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Marine experts: Stop sand mining in Lingayen Gulf
Asserting that the proposed massive black sand mining in the waters off Pangasinan province threatens Lingayen Gulf, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) added its voice to the growing clamor ...
- November 19, 2021
DOST alarmed by microplastics found in bangus
About 60 percent of particles pulled out from bangus (milkfish) samples in Butuan City and Nasipit in Agusan del Norte province were confirmed to have concentrations of microplastics — an alarming discovery that should ...
- January 31, 2024
AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denounced the China Coast Guard (CCG) for blocking and using water cannons on Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to one of the country’s ...
- August 7, 2023
Bohol town mayor defies acting gov on whale shark feeding
Lila town Mayor Arturo “Jed” Piollo II continues to defy an executive order issued by Bohol Acting Gov. Rene Relampagos suspending all whale shark feeding and watching activities in the town. Piollo also declined an ...
- January 18, 2020
Farmers laud Marcos' agriculture focus; fishers hit 'silence' on WPS
Peasant groups welcomed the declaration of President Marcos to immediately address problems besetting the agriculture sector but fishers’ groups lamented that the new Chief Executive failed to mention their right to fish ...
- July 2, 2022
Hong Kong volunteers aid injured turtles after 'mercy release'
At a drainage pool near a popular hiking site in Hong Kong’s rural Tai Po district, a group of volunteers armed with snorkels, nets and gloves wade through the muddy water to find dozens of turtles left there by residents. ...
- May 15, 2021
Chinese ships again within sight of PH-US exercises
Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, one of them the biggest in its fleet, were once again spotted near waters where a search and rescue exercise between Filipino and American troops was conducted on Friday and Saturday. ...
- September 5, 2022
Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines recently unveiled its newest agricultural hub in Cagayan, the first such center in the province, in an effort to extend financial assistance to more farmers and fishers. The latest ...
- May 10, 2023
Outrage as Sino water cannon stops PH boats
The government on Thursday expressed outrage against China’s coast guard whose ships blocked and blasted with powerful jets of water two Filipino vessels carrying food and other supplies for a Marine detachment at a shoal ...
- November 19, 2021
Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing
Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ...
- January 26, 2024