place," says Zenaida R. Baisa,...
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has highlighted the importance of the new law that effectively declared Mt. Arayat in Arayat town as a protected landscape or area. Mt. Arayat (Photo from Wikipedia) Gonzales was referring to Republic Act (RA) No.11684, which the former...
Six bills seeking to declare Mount Pulag and more ecologically vital locations in the Philippines as protected areas (PAs) have been endorsed for plenary approval in the Senate. Senator Cynthia Villat (Office of Sen. Villar) Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on...
