Browsing by Author "Cordova, Calvin D."

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    • Boy dies after eating puffer fish 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, March 28, 2019, on page 10)
      A five-year-old boy died while his parents and his four siblings were hospitalized after they ate puffer fish locally known as butete in Panganan Island, Lapu-Lapu City. The victims complained of dizziness after they ...

    • Cebu calls off probe on Manila Bay 'white sand' 

      Cordova, Calvin D.; Ruiz, Ellalyn V. (Tempo, September 9, 2020, on page 3)
      The provincial board will no longer investigate the transportation of crushed dolomite rocks or “white sand” from Cebu to Manila after it triggered a wave of protests. The enhancing of the Manila Bay through the dumping ...

    • Governor stops extraction of dolomite in Cebu province 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2020, on page 5)
      Two mining corporations in Cebu province will no longer be allowed to extract dolomite, the mineral that was used to fill a stretch of the Manila Bay baywalk. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday issued Executive Order ...

    • Navy vows stricter campaign vs illegal fishing in Tañon Strait 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, December 13, 2018, on page 9)
      The Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) vowed a stricter campaign against all forms of illegal and destructive fishing in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area. In a joint maritime enforcement activity ...

    • Oslob's whale watching industry incurs ₱30-M loss 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020, on page 5)
      The tourism industry in Oslob town, southern Cebu, incurred at least P30 million in losses due to the community quarantine that the government imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (2019). Whale watching ...

    • Ship aground at Bohol reef; 67 rescued 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, October 10, 2018, on page 10)
      Sixty-seven people were rescued from a ship that ran aground at Danajon Reef in Bohol before dawn Tuesday. The M/V South Pacific left Bato, Leyte, 9 p.m. Monday for Cebu City when it hit the reef at past 1 a.m. An initial ...