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Boracay rehabilitation and clean-up might go beyond six months, says DENR chief

(Eagle News) — The schedule of the Boracay rehabilitation and clean up might be extended beyond six months. This came after Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu revealed that more than 40 illegal pipelines were discovered in a beachfront where tourists usually go swimming. The illegal pipelines were discovered after the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted surveys using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The agency also discovered that waters […]