Browsing by Author "Cinco, Maricar"

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    • 1,000 ha of fish pens first to go on April 1 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2017, on page A18)
      Thirty corporate and individually-owned fish pens, occupying a total area of 1,000 hectares in Laguna Lake, would be the first to be demolished as the government opens up the lake, according to a list issued by the Laguna ...

    • ₱12.3-M tilapia lost in Taal Lake fish kill: BFAR monitoring waters off 3 lakeshore towns 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 1, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      At least 150 tons or P12.3 million worth of cultured tilapia turned belly-up in fish cages in Taal Lake in Batangas province due to a low level of dissolved oxygen in the water. The Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • 2 tons of tilapia lost as fish kill hits Laguna's Sampaloc Lake 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2021, on page A8)
      About two tons of cultured tilapia were lost after a fish kill hit Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna province, last week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. Sammy Malvas, BFAR director for ...

    • 3 fast food restos found polluting Mindoro river 

      Virola, Madonna; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 9, 2019, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order against three fast food restaurants here—the first in a series of government action against establishments polluting the Calapan ...

    • 50 tons of tilapia lost to fish kill 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2014, on page A11)
      At least 50 tons of cultured tilapia were lost as fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province, a normal phenomenon that occurs during the cold months, according to experts. Mario Balazon, spokesperson of Taal ...

    • 7 Chinese in boat crash face multiple homicide 

      Yee, Jovic; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2020, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) filed on Monday charges of multiple homicide against seven Chinese crewmen of the cargo ship Vienna Wood as the 14 crew and passengers of the fishing vessel Liberty 5 they collided with ...

    • 8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods 

      Cinco, Maricar; Arguelles, Mar S.; Orejas, Tonette; Gascon, Melvin; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Semilla, Nestle; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr.; Franco, Joel; Gabieta, Joey; Gomez, Carla (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2019, on page A5)
      Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ...

    • ₱ 93-M beach wall project in Romblon questioned: Project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways has not been endorsed by the Mimaropa Regional Development Council or the Department of Tourism 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The private sector representative to the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) has sounded the alarm over the construction of a shore protection causeway, or a concrete ...

    • After lockdown, fish kill hits Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2020, on page A8)
      Communities on Talim Island in Laguna de Bay lived through the quarantine on surplus fish, after movement restrictions disrupted supply delivery from the island to fish ports and public markets in Metro Manila and nearby ...

    • Antipolo firm may be sued over oil leak 

      Uy, Jocelyn R.; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 10, 2015, on page A17)
      Officials of Teresa town in Rizal province—which ended up a “catch basin” for spilled bunker fuel—were considering suing the cement company responsible for leaking oil into the Teresa River. Marlon Pielago, Teresa environment ...

    • Apo Reef turtle sightings increase during lockdown 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2020, on page A8)
      The number of critically endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Apo Reef doubled during the period when the vast underwater ecosystem off Occidental Mindoro province was ...

    • Batangas dive operators seek Anilao reopening 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2020, on page A8)
      Dive operators in Mabini town in Batangas province are asking national government agencies to consider allowing the underwater sport to resume, citing it as a much safer activity this time than leisure travels to the beach. ...

    • Cavite gov downplays diesel spill destruction 

      Cinco, Maricar; Santos, Tina; Olchondra, Riza; Tubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      A diesel oil spill on Manila Bay that raises potential environmental and health hazards and threatens to ruin the capital’s vital fishing industry has “95-percent” evaporated, leaving only “a thin film” of fuel on the ...

    • Coast Guard: HK boat crew didn’t do enough to save PH fishermen 

      Yee, Jovic; Ocampo, Karl R.; Adonis, Meg; Ramos, Marlon; Miranda, Romar; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2020, on page A7)
      The Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday said that due to a number of factors, the crew of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was only able to do half of what they were expected to do after their vessel collided with a Filipino ...

    • Copper residue shows in river water 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2016, on page A8)
      The sight of bluish green water flowing through the Boac River in Marinduque province has raised suspicions of a high level of acid seeping from mine wastes left in the defunct Marcopper mining site. The Environmental ...

    • Court stops demolition of Laguna lake fishpens: LLDA says ruling from Court of Appeals a setback in President Duterte’s environmental campaign 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 11, 2017, on page A13)
      A recent Court of Appeals (CA) ruling allowed fishpen owners to continue operating in Laguna de Bay, prompting a state agency to call the decision a “setback” in President Duterte’s campaign to clean and clear the country’s ...

    • Crackdown starts on fish pen guns: DENR, LLDA team runs after armed men manning Laguna de Bay fishery structures 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2017, on page A10)
      The government on Friday began its crackdown on unlicensed firearms allegedly used by guards manning fish pens in Laguna de Bay. Environment Undersecretary Arturo Valdez, who heads the National Anti-Environmental Crime ...

    • Damage to Batangas coral reefs feared 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2020, on page A10)
      Marine conservationists are trying to determine the extent of damage to coral reefs after a cargo ship ran aground at a marine sanctuary in the town of Tingloy, Batangas province, at the height of Typhoon Quinta (international ...

    • Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2012, on page A8)
      The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay. This was while they were waiting for the ...

    • Demolition of fish pens in Laguna Lake starts 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A8)
      Two fish pens, occupying about 100 hectares in the Laguna Lake, were demolished early Tuesday as part of the government’s effort to ease the overly congested water body covering parts of Laguna and Rizal provinces and Metro ...