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Local tourists welcome as Coron reopens
Coron has reopened its tourism industry, allowing local travelers on regulated tours as Palawan province eased further into a relaxed community quarantine amid the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. Kim Ablana, ...
- June 10, 2020
Oil spill threatens disaster in Mauritius
Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster, endangering corals, fish and other marine life around the Indian Ocean island, officials ...
- August 10, 2020
DENR worsened bay, SC told
A party-list group on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for contempt for violating its 2008 order to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay when it dumped ...
- September 25, 2020
Pangasinan expands search for 7 fishermen
The fishing community here has joined the search and rescue efforts of the Philippine Coast Guard for seven fishermen who have been missing since Jan. 13. Chief Master Sergeant Ruben Mayrina, head of the maritime police ...
- January 25, 2020
Pangasinan townsfolk rediscover mangrove forest
After six months in quarantine, residents of Bani in western Pangasinan are rediscovering one of their town’s most treasured natural resources: the Bangrin mangrove marine protected area. The 42.2-hectare lush forest, which ...
- October 3, 2020
DA launches integrated urban fish-garden farming
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bringing urban gardening closer to homes as it formally launched its urban aquaponics program early this week, which will provide interested municipalities with the proper equipment ...
- May 28, 2020
Search on for 14 missing after boat collision
Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday were searching for 14 people who went missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off the coast of Mamburao town in Occidental ...
- June 30, 2020
'Dolphingate' pushes Harry in deep water
So what’s wrong with swimming with dolphins and enjoying a day out in the sun? It may just be an item on presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s bucket list, but Earth Island Institute (EII) Philippines took issue with the ...
- July 3, 2020
10 stranded whales, dolphins die in Ilocos during lockdown
Ten marine mammals died after being stranded in various areas in the Ilocos region during the Luzon lockdown in the last three months, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. Most of the ...
- June 19, 2020
Año: Jinggoy Estrada violated 5 ECQ rules
For Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada violated several protocols under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) when he conducted a relief drive on Sunday in the ...
- May 5, 2020