Browsing by Place "Occidental Mindoro"

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    • 14 missing in sea collision off Occ. Mindoro 

      Barcelo, Vito; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, June 30, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Chinese cargo ship about 15 miles from Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro, authorities said. The boats crashed early Sunday, ...

    • 2 Pinoy fishermen rescued by Chinese fishing vessel, PN 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, February 16, 2023, on page 5)
      Two Filipino fishermen who went missing at sea last month have now been reunited with their families after being rescued by a Chinese fishing vessel and the Philippine Navy (PN). Commander Ariel Joseph Coloma, spokesman ...

    • Agri dep't Filipinos continue to fish in West Philippine Sea with gov't support 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 9, 2021, on page S1/8)
      Increased government presence at the West Philippine Sea has allowed Filipino fishermen to continue operating in the area, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Agri losses from storms reach P1.55b 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, July 28, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine agriculture sector sustained lost of P1.55 billion in crops and damaged farm infrastructures following the onslaught of three storms in a span of two weeks. Losses in fisheries totaled P146.58 million in ...

    • Apo Reef Park bags int'l award 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2022, on page 5)
      An international council of marine conservation experts awarded the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation to the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Occidental Mindoro. The award was given ...

    • 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 ...

    • Assistance continues for affected Mindoro fisherfolk 

      Laurente, Ire Joe (The Manila Times, May 7, 2023, on page A8)
      After the identification of alternative fishing grounds for fishermen affected by the recent massive oil spill, the provincial government is continually formulating a recovery program, an agricultural official here said. ...

    • Batangas waters cleared of harmful starfish species 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 6, 2022, on page A7)
      Thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish (COT) were removed from the seas off Batangas province by authorities who were responding to the outbreak of the poisonous starfish that could endanger local natural resources. The ...

    • BFAR: 'Enough salt in Western Visayas' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 2, 2022, on page 2)
      Consumers in Western Visayas should not worry. There is enough supply of salt in the region, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Remia A. Aparri. She has not received any report ...

    • Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna 

      (Manila Standard, July 16, 2015, on page C3)
      Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ...

    • Bird on brink of extinction flies over Apo Reef park 

      Virola, Madonna T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A1-A11)
      One of the world’s critically endangered seabirds, the Christmas Frigatebird, was spotted for the first time at Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province, the third record of the species ...

    • 'Boat ramming': Chinese told to pay P12m to Pinoy fishermen 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, September 18, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has said the Chinese government will have to pay P12 million the 22 fishermen and owner of M/V Gem-Ver rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel off Recto Bank on June 9 last year. Citing a ...

    • CG reports no survivors found in sea collision 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, July 1, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Coast Guard authorities have seen no signs of life in the search for 14 people who went missing during a collision last weekend between a fishing boat and a Hong Kong cargo vessel off Occidental Mindoro south of Manila. ...

    • Coast Guard: Capsized dredger sinks, spills oil off Bataan waters 

      Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, May 8, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday that the capsized MV Hong Hai 189 has sunk in waters off Mariveles, Bataan, and released about 30 to 50 liters of oil and other mixed substances. The MV Hong Hai, a Sierra ...

    • Collaboration eyed to revive PH salt industry 

      Miguel, Janine Alexis (The Manila Times, November 3, 2023, on page B3)
      The Philippine Chamber for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) urged all stakeholders and government agencies to work together to revive the local salt industry in light of the continuous decline in local salt production. ...

    • Cops donate over P1.2-M cash to oil spill-affected families 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Tempo, May 4, 2023, on page 3)
      The Police Regional Office 4B has donated more than P1.2 million cash to poor families affected by the oil spill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. PRO4B Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said the donation came from voluntary contributions ...

    • Coral reef fish declared flagship species of Apo Reef 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 18, 2018, on page 6)
      The coral reef fish has been declared as flagship species of the world famous Apo Reef Natural Park off Occidental Mindoro. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Protected Area Management Board approved ...

    • Coral reefs face new El Niño threat 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2010, on page 14)
      An international conservation group warned yesterday that the current El Niño episode may have adverse effects on the recovering coral reefs in the country. Gregg Yan, information, education and communications officer of ...

    • DA acts to ease El Niño effects 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page 11)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is about to complete the implementation of mitigation measures to address the effects of El Niño event on this year’s dry cropping season and to keep up with the coming wet cropping season. ...

    • DENR chief orders Puerto Galera rehab 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, December 4, 2019, on page A7)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the rehabilitation of Puerto Galera in Mindoro Oriental to follow in the footsteps of Boracay in Aklan and Manila Bay in a bid to protect and preserve the country’s prime tourist ...