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Duterte won't stop mega dam
Those against the construction of the Jalaur River mega-dam in Calinog, Iloilo have been making a lot of noise lately in a bid to get President Rodrigo Duterte's attention. Delegates to the recent international solidarity ...
- July 25, 2016
ZSL-PH joins World Ocean Day celebrations
Mangrove forests make up the transitional zone between land and sea anchoring shoreline and buffering against typhoons and storm surges. They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds from sedimentation, breeding and nursery ...
- June 5, 2017
Only 38 of over 1,500 Boracay businesses follow env't rules
Only 38 out of 1,552 establishments fully complied with business and environment rules in Boracay according to Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III. Densing, one of the officials leading the island resort's ...
- May 30, 2018
New species of soil-cleaning worm named after Iloilo
A new species of mudworm, known to clean the soil in fishponds, was recently identified and named after Iloilo, the province where its eggs were collected and hatched. Now called Marphysa iloiloensis, eggs of this mudworm, ...
- January 25, 2020
DENR Region VI supports ‘Ocean’s Ride’ set June 3
To raise awareness and to promote sustainable management of our valuable coastal and marine resources, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) Region VI supports the Zoological Society of London ( ZSL) ...
- June 1, 2017
Spill cleanup on the right track: AC Energy doing a good job, says EMB
AC Energy Philippines, owner of the power barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, is doing okay in its cleanup activity, said the regional chief of the ...
- July 17, 2020
'Psalm Negligent': Oil-spill hit residents file P225-M lawsuit
Accusing the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) of being negligent, irresponsible and inefficient, victims of the oil spill in northern Iloilo demanded that the state-owned corporation pay them ...
- April 9, 2014
Expert backs creation of river councils
An expert sees the need for a legislation mandating local government units (LGUs) to create councils that would manage rivers. "Rivers are sources of water for various uses, provide food, serve as transportation routes and ...
- December 8, 2018
New Bantay Dagat patrol boats for Manapla, Cauayan
Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. renewed his call for coastal communities to band together and police their territorial waters to, alongside the Provincial Bantay Dagat, fight illegal fishing. Marañon was in the coastal village ...
- August 20, 2013
Maricom seeks tie-up with Bantay Dagat vs illegal fishers
The Maritime Command (Maricom) in Region 6 has sought the help of the provincial Banta Dagat in running after illegal fishers. According to Maricom-6 director Police Colonel Policarpio Cayabyab Jr., one of their focus areas ...
- August 6, 2019