CEBU CITY – Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has assured local officials and establishment owners within the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) area that he will appeal to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to give them sufficient time to comply with the requirements and address the issues...
German Ambassador Andreas Pfaffernoschke cannot help but marvel at the beauty of the Chocolate hills in Bohol province. (Photo from German Amb. Andreas Pfaffernoschke via X post) He talked about discovering more of the Philippines’ islands in his post on X (formerly Twitter) on...
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension of 69 officials from the provincial and municipal governments of Bohol, including its Governor Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado, due to their involvement in the controversial resort found in Chocolate Hills this year. Other...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The House Committee on Natural Resources' hearing on the wayward construction of a resort in Bohol's famous Chocolate Hills have highlighted the Department of Environment and Natural Resources'...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has undertaken key measures to raise awareness of the province’s designation as a United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Global Geopark (UGGp). Gov. Aris Aumentado recently led the unveiling of Bohol UGGp Information and...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay has criticized the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over its complacency and negligence during Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) meetings which led to the building of structures in protected areas. Binay said the DENR ought...
Senators stressed on Wednesday, April 3, that having a land title in a legislated protected area such as Chocolate Hills does not grant the owner absolute control regarding what should be done with it. Sen. Cynthia Villar says the regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) True to his word, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has led on Monday, March 18 the filing of a resolution, which called for an inquiry on the construction and...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged authorities to pursue and promote sustainable tourism development and strict compliance to environmental laws to protect the country’s natural heritage sites. Go made the call amid the growing concerns over the construction of a resort within 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 Nancy Binay Senator Nancy Binay has joined the chorus of people who have expressed their dislike for the viral resort that was somehow constructed in Bohol's famous Chocolate Hills right under the authorities' noses. "Ang sa akin...
Senator Cynthia Villar The Senator Cynthia Villar-chaired Committee on Environment will conduct an inspection at Bohol’s Chocolate Hills--the site of the controversial Captain's Peak Resort--during the upcoming Holy Week break. Thus, bared...
