LIST: All 69 officials suspended due to Chocolate Hills resort

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The case involving the controversial resort in Bohol’s famous Chocolate Hills was unprecedented. A total of 69 officials and government employees – from Gov. Erico Aris Aumentado down to the barangay level –…

House bill sets rules for Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/25/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY—Four lawmakers have filed a bill establishing the boundaries of the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) following the controversy sparked by the discovery of illegally built structures in the protected natural attractions in Bohol province. Bohol Representatives Edgar…

Grassfire hits Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/01/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY  — The hot weather was considered the cause of the grassfire that hit two mounds of the famous Chocolate Hills in the town of Carmen, Bohol on Tuesday night. FO3 Ian Blair Reyes, team leader at the Bureau of…

DOT seeks inclusion in protected areas board amid Chocolate Hills issue

Jane Baustista 03/23/2024

Department of Tourism Sec. Christina Frasco —INQUIRER.net file photo / Ryan Leagogo After the recent controversy surrounding a resort development near Chocolate Hills in Sagbayan town, Bohol, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced plans to advocate for…

DENR chief: Illegal structures in Chocolate Hills must be removed

Leo Udtohan 03/22/2024

CARMEN, BOHOL — Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga has asserted that illegal structures in the Chocolate Hills must be removed to maintain its status as the first global geopark declared by the United Nations in the…

Another illegal structure at Chocolate Hills ordered probed

Leo Udtohan 03/16/2024

CARMEN, BOHOL — Another resort located near the Chocolate Hills in Bohol province is in hot water for alleged construction of illegal structures within the protected area. Aside from the controversial Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in…

DENR stops operation of Chocolate Hills resort

Zacarian Sarao 03/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order (CDO) against the controversial Chocolate Hills resort operating in a protected area in Bohol province. DENR Undersecretary for Field Operations…

Chocolate Hills furor prompts Bohol bishop’s call to preserve national treasures

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 03/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The public has been urged by the Catholic bishop of Bohol to preserve national treasures amid an outcry over the construction and operation of a resort in the middle of the picturesque Chocolate Hills’…

Chocolate Hills Development: Bohol gov wants truth on the issue

Leo Udtohan - @inquirerdotnet 03/15/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Officials of Sagbayan town in Bohol province have been summoned by Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado to shed light on the project built in a protected landscape. This is done amid the controversy raging…

Chocolate hills resort: Bohol governor tells DENR to take legal action ASAP

Morexette Marie Erram 03/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The provincial government of Bohol wants to find out how the controversial resort located within the famous Chocolate Hills was allowed to construct and operate despite an investigation that started way back in 2018. Bohol…

Pauline Amelinckx nanawagan para sa pagpanalipod, pagpreserbar sa Chocolate Hills

CDN Digital 03/14/2024

Ang Boholana beauty queen nga si Pauline Amelinckx nihatag sa iyang opinyon kabahin sa gisaway kaayo karon nga resort nga gitukod sud sa Chocolate Hills, gipahinumduman niya ang publiko sa gikinahanglan nga “pagbalanse sa paguswag sa pagpanalipod…

Netizens share thoughts on controversial resort in Bohol’s Chocolate Hills

Immae Lachica 03/14/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Just May of last year, Bohol Island was named as the Philippines’ first UNESCO Global Geopark. With the thriving agriculture and fishery industry on the island, it is no surprise that this tiny…

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