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'Buwaya' in the limelight
Crocodiles or buwaya are once more in the news, but this time in their original incarnations and not their human versions. We’ll get to those in time. Crocodiles are back in the limelight after the capture of a 6.4-meter-long ...
- September 27, 2011
Our big surprise in Tubbataha-diving with Destiny
It was a quintessential Tubbataha dive—volatile currents, tons of fish, and a big surprise. We were at Seafan Alley on Tubbataha’s North Atoll, making our way back to the shallows after some 40 minutes of spotting slender ...
- July 2, 2016
Modern-day ‘Battle for Manila Bay’ starts
It’s all systems go for the “Battle for Manila Bay.” Unlike the historic combat that involved ships, cannons, and guns, this modern-day battle will be waged against waste and pollution in the bay famous for its golden ...
- January 26, 2019
Du30 ordered Boracay cleanup after catching whiff of foul air
A whiff of foul-smelling air while in Boracay prompted him to order the closure and eventual cleanup of the world-famous island, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Wednesday. In a speech during the 31st-anniversary rites ...
- July 6, 2018
Saving turtles by saving their nesting sites
One of the most fascinating facts about sea turtles is that they have unusually sharp memories, according to experts. So they would return again and again to the place where turtles hundreds of years before them hatched ...
- August 5, 2018
Oil spill hastens deterioration of river
The release of some 300 liters of oil from a capsized fishing boat into the Balincaguing River in Agno, Pangasinan, last week has alarmed local residents, who say it could happen again and hasten the river’s deterioration. ...
- April 23, 2015
In Subic, newly hatched Sea Turtles return to Sea
With the help of tourists, 113 newly hatched olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were released to their natural habitat at Subic Bay here last week. The turtles were born at the hatchery of All Hands Beach, a ...
- December 14, 2016
Gov't inaction blamed for Subic waste dumping
A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies ...
- February 16, 2013
Private dev't on Tanay river alarms locals; DENR steps in
Concerned residents in Tanay, Rizal province, have sounded the alarm over a private development project, which they fear will disrupt the natural flow of a river that runs through a protected area. The Department of the ...
- October 26, 2022
Reclamation work in Masinloc halted
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the expansion activities of Alpha Water Realty Services Corp. (AWRSC), operator of the Masinloc coal-fired plant in Zambales. This after the DENR ...
- April 10, 2018