Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Tupas, Emmanuel"

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    • 2 held for dumping chemical waste into river 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2020, on page 11)
      Two persons were arrested for allegedly dumping chemical waste into a river in Tuy, Batangas on Wednesday. Romano Cabrera, 46, and Mark Anthony Austria, 38, were apprehended in Barangay Bayudbud by police officers who ...

    • 400,000 liters of oil still leaking from Empress 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Tupas, Emmanuel; Villeza, Mark Ernest; Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2023, on page 10)
      One month after the motor tanker Princess Empress sank in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking around 400,000 liters of industrial fuel. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral ...

    • 95 towns, cities broke environment laws - DILG 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, February 15, 2019, on page 19)
      A total of 95 towns and cities within the Manila Bay watershed area have not complied with environmental laws, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said yesterday. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the ...

    • DILG to convene mayors on Manila Bay rehab today 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, February 11, 2019, on page 12)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will convene today 178 city and municipal mayors to discuss the rehabilitation efforts for Manila Bay. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the local chief executives’ ...

    • DILG to Manila Bay mayors: Shut down violators 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2019, on page 17)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday ordered mayors of 178 towns and cities in the Manila Bay watershed area to revoke the business permits of establishments violating environmental laws. ...

    • DILG: 1,129 barangays failed to join Manila Bay cleanup 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, June 5, 2019, on page 10)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued show cause orders to officials of over 1,100 barangays for their alleged failure to help in the Manila Bay cleanup, an official said yesterday. DILG ...

    • Fisher group rejects amendment of fisheries code 

      Rivera, Danessa; Tupas, Emmanuel; Servallos, Neil Jayson (The Philippine Star, July 26, 2023, on page 2)
      Fishers are rejecting the call of President Marcos to amend the Fisheries Code, saying this will only favor commercial fishers. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), Marcos asked Congress to amend the Fisheries ...

    • Fisherman hurt in crocodile attack 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, July 4, 2020, on page 7)
      A fisherman was injured after he was attacked by a crocodile in Balabac, Palawan on Thursday. Janilon Amalong, 25, was fishing with his uncle when the incident occurred in a river in Barangay Catagupan around 1 a.m., ...

    • Girl, 12, attacked by crocodile in Palawan 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, November 10, 2019, on page 15)
      A 12-year-old girl survived a crocodile attack in Balabac, Palawan on Friday.

    • Gov't urged: Stop cleared reclamation projects 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, March 1, 2020, on page 14)
      President Duterte’s directive to stop reclamation activities in Manila Bay should cover projects that have already received clearances, such as the proposed airports in Cavite and Bulacan, advocates and experts said. The ...

    • Jinggoy says he gave away bangus, not cash 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel; Servallos, Neil Jayson; Tupas, Emmanuel; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 5, 2020, on page 6)
      Former senator Jinggoy Estrada denied yesterday the accusation by San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora that he distributed money to the city residents, saying he gave away bangus or milkfish. “We have been giving away free bangus ...

    • Jinggoy says he gave away bangus, not cash 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel; Servallos, Neil Jayson; Tupas, Emmanuel; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 5, 2020, on page 6)
      Former senator Jinggoy Estrada denied yesterday the accusation by San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora that he distributed money to the city residents, saying he gave away bangus or milkfish. “We have been giving away free bangus ...

    • Locsin orders filing of protest over Chinese vessels in WPS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Tupas, Emmanuel; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, May 14, 2021, on page 1-4)
      With the recent sighting of at least 287 Chinese maritime militia vessels and warships in Philippine waters, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered yesterday the filing of another diplomatic protest against ...

    • Marikina River water level back to normal 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2022, on page 8)
      The 92 families or 301 people who were evacuated in Marikina on Tuesday due to Severe Tropical Storm Florita returned to their homes as the Marikina River water level subsided yesterday. The city public information office ...

    • Noy on China talks: Be transparent 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, July 30, 2018, on page 3)
      Former president Benigno Aquino III on Saturday urged the Duterte administration to be transparent in its talks with China on territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea. Aquino made the statement on the sidelines of ...

    • P25-M giant clams seized in Cebu 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Ramirez, Robertzon; Sapnu, Ric (The Philippine Star, December 12, 2021, on page 9)
      Up to 1,686 kilos of fossilized giant clams with an estimated market value of P25.29 million were seized in Oslob, Cebu on Friday. Jagger Vitorillo, 41, was arrested by agents of the police Criminal Investigation and ...

    • PCG vows more vigilance, patrols at Panatag Shoal 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Tupas, Emmanuel; Villanueva, Rhodina; Serrano, Ben (The Philippine Star, June 10, 2018, on page 8-14)
      Amid reports that some Chinese coast guard units have been harassing Filipino fishermen by confiscating the fish they caught in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said they would be ...

    • Review of Manila Bay reclamation projects eyed 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, January 11, 2019, on page 12)
      In line with President Duterte’s order to clean up Manila Bay, the government is mulling a review of all reclamation projects, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. ...

    • Security execs: China 'in position,' not 'in possession' 

      Mendez, Christina; Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, July 24, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Is it “possession” or “position?” President Duterte’s pronouncement on the West Philippine Sea issue in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday may have been lost in translation – or pronunciation. In his fourth ...

    • 'Some Boracay firms still release wastewater into sea' 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 12, 2018, on page 12)
      Some establishments in Boracay are still discharging untreated wastewater into the sea, according to an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). “There are still indicators that they release ...