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Stop throwing trash in creeks, DENR urges residents
Residents along major waterways in the metropolis have been urged to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the ...
- April 2, 2019
'GG' fishing ban proposed
Because of overfishing of mackerel scada, popularly known as galunggong, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will impose a fishing ban off Northern Palawan within Sulu Sea from Nov.15 to January next year. BFAR ...
- October 19, 2015
Setback for the Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s plan to rescue the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef has been set back at least two decades after the fragile ecosystem suffered its worst-ever bleaching last year, experts said Friday. The vast coral reef―which ...
- February 25, 2017
Boracay rehabilitation: restoring paradise
The Philippines is a country abundant in natural resources, boasting of famous tourist spots known the world over. But as tourism grew, so did the demands and stress on the tourist spots, many of which couldn't handle the ...
- February 11, 2019
Sunken vessel causes oil sheen in Iloilo sea
A joint Navy and Coast Guard team watching for oil spill from a sunken vessel in Iloilo Strait has reported a five-meter-wide and two-kms long “oil sheen,” Cdr. Armando Balilo, Coast Guard Information Officer, said. “The ...
- January 22, 2015
Think tank warns: China deploys jet in SCS
China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it had built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative published ...
- May 11, 2018
Alava: from cycling to fish farming
Leaving cycling for a moment to focus on fish farming has its ups and downs for former cycling champ Lupo Alava of Barangay Poblacion. Venturing into fishpond farming, he said, was not a walk in the park either. He experienced ...
- August 13, 2017
Ramming victims may seek claim
The fishermen involved in the Recto Bank incident should file an insurance claim to receive compensation from the Chinese trawler that rammed their boat, Malacañang said Monday. The Palace made the statement a month after ...
- October 1, 2019
Climate change affects whales
The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ...
- December 3, 2015
Anilao dive spot gets coral restoration lab
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules, which will be installed in Balayan Bay, one ...
- February 5, 2019