Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "boats"

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    • 57 persons safe, but copra sinks in boat off Burias isle 

      Barrameda, Shiena M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2015, on page A2)
      A motorized boat carrying 57 persons and 200 sacks of copra left a Masbate port without inspection by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and sank near Burias Island on Sunday morning, the PCG in Bicol said. Petty Officer ...

    • Albay's rich fishing ground tourist draw 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2016, on page A7)
      The vast golden white sands that appear and disappear with the tide day in, day out in Lagony Gulf is fast becoming a local tourist attraction this summer. This little city in the middle of the sea, known locally as Wara-Wara ...

    • 'Balangay' to China? Better than Jet Ski diplomacy 

      See, Aie Balagtas (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2017, on page A4)
      A Philippine official said on Friday that he would sail a replica of a balangay — the country’s oldest known boat — across the disputed South China Sea all the way to China, in what was envisioned as an epic voyage meant ...

    • Boats idle, workers lose jobs as GenSan reels from tuna ban 

      Zonio, Aquiles (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2010, on page A10)
      Gone were the days when fishing boats of the Amadeo Fishing Corp. (AFC) sailed daily to catch tuna. Now, most of its fishing vessels are grounded in the company’s private wharf in the coastal village of Calumpang here. ...

    • Fishers, plea for help heard in South Korea 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2014, on page A11)
      When typhoon survivor Sonny Ciriaco told the Inquirer that fishermen like him would rather have new boats than food and housing aid, he did not know that his appeal would be heard some 3,000 kilometers away. Ciriaco, in ...

    • Manila gears up for rains by buying 80 rescue boats 

      Adonis, Meg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2020, on page A8)
      The Manila local government has prepared for the rainy season in the flood-prone city by buying 80 rescue boats that are expected to speed up the response time to emergencies. According to Manila Disaster Risk Reduction ...

    • Mapua- DOST team develops tech for small fisherfolk, LGUs 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2022, on page A5)
      For fisherfolk who venture out to sea on small boats, staying safe while navigating open waters requires keeping off the path of big ships, to whom their puny craft would appear as mere specks on the horizon, practically ...

    • More regulation pushed for boats plying Rio Grande de Mindanao 

      Fernandez, Edwin O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2019, on page A9)
      Officials of Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province and this city have called for greater regulation on the operation of boats that ferry passengers along the Rio Grande de Mindanao after five people died in a collision ...

    • PH acquires 6 more patrol boats from South Korea 

      Cabalza, Dexter V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A5)
      The Philippines has inked a contract for the purchase of six additional offshore patrol vessels from South Korea, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Hyundai ...

    • PH Navy vessel docks at Pagasa Island port 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2020, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippine Navy’s BRP Ivatan (LC298) made history last week for being the first Navy vessel to dock at the newly constructed port at Pagasa Island on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued on late Tuesday, Naval ...