Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Ramirez, Robertzon"

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    • DOT orders foreign offices to stop promoting Boracay 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Rendon, Jennifer; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Macairan, Evelyn; Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, April 19, 2018, on page 1-6)
      More than a week before the six-month closure of Boracay, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued a memorandum order asking its central and foreign offices to stop promoting the island. The order obtained by The STAR ...

    • DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap 

      Mercurio, Richmond; Ramirez, Robertzon; Villanueva, Rhodina; Lazaro, Ramon Efren; Santos, Rudy (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 ...

    • Fisherman rescued in Negros Occidental 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, September 19, 2022, on page 10)
      A fisherman reported missing for three days was rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the waters off Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental over the weekend. Feb Cayao, 48, was last seen heading for a fishing ...

    • LLDA eyes shutdown of 5 more firms 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2018, on page 11)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating five firms for operating without necessary permits and violating environmental laws. LLDA general manager Jaime Medina said the five firms may be shut down after ...

    • No signs of life in search for 14 boat crew 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Amoroso, Ed (The Philippine Star, July 1, 2020, on page 1-4)
      There were no signs of life on the second day of search and rescue operations for 14 Filipinos who went missing following a sea collision in the waters off Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday. As this developed, the ...

    • P1.2-B giant clams seized in Palawan 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, April 18, 2021, on page 8)
      At least 200 tons of fossilized giant clams with an estimated market value of P1.2 billion were seized from four persons in Roxas, Palawan on Friday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it is considered the “biggest giant ...

    • 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 ...

    • Palawan's El Nido under rehabilitation No total shutdown; 22 establishments closed 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Marcelo, Elizabeth; Desiderio, Louella; Romero, Alexis; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, November 15, 2018, on page 1-14)
      After Boracay, the government has launched a rehabilitation program for another top tourist destination, the resort town of El Nido in Palawan. The rehabilitation starts with the shutdown of 22 tourism-oriented establishments ...

    • PCG chief vows to beef up WPS patrol 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, October 24, 2019, on page 10)
      Intensified patrol and monitoring in the West Philippine will be the main thrust of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) under its new commandant, Vice Admiral Joel Garcia. PCG spokesman Captain Armand Balilo said Garcia called ...

    • PCG drives away 7 Chinese vessels off Palawan 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Romero, Alexis; Flores, Helen; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Paolo; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, May 6, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard drove away seven Chinese maritime militia vessels during a patrol with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Sabina Shoal on April 27, PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo ...

    • PCG probing harassment of Pinoy fishermen 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2023, on page 4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is conducting an investigation on the alleged harassment by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel of some Filipino fishermen in the waters off Ayungin Shoal last Jan. 9. In a statement, the ...

    • PCG rescues 7 Chinese fishermen 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, January 28, 2023, on page 8)
      Seven Chinese fishermen were rescued in the waters off the coast of Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar yesterday after their fishing boat was damaged. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Tacloban sub-station commander Ricky ...

    • Phl warns China vs human waste dumping in WPS 

      Romero, Alexis; Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, July 16, 2021, on page 7)
      China can expect “harsh words” if the report about its supposed dumping of human waste in the West Philippine Sea is true, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that the government has ...

    • Raps dismissed vs Chinese vessel that rammed Phl boat 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2020, on page 1-2)
      The provincial prosecutor’s office in Occidental Mindoro has dismissed the charges the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) filed against Hong Kong-flagged M/V Vienna Wood, which hit the fishing vessel Liberty 5 off Mamburao in ...

    • 'Rescued Chinese had no intention of fishing' 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, January 29, 2023, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Tacloban sub-station believes that the Chinese fishing vessel found drifting in the waters off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar was damaged due to the bad weather. PCG-Tacloban ...

    • Search for Iloilo mishap victims ends 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, August 8, 2019, on page 6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) terminated its search and rescue operations yesterday after retrieving all 31 casualties in the boat-sinking incident in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, four days after the tragedy. PCG spokesman ...

    • Tourism stakeholders preparing Boracay marketing blitz 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Sy, Marvin; Tupas, Emmanuel; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, April 8, 2018, on page 1-8)
      As the closure of Boracay draws closer, local businesses and other stakeholders are preparing a massive marketing effort to win back tourists and sustain the island’s status as a premier holiday destination. “On the tourism ...

    • Was 6-month Boracay closure worth it? Stakeholders weigh in 

      Rendon, Jennifer; Romero, Alexis; Ramirez, Robertzon; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, October 28, 2018, on page 1-9)
      Despite financial losses and other difficulties, most if not all of the stakeholders said the six-month closure of Boracay Island was worth it. Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores said the past six months had been a difficult ...