Bolinao marks 30th year of victory for the environment

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN—The coastal town of Bolinao in Pangasinan province will commemorate on Saturday a triumph by the local community against potentially massive environmental destruction through a proposed cement factory project in 1996. That victory paved the way for the town’s emergence as a major ecotourism destination in the province; hence, Aug. 8 is marked annually