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    • 'Butanding' appearance excites Legazpi folk, execs 

      Arguelles, Mar S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 22, 2014, on page A8)
      It’s amazing what whale sharks can do. Tourism and business in the city are agog over the sighting of the gentle giants, also known as “butanding,” in coastal waters just 30 meters off the city boulevard. The eight whale ...

    • 'Butanding' found dead in Libas port 

      Celino, Felipe V. (The Daily Guardian, March 21, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Roxas City, Capiz – The carcass of a “butanding” or whale shark was found floating by fishermen Monday morning near Libas fishing port here. A concerned citizen informed Libas village chief Dhonyl Alisasis about the find. ...

    • 'Butanding' lifts town's tourism industry 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 9, 2013, on page A10)
      Next to the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City, this coastal town is emerging as Pangasinan province’s new ecotourism destination due to the presence of whale sharks near its shorelines. The whale sharks, locally ...

    • 'Butanding' sighting season on in Sorsogon 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, December 21, 2016, on page 6)
      The provincial government on Thursday officially declared that the whaleshark or ‘butanding’ sighting season off the coast of Donsol is officially on. Sorsogon Governor Bobet Lee-Rodrigueza said that sightings of the ...

    • ‘Butanding’ bring revenue to Pangasinan town 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2013, on page A12)
      Resorts and boat owners in this coastal town have been cashing in on the presence of “butanding” (whale sharks) here. Lina Paculan, a chambermaid at Sierra Vista Resort in Barangay (village) Nibaliw here, said more tourists ...

    • Butuan 

      Gonzalez, Gene (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2012, on page C-2)
      Langihan Market-This is one of the cleanest and brightest markets I have ever seen in the country. The fish and seafood, though pricey, are all incredibly fresh as they come from nearby Surigao and Siargao. The shellfish ...

    • Butuanon River eco-fence, viewing deck completed 

      KFD (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2021, on page 5)
      The Mandaue City is already one step closer to achieving the City’s Green Corridor master plan along the Butuanon River, after completing the second phase of the two projects constructed along the river. Mandaue City Mayor ...

    • ‘Buwad’-making thrives in Bantayan Island 

      (Manila Standard, March 23, 2020, on page A6)
      Bantayan island in Cebu is known for its fine, white-sand beaches and clear waters, and also for buwad, or sun-dried salted fish, better known as daing or tuyo in other parts of the Philippines. Fishing is the main livelihood ...

    • 'Buwaya' in the limelight 

      David, Rina J. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2011, on page A13)
      Crocodiles or buwaya are once more in the news, but this time in their original incarnations and not their human versions. We’ll get to those in time. Crocodiles are back in the limelight after the capture of a 6.4-meter-long ...

    • Buy food assistance from farmers, fisherfolk, gov't urged 

      GMA News (Panay News, March 30, 2021, on page 13)
      Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Monday proposed that the national government should buy the food assistance it will provide to those affected by stricter coronavirus disease 2019 protocols from local farmers and fisherfolk at ...

    • Byahe Iloilo-Guimaras 

      Jamolo, Runji Rocio (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 8)
      Kasubong sang paghanut sang pugada sa mga pump boat sang nagligad nga Sabado, liwat naman natay-og ang aton balatyagon sa kaangtanan sang Guimaras kag Iloilo. Depende seguro sa mga laragway nga nakita sa social media, may ...

    • CA OKs trial of fishermen's class suit vs mining firm 

      Postrado, Leonardo D. (Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2015, on page 4)
      The Court of Appeals (CA ) has given the go signal for the full-blown trial of the class suit filed by a group of fishermen seeking damages against Marcopper Mining Corporation, almost two decades since the disastrous mine ...

    • CA reverses ruling on fishing ordinance 

      Nonato, Vince Alvic Alexis F. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the ruling of a local trial court that junked a Camarines Norte town’s ordinance allowing the confiscation of fishing vessels that use illegal paraphernalia. A 16-page decision dated ...

    • Cabadbaran City cultivates 'ridge-to-reef' ecosystem 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      The city of Cabadbaran, the provincial capital of August del Norte, is taking the lead in protecting its ridge to reef ecosystem. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Protected Areas and Wildlife ...

    • Cabinet clusters to tackle Filipino boat's sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Ferreras, Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, June 17, 2019, on page S1/11)
      Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles on Sunday said there will be a joint cluster meeting on Monday to tackle the reported sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. The incident occurred on June 9 near ...

    • Cabinet gagged on China; ex-generals assert sea rights 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2021, on page 9)
      President Duterte banned his Cabinet on Monday from talking about sea disputes amid months of China’s escalating incursions. “This is my order now to the Cabinet, and to all and sundry talking for the government, to refrain ...

    • Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, April 4, 2018, on page B6)
      Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...

    • Cabinet official: War awaits any claimant to Benham Rise 

      Sausa, Raadee S. (The Manila Times, March 8, 2018, on page A3)
      If someone claims the Philippine (Benham) Rise, the government will declare war against the claimant, a Cabinet official said on Wednesday. “The Philippine Rise must be guarded. We will go to war if someone [not only China] ...

    • Cadiz dried fish industry unshaken amid Covid-19 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, July 18, 2020, on page 5)
      Cadiz City is the dried fish capital of Negros Occidental. It is the number one product of Cadiz City. The city is an exporter of dried fishes to America and Canada and, likewise, it supplies the demand in the province of ...

    • Cadiz mayor closes 'death' reef 

      Adiong, Eugene Y. (The Manila Times, August 31, 2022, on page A10)
      Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante has ordered the temporary closure of the Kabilang-Bilangan Reef in Barangay Sicaba on Monday, August 29, after strong currents claimed the lives of four persons including two minors on ...