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by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — From a distance, it looks like a deep-blue sea has formed in the middle of the Mexican desert. But this is no mirage — it’s the largest solar park in Latin America. With 2.3 million solar panels — covering the equivalent of 2,200 football fields in the arid northern state of Coahuila — the Villanueva power plant, built by Italian energy company Enel, is […]
(Eagle News) — Magdedeploy ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ng dalawang patrol vessels sa Boracay sa panahon ng anim na buwang closure ng isla. Ayon kay PCG Spokesperson Armand Balilo, maglalayag simula sa Abril 22 ang BRP Cabra at BRP Davao del Norte. Magdedeploy rin aniya ang PCG ng tatlong grupo, ito ay ang Special Operations Group, Marine Environmental Protection Command Group at Coastal and Beach Patrol Group. Ang SOG ay makikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine National […]
The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travelers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a “cesspool.” He has ordered that visitors be kept away from April 26 so facilities to treat raw sewage can be set up and illegal structures […]
(Eagle News) — Positibo ang epekto ng pagsasara ng Boracay sa ibang lalawigan sa Western Visayas na mayroon ding tourist attractions. Ayon sa Department of Tourism (DOT), may mga potensyal ang ibang lugar sa nasabing rehiyon. Bagaman malaki ang bahagi ng Boracay sa turismo, ang pagsasara nito ay hindi gaanong makaka-apekto sa kabuuan ng industriya. Nitong 2017, nakapag-tala ang Western Visayas ng 5.8 million tourist arrivals na mataas sa target na 5.5 million. Nasa 5.8 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na nitong Martes, Abril 10, ang paglilinis sa ilang tourist spots sa Oslob, Cebu. Isinara na rin ng mga otoridad ang sandbar at diving site sa isla ng Sumilon dahil sa mga basurang iniwan ng mga turista nitong long holiday. Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Oslob, pansamantalang isasara ang isla ng Sumilon mula Abril 10 hanggang Abril 16. Kahapon ng umaga ay nagtulung-tulong na nagsagawa ng coastal cleanup […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Jonas Leones said that the suggestion of President Rodrigo Duterte to transform the Island of Boracay into a land reform area is very possible. “It’s going to be a land reform area for the Filipinos. Lilinisin ko lang naman tapos ibalik ko sa Pilipino ang lupa nila,” the President said on Monday, April 9, in his departure speech before flying to China […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple said Monday it had achieved a goal of “100 percent clean energy” for its facilities around the world. The California tech giant said its retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries were operating with nonpolluting or renewable energy. Nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with clean energy, bringing the total number of supplier commitments to 23. “We’re […]
(Eagle News)—-Plant trees within six months or have your mining permits revoked. President Rodrigo Duterte issued this stern warning to mining companies before he departed for China on Monday, April 9. “I do not want to see any bald (patch). ‘Yung dinaanan niyo, I want trees as tall as me by six months. Kapag wala ‘yung kahoy na iniwan ninyo sa winasak niyong lupa, then consider your permit revoked,” he said. He said he was […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which threw into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country’s top tourist attraction as a “cesspool” tainted by raw sewage. […]
(Eagle News) — Hiniling ng mga opisyal mula sa Western Visayas sa Department of Tourism (DOT) na bigyan ng prayoridad ang iba pang tourist destination sa rehiyon sa kanilang promotional campaign. Kasunod ito ng nakaambang closure ng Boracay. Ayon kay Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao, susunod sila sa rekomendasyon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) at DOT na isara sa loob ng anim na buwan ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ng malakanyang na tanging ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) lamang ang nagpahayag ng pagkabahala sa naka-ambang pagsasara ng Boracay Island. Ayon kay Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, nag-sumite ang DTI ng magkahiwalay na memorandum na humihiling na gawin ang closure sa Boracay ng iba’t-ibang yugto bilang konsiderasyon sa magiging epekto nito sa mga negosyo at hanap buhay ng mga maapektuhan. Una rito, inirekomenda ng Department of Environment […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said. A fleet of five whalers set sail for the Southern Ocean in November, as Tokyo pursues its “research whaling” in defiance of global criticism. Three of the vessels, including the fleet’s main ship, the Nisshin Maru, arrived in the morning at Shimonoseki […]
