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    • 2 Negrense fishermen rescued after floating at sea for 6 days 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, February 24, 2021, on page 2)
      Two fishermen from Sipalay City, Negros Occidental survived on board a damaged fishing boat for six days. Alexander Alagao, 73; and Rico Norquia, 57, both residents of Barangay 5, were rescued in Zamboanga del Norte yesterday ...
    • 2 Negrense fishermen rescued home to Sipalay 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, February 26, 2021, on page 2)
      The two fishermen who were rescued in Zamboanga del Norte last Monday returned home to Sipalay City, Negros Occidental yesterday. Executive Assistant Dionilo Bogtae, head of the Public Safety and Sipalay Emergency Assistance ...
    • 6 coastal villages join cleanup drive 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 23, 2019, on page 6-15)
      Six coastal villages in Valladolid, Negros Occidental joined a cleanup drive yesterday as part of their preventive measures on stranded sea animals which are being tangled by fishing nets and other garbage. The activity ...
    • Another sea turtle found dead in E.B. Magalona 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, April 16, 2021, on page 7)
      Another sea turtle believed to have eaten plastic was found dead at the coastal area of Sitio Roma, Barangay Batea, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last Tuesday. According to Environment Management Specialist (EMS) II ...
    • Another sea turtle trapped in fish cage, rescued 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 14, 2020, on page 3)
      Barangay officials in Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental rescued a sea turtle trapped in a fish cage on Wednesday. Environment Management Specialist II (EMS II) Jojo Vargas said the turtle was 24 inches long ...
    • Body of missing fisherman recovered 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, July 11, 2020, on page 3)
      Authorities retrieved on Friday the body of a fisherman who was reported missing for three days at Barangay 1, Ilog, Negros Occidental. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, ...
    • Coast Guard enhances readiness for search and rescue, marine pollution 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 21, 2022, on page 4-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Western Visayas highlighted the significance of the stakeholders and government agencies in search and rescue (SAR) operations. PCG northern Negros conducted exercises on marine ...
    • Coast Guard intercepts Bantayan residents 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 8, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental intercepted three residents of Bantayan, Cebu at Vito port in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last Tuesday. Commander Jansen Benjamin, PCG-Negros Occidental head, said they ...
    • Coast Guard sues cargo ship crew for fatal sea mishap 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 1, 2020, on page 2-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Southern Visayas led by Captain Eduardo De Luna filed a criminal case for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property against the crew members of Philippine-registered ...
    • Dolphin killed in suspected shark attack 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, March 18, 2021, on page 3)
      An Irrawaddy dolphin was killed in a suspected shark attack in Negros Occidental over the weekend. Lumba project, a center for research and engagement on critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins found in Bago and Pulupandan, ...
    • Dolphin's carcass found in beach 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 14, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A decomposing spinner dolphin was found on the beach of Barangay Zone 1, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental Tuesday morning. According to Lumba Project, a website about the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins found in Bago ...
    • Endangered dolphin found dead in Pulupandan 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The Earth Island Institute Philippines raised their alarm on the possible extinction of Irrawaddy dolphins in Negros, after a dolphin calf was found dead in the coastal waters of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Sept 25, ...
    • Fisherman missing after boat capsizes; brother survives 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, July 9, 2020, on page 2-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental mounted a search and rescue operation after a fisherman was reported missing when his motorized boat capsized in the waters of Barangay 1, Ilog, Negros Occidental late ...
    • Fisherman reported in missing in Pontevedra 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, February 2, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – Negros Occidental is conducting search and rescue operation following a report about a fisherman who went missing after he was swept by strong water current in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental ...
    • Fisherman rescues another endangered sea turtle 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 21, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A fisherman in Valladolid town rescued another Hawksbill sea turtle in the waters of Barangay Bagumbayan last Monday. Mark Cabrillos, staff from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Mdrrmo), said ...
    • Fisherman rescues trapped in fishing net 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 17, 2019, on page 3)
      A fisherman rescued a hawksbill sea turtle trapped in a fishing net in the waters of Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid, Negros Occidental Thursday. Melvin Trayco was on board his fishing boat when he saw the turtle tangled ...
    • Fisherman washes ashore, rescued 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 6, 2020, on page 2)
      A fisherman was rescued after he washed ashore in the coastline of Cauayan, Negros Occidental last Monday. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, said Joart Sefil, 37, of San ...
    • Fisherman's pa seeks justice for son's death due to 'sea accident' 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, September 12, 2020, on page 2)
      A father came out and asked for justice for the death of his son after an unidentified Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargo vessel rammed the victim’s fishing boat in Escalante City, Negros Occidental early this week. Enrique ...
    • Five boxes of ‘dynamited’ fish seized 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, June 27, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seized five boxes of alleged illegally caught fish from Cadiz City. Commander Jansen Benjamin, PCG-Negros Occidental ...
    • Giant ocean sunfish washes up in Sagay 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 8, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A very rare giant ocean sunfish, locally known as “Mola-Mola” was found floating at the waters of a beach resort in Barangay Taba-ao, Sagay City, Negros Occidental early Monday. According to Jose Roberto Togle of the City ...