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  2. Boracay Water - Wikipedia

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    Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (BIWC), branded as Boracay Water, is the joint venture company of Manila Water Company through its subsidiary Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV) and the Philippine Tourism Authority (now Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority) that delivers potable water service, sewerage service, and eventually, drainage management under a 25-year ...

  3. Boracay - Wikipedia

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    Marine world being explored by a local tourist family in Boracay, June 2024 Boracay is the site of an 18-hole par 72 golf course designed by Graham Marsh . [ 87 ] In addition, as of 2010 [update] , Boracay has in excess of 350 beach resorts offering more than 2,000 rooms ranging in quality from five-star to budget accommodation. [ 88 ]

  4. Environmental tax - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, the first year of the implementation of the Environmental Protection Tax Law, the pollution equivalents generated by power plants decreased by 73.1% compared with 2017, and the environmental protection tax paid was 2.14 million yuan, which was 73% lower than the pollution discharge fee of 7.96 million yuan paid in 2017.

  5. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer

  6. 2018 Boracay closure and redevelopment - Wikipedia

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    Algal bloom in Boracay on April 25, 2018, a day prior to the resort island's closure. Boracay is a popular tourist island and the infrastructure needed to accommodate tourism was put in place at a fast pace. [1] This caused environmental problems. [1] Condé Nast Traveler magazine called Boracay "the poster child for overtourism". [1]

  7. Carbon fee and dividend - Wikipedia

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    The fee is based upon the carbon content of a given fuel, with a commonly-proposed starting point being $10–16 /t of carbon that would be emitted once the fuel is burned. [13] [14] The fee is progressively increased, providing a steady, predictable price signal and incentivizing early transition to low-carbon energy sources and products.

  8. List of ports in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of major ports in the Philippines organized by water mass. ... This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 05:37 (UTC).

  9. Recycling rates by country - Wikipedia

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    Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7