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Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill
AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...
- July 8, 2020
Sea turtle hatchlings released in Ilocos Norte
Baby sea turtles emerged from a guarded hatchery in Bangui, Ilocos Norte and were guided back to the wild before the dark on Monday. Eduardo Angadol, forestry senior manager of North Luzon Renewables and one of the ...
- January 13, 2022
Tons of dead fish scatter on polluted Lebanese lake
Tons of dead fish washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon’s Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters. Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the ...
- May 1, 2021
'Rolly' agriculture damage hits P1.1 billion - DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has recorded P1.1 billion worth of damage and losses in agriculture due to the effects of Super Typhoon “Rolly,” Secretary William Dar said on Monday. For affected fishers, Dar said the ...
- November 3, 2020
'Closed season' starts: 3-month fishing ban in Visayan Sea-BFAR 6
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local government units and coastal communities to help enforce the yearly three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 next ...
- November 17, 2021
Silly question: Did fishes at Iloilo River drown?
Something strange is happening at the Iloilo River which is actually not a river but and “arm of the sea” or an estuary. Every now and then, floating dead fish can be seen in this body of water, like what happened a few ...
- September 21, 2020
DA, DOTr, DOE partner to provide farmers, fishers reefer vans
The departments of agriculture (DA), transportation (DOTr), and energy (DOE) are joining forces to provide farming and fishing communities access to refrigerated container vans or reefer vans that will benefit both producers ...
- March 16, 2021
Guimaras marks 1st year of sea tragedy
Guimarasnons marked the anniversary of what was deemed as the biggest sea tragedy in the island’s history yesterday with “Pagbangon,” a virtual ceremony in memory of those who died. It was exactly a year ago yesterday when ...
- August 4, 2020
Warning: don't eat fish caught at the Iloilo River
The Iloilo River remains dirty, and perhaps even hazardous to human health. So do not eat fish caught from this body of water. In its latest physiochemical analysis, the Environment Management Bureau Region 6 found the ...
- March 7, 2020
Boracay boat capsizes; Chinese tourist dies
A motorboat ferrying tourists capsized in the waters of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan yesterday morning. A Chinese national died while three others were hospitalized. The 45-year-old Hong Fang Juai was from Su Zhuo, China. ...
- January 22, 2020