Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Crisostomo, Sheila"

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    • DOH warns vs formalin-tainted imported galunggong 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Cervantes, Ding; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, August 23, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Health Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday warned the public against the consumption of imported galunggong (round scad) from China that are allegedly tainted with formalin. In a press conference, Duque said formalin ...

    • Gov't braces for legal challenges to Boracay closure 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Villanueva, Rhodina; Diaz, Jess; Romero, Paolo; Talavera, Catherine; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, April 7, 2018, on page 4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to face possible legal complaints from business establishments in Boracay following the government’s decision to close the island resort for about six ...

    • Lawmaker calls for probe on fish crackdown in markets 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, November 30, 2022, on page 2)
      A senior lawmaker yesterday filed a resolution seeking a House probe on the crackdown initiated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on vendors in local wet markets found selling imported fish such as ...

    • 'Manila beach' defended amid uproar 

      Valenzuela, Rhodina; Crisostomo, Sheila; Romero, Alexis; Galupo, Rey; Macairan, Evelyn; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2020, on page 8)
      Days after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started dumping artificial white sand in Manila Bay, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public of health risks due to exposure to crushed ...

    • Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay 

      Ozaeta, Arnel; Macairan, Evelyn; Gatdula, Donnabelle; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Crisostomo, Sheila; Amoroso, Ed (The Philippine Star, August 10, 2013, on page 1-6)
      A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...

    • Mindoro oil spill: DOJ readying raps 

      Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, May 10, 2023, on page 9)
      The Department of Justice (DOJ) will start filing charges against those involved in the illegal operations of the sunken tanker Princess Empress. “The DOJ will certainly file cases, that’s for sure. It’s just a matter of ...

    • Oil spill: 5,185 hectares of marine habitat affected 

      Cariaso, Bella; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2023, on page 8)
      The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has affected up to 5,185 hectares of corals, seagrass and mangroves in Oriental Mindoro and Western Visayas. In a situational report released yesterday, the Department of ...

    • PCG leads oil spill cleanup in S. Leyte 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, July 11, 2023, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected five sacks of oily debris from the shores of San Ricardo town in Southern Leyte , where an oil spill reportedly occurred on Friday. In a statement issued yesterday, the PCG ...

    • Public warned against shellfish from provinces with red tide 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Visperas, Eva; Laude, Jaime; Lagasca, Charlie; Ramirez, Cesar; Baliao, Nonong; Laude, Jaime; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, February 27, 2010, on page 3)
      The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public against shellfish products from provinces where red tide algae had started to bloom. Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said selling and harvesting shellfish from ...

    • Red tide alert up in E. Samar bay 

      Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, June 7, 2013, on page A-30)
      Beware of shellfish taken from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar. This, after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) found red tide microorganisms in the bay, prompting a ban on the harvesting and selling of ...

    • Shellfish ban enforced in Leyte's Carigara Bay 

      Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, August 28, 2010, on page A-27)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed a shellfish ban in Leyte's Carigara Bay after finding red tide microorganisms there. In an advisory submitted to the Department of Health, BFAR director ...