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100 baby sea turtles released to open sea
After hatching in a busy beach resort here, some 100 baby sea turtles (pawikan) made their way back home on Saturday. The olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were born at a hatchery of All Hands Beach and began ...
- December 10, 2017
PH fears China will build island on Panatag Shoal
The Philippines expects China to try to build on the Scarborough Shoal, the country's Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, a move he said would be "unacceptable" in the flash-point waterway. In an interview ...
- February 8, 2017
'Bobo' traps: A smart way to fish
Sa lawud itagak, sa bukid pangitaon. (Drop it into the deep sea, but look for it in the mountains.) This is how 65-year-old fisherman Mamelito Quisada describes the traditional deep-sea fishing method practiced by his ...
- August 9, 2015
PH’s bangus, shrimps get world’s attention
Eight Philippine exporters racked up $211 million (P10.54 billion) worth of orders and inquiries at a trade fair in Dubai on November, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
- December 29, 2016
Japan slams China reclamations in disputed sea
Japan slammed China's bid to reclaim land in the South China Sea as a "coercive attempt" to force sweeping maritime claims, in a defense paper coinciding with Tokyo's bid for legislation to expand the Japanese military ...
- July 22, 2015
Angel in the water
Meet this Angel Catfish, a new member of the family at Las Farolas, the newest tourist and educational destination in Metro-Manila. Since its arrival a few weeks ago, this fish has never failed to catch the fancy of visitors ...
- March 5, 2014
Tubbataha a year after the scarring by US Navy ship
On Jan. 17, 2013, the USS Guardian, a 68-meter-long US Navy warship, entered Tubbataha to accidentally plough into its South Atoll, home to the last 8,000 or so Philippine Black Noddies, which are critically endangered ...
- August 3, 2014
Whale won’t leave coast, dies while being treated
Fishermen found the 2-meter long whale beached along Dasol Bay on Sept. 23 and brought it back to the sea. But it was sighted again in the afternoon on the same day so village officials decided to bring it to the BFAR ...
- October 7, 2016
PH to spend P100B on climate change projects
The Government is spending more than P100 billion on climate change mitigating projects this year and next, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said on the sidelines of the inauguration of a solar power project. Government ...
- June 8, 2015
Ship feared to worsen coral damage
Efforts are underway to remove a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel fro a shoal off a town in Cebu province after it ran aground there and damaged at least three hectares of coral reefs.
- June 18, 2016