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'Manila beach' defended amid uproar
Days after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started dumping artificial white sand in Manila Bay, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public of health risks due to exposure to crushed ...
- September 8, 2020
HK ship owner, officers charged over sea mishap
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday filed charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and damage to property against the owner and seven officers of the M/V Vienna Wood in connection with a recent ...
- July 7, 2020
Senators set probe on Rizal boat tragedy
The Senate is preparing to investigate the deaths of 27 passengers who drowned on July 27 after their boat capsized in Laguna de Bay in Binangonan, Rizal at the tail end of Typhoon Egay. Egay battered Central and Northern ...
- July 31, 2023
PHLPost issues first triangle stamps
The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has issued its first ever triangle-shaped stamps featuring eight marine species found in the country. According to PHLPost, the issuance of the Philippine Marine Biodiversity Stamp was ...
- August 5, 2013
Public warned against shellfish from provinces with red tide
The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public against shellfish products from provinces where red tide algae had started to bloom. Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said selling and harvesting shellfish from ...
- February 27, 2010
14 Pinoys missing in Mindoro sea mishap
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday launched search and rescue operations for 14 Filipino fishermen and individuals whose boat capsized after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered vessel off Occidental Mindoro ...
- June 30, 2020
PCG's P300-B vessel arrives in Manila on June 1
The Philippine Coast Guard’s second biggest vessel is expected to arrive in Manila on June 1, the PCG announced yesterday. The PCG said the P300-billion BRP Melchora Aquino, a 97-meter multirole response vessel, is still ...
- May 23, 2022
4 die as fishing boat sinks off Bataan
Four fishermen died while one was reported missing when a fishing boat capsized in the waters off Bataan last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. The PCG identified the fatalities as Edgar Balboa, ...
- June 28, 2022
World Environment Day: Let’s stop plastic pollution
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged the public to be more responsible in managing garbage since waste, particularly plastic, can be devastating for marine biodiversity. Plastics are ...
- June 6, 2018
Tubbataha update: 2 engines removed from US minesweeper
At least two main engines have been safely taken out from the United States Navy vessel that ran aground in the Tubbataha Reef, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, PCG Palawan ...
- March 14, 2013