Browsing by Author "Visaya, Villamor Jr."

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    • 12 rare baby crocodiles freed in Isabela lake 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2014, on page A15)
      Seven-year-old Josh Geronimo held a baby Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) here on Saturday and exclaimed, “Oh, it smells good.” Geronimo, a Canadian citizen, said the crocodile did not emit any foul odor or ...

    • Animal shows back at Subic Marine Theme Park 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October NaN, 2020, on page A8)
      Marine theme park Ocean Adventure will resume its animal shows and other leisure activities here on Saturday, seven months after its closure at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Dolphin and sea lion shows are scheduled ...

    • Cagayan flooding seen to ease with river rehab: Project part of gov’t postdisaster program for typhoon-hit areas 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2021, on page A8)
      The rehabilitation of Cagayan River, the country’s longest waterway spanning 500 kilometers, started on Tuesday to prevent severe flooding in Cagayan Valley during the rainy months and when typhoons batter northern Luzon. ...

    • Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry 

      Ramos, Marlon; Refraccion, Greg; Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 30, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...

    • Moving Cagayan folk away from river eyed 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking at the possible relocation of residents living along the banks of Cagayan River, after Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco) caused widespread ...

    • Provinces start to reel from El Niño 

      Gamil, Jaymee T.; Alipala, Julie; Magbanua, Willamor; Sotelo, Yolanda; Cardinoza, Gabriel; Adriano, Leilanie; Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela; Arguelles, Mar S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 12, 2019, on page A6)
      At Laoag City in Ilocos Norte province, farmers have started harvesting crops such as corn earlier than scheduled before these are laid to waste due to rising temperatures. Some fishpond operators have also been harvesting ...

    • 'Quinta' lashes Luzon; 13 fishermen missing 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Domingo, Ronnel W.; Cinco, Maricar; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr.; Mier-Manjares, Ma. April; Virola, Madonna T.; Arguelles, Mar; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela; Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Refraccion, Greg; Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2020, on page A4)
      Typhoon “Quinta” lashed Luzon overnight, dumping heavy rains that caused flooding, toppling power lines, and whipping up giant waves that sank at least 30 boats off Batangas and Bataan provinces, disaster officials said ...

    • Sea turtle bought by tourists freed 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2018, on page A8)
      A green sea turtle bought by Chinese tourists was rescued on Wednesday and set free on Thursday by employees of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza). Freeport workers saw the turtle being carried in a sack by resort ...

    • Swollen rivers flood Isabela villages anew as rains return 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 29, 2020, on page A11)
      Swollen rivers again flooded five low-lying villages in Isabela province as heavy rains returned on Saturday, days after a succession of typhoons pummeled the Luzon mainland. Local disaster management offices in Isabela ...

    • Typhoons, floods linked to drop in crocodile population in Isabela 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 8, 2021, on page A8)
      The typhoons and floods that hit Isabela province late last year might have caused the population of crocodiles in four sanctuaries to dwindle, a conservation group said on Wednesday. Marites Balbas, executive officer of ...