Coron Bay found high in density of fecal coliform - DENR

PUERTO Princesa City (17 Mar) - Water pollution in Coron Bay, Palawan, is "so serious and over the limit" that it is unsafe for swimming, warned an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Mimaropa on Saturday afternoon, March 17, 2018.

'Total closure' of Boracay, inter-agency group recommends

MANILA - Following public consultations and series of interagency meetings among the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Department of Tourism (DOT), a decision has been made to recommend the total closure of Boracay.