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Two die in Bicol as boat capsizes; flooding worsens
Meanwhile, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Sunday it was verifying reports of two deaths after bad weather triggered flooding and caused a boat to capsize in the region. In a report, the OCD said it was ...
- January 4, 2021
Oceans have lost 2 percent of oxygen, says study
The world’s oceans have lost more than two percent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants and animals, marine scientists said Wednesday. In those five and a half decades, parts ...
- February 23, 2017
DA: LGUs buy P1.58B worth of farmers’ produce
Local government units (LGUs) have bought P1.58 billion worth of agriculture and fishery products directly from farmers and fishermen since the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was imposed in mid-March, the Department ...
- May 9, 2020
Kill the dolphins, sharks, whales
Mayor Nelson Garcia has maintained that marine animals on Tañon Strait are “parasites” and their population should be controlled by killing some of them, shrugging off criticisms from environmentalists. At a summit on ...
- February 13, 2015
Hamilo Coast safeguards its marine biodiversity
In line with its core emphasis on sustainable tourism and environmentally conscious living, Costa del Hamilo Inc. (CDHI), a leader in the leisure resort industry and the movers behind Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas, ...
- October 10, 2021
Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma
Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ...
- July 8, 2020
Palace leaving increased SCS presence to security agencies
Malacañang is leaving it to security agencies to deal with the reported “massive” presence of Chinese ships in South China Sea areas that are being claimed by the Philippines. A recent article by American think tank Asia ...
- January 15, 2019
China 'twisting' story: DND
The Department of National Defense yesterday said China is "concocting stories" by claiming that the Philippines is doing construction work in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told the Asian giant to tear down ...
- May 7, 2015
PH files diplomatic protest vs China
The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement ...
- June 1, 2018
WV is RP’s second leading ‘Bangrus’ producer
Western Visayas is the second leading producer of milkfish or “Bangrus” in the country, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR Assistant Director for Technical Services Drusila Esther Bayate ...
- November 17, 2018