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    • 2 warships deployed in Benham dock at Poro Point 

      Elias, Jun; Romero, Paolo; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 1, 2017, on page 3)
      Two of the Philippine Navy warships deployed to Benham Rise have docked at the Poro Point seaport here to get logistical support. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Sultan Kudarat arrived early Thursday and are expected to go ...
    • Baby sperm whale rescued off La Union 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2016, on page A-23)
      A wounded baby sperm whale was rescued off the shores of Barangay Carlatan in this city on Friday morning. The female whale, which weighs at least 100 kilos, is 6.5 feet long and has a body circumference of 45 inches, ...
    • BFAR offers scholarships 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2018, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will conduct its nationwide recruitment examination for its fisheries scholarship program on Feb. 24. Nestor Domenden, BFAR Region 1 director, said the scholarship is ...
    • DENR: All systems go for Manila Bay rehab 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth; Elias, Jun; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2019, on page 8)
      It’s all systems go for the start of the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay today, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday. The launch of the project dubbed “Battle for Manila Bay” is ...
    • Fishponds drying up in La Union 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2015, on page A-23)
      The fishponds in Barangays Biday, Bangcusay and Dalumpinas Este have low water level, city fishery coordinator Dolores Gurtiza said. Gurtiza said the tributaries of Carlatan River, which supplies water to fishponds, has ...
    • La Union placed under state of calamity due to oil spill 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2013, on page A-28)
      The provincial board of La Union, upon the request of Gov. Manuel Ortega, has approved a resolution placing the province under a state of calamity due to the oil spill. Vice Gov. Aureo Nisce told The STAR that provincial ...
    • Oil spill hits La Union, Ilocos Sur coastal 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, February 27, 2013, on page A-23)
      Authorities here are rushing to clean up an oil spill supposedly from a sunken Myanmar vessel that has reached coastal areas in Ilocos Sur and La Union. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has called on officials in the ...
    • Red tide alert up in Ilocos region 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2010, on page A-28)
      The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has alerted local governments in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan, comprising Region 1, to require market inspectors to ...
    • [ Spinner dolphin ] 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 6, 2013, on page A-23)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and San Fernando City fishery personnel check an ailing spinner dolphin that beached in Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union yesterday afternoon.
    • Teen drowns as boat capsizes in Isabela 

      Elias, Jun; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2022, on page 12)
      A 14-year-old girl drowned when a motorboat capsized in Ilagan City, Isabela yesterday morning. The boat with several passengers on board was crossing a river in Barangay Cabisera when it was battered by strong winds and ...