Browsing by Name "Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)"
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Allow Guimaras boats to sail, Du30 urged
(Panay News,August 13, 2019 , on page 1-13)Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the suspension order on motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. The island-province’s economy and people were suffering for more than a ... -
'Bad for Guimaras': Grounding of motorboats hurts economy - Gumarin
(Panay News,August 8, 2019 , on page 1-10)The grounding of motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route has made it difficult for people here to go to Iloilo City to work, study or do business. It has also become harder to transport goods from this island province ... -
BFAR cites outstanding partners
(The Daily Guardian,October 24, 2016 , on page 2-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ... -
BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservation
(The Daily Guardian,October 17, 2017 , on page B7)Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units and other enforcement agencies to strengthen the protection ... -
BFAR-6 filed most number of illegal fishing cases
(The Daily Guardian,October 21, 2017 , on page 3-10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 6 has the most number of cases filed on illegal fishing among 16 regions of the country. From July 2016 to June 2017 BFAR has filed 863 cases against ... -
Boat-ramming incident: Manila to hale Chinese to court
(The Manila Times,July 9, 2019 , on page A8)The Philippine government would hale to court the captain and crew of the Chinese ship that rammed a Filipino fishing boat near Recto (Reed) Bank if the Chinese government failed to impose sanctions against them, Malacañang ... -
China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe
(The Philippine Star,July 2, 2019 , on page 1-4)China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential ... -
Coastguard faces probe: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy
(Panay News,August 6, 2019 , on page 1-10)Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was a third one still allowed to proceed on its journey? It, too, capsized. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) central office's ... -
Coat Guard, Marina officials relieved amid sea mishap probe
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 9, 2019 , on page A2-4)Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has relieved six officials of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) pending results of a “comprehensive and very objective” investigation on the ... -
‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas
(Manila Bulletin,September 19, 2018 , on page 14)All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ... -
Commonplace
(DailyGuardian,August 6, 2019 , on page 4-5)Anyone can easily shrug off any form of tragedy as just a part of life. But only the most soulless, vile, and twisted beings online can leave a “Haha” reaction on a news report about what is considered to be one of the ... -
Compensation for damaged mangroves sought
(Manila Bulletin,August 23, 2013 , on page 16)Over ₱6.5 million in compensation is being sought for the damage of mangrove plantations by oil spilled from passenger ship, M/V Thomas Aquinas, which sunk off the coast of Cordova last Friday evening. To recall, the ... -
Death at sea: 1 dead, 4 injured as task force clashes with ‘illegal fishers’
(The Daily Guardian,March 1, 2018 , on page 1-7)“One was hit by a blunt instrument in the nose and the chin. The X-ray showed fractures of the nasal bone. The other crew sustained lacerated wounds in the right hand when he parried the stabs of a bladed instrument which ... -
DENR to lead coastal cleanup in Visayas
(Manila Bulletin,September 16, 2017 , on page 8)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead volunteers in clearing coastal areas of trash and debris in the Visayas today, International Coastal Cleanup Day. “There is a need to give our coastal ... -
DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap
(The Philippine Star,August 9, 2019 , on page 1-8)Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were relieved following last week’s sea tragedy at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait that killed 31 people. Transportation ... -
Du30: PH, China, 'neutral' state to probe hit-and-run
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 23, 2019 , on page A1-A6)President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal for a joint investigation of the June 9 incident near Recto Bank in the South China Sea where a Chinese trawler rammed and sank a Philippine fishing boat and then ... -
Duterte: Collision a 'maritime incident': Says no need to send Navy vessels to Recto Bank
(Malaya,June 18, 2019 , on page B1-B3)President Duterte yesterday downplayed as a "maritime incident" the ramming of the Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea last week, and said there ... -
Fishing ban bodes well for Visayan Sea - BFAR
(Panay News,September 30, 2018 , on page 2-14)A three-month fishing ban on herrings, mackerels and sardines has been proven to bode well for the Visayan Sea, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Every “closed season” from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 the ... -
Foreign vessel found at protected area came for dredging mission
(Manila Bulletin,April 3, 2019 , on page 6)A foreign vessel found at the protected marine area in Lobo, Batangas over the weekend reportedly came for a dredging mission at the Lobo River, the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday. According to Coast Guard, MV Emerald ... -
Garbage at sea
(The Manila Times,May 22, 2019 , on page B8)The success of any initiative to prevent garbage from being discharged at sea demands the interminable cooperation and support of various stakeholders including but not limited to government (at the local and national ...