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Famous Boracay Island (Photo courtesy of Aklan - Our Province) MANILA - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB)-will celebrate the gains made in the rehabilitation of Boracay wetlands during the local observance of the World Wetlands Day 2022 on February 2. Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said this year's celebration focuses on our concrete actions for wetlands to save them from further degradation. "Wetlands are amon...

(File photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday slammed leftist lawmaker France Castro of the Makabayan Bloc for calling the Department's directive urging all barangays in the country to prepare an inventory of unvaccinated individuals as a "witch-hunt" even as it assured the Commission on Human Rights that the program will never violate the individual's right to privacy. "To call the President's directive as well as the ordin...

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross) MANILA - As support to the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with Bago City, vaccinated 146 inmates and one personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the city with Sinovac doses last September 25. Bago City is grateful to the humanitarian organization and for its initiative in partnering with BJMP to vaccinate inmates as they are part of the Covid-19 priority group. "There wa...