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US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage
The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago. The Department ...
- February 19, 2015
Gov't to determine fines for oil spill
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will issue a notice of violation of the Philippine Clean Water Act to the company operating the power barge that exploded and spilled oil off the coast of Iloilo City on ...
- July 6, 2020
Our endangered coastal environment
A beautiful island in the Pacific. The pearl of the Orient Seas. The Philippines where the sun shines and you can see a scenic sunset practically every day. A beautiful coastline stretching over 18,000 kilometers, with ...
- June 14, 2005
DOT 7 leads dive clean-up, conducts Oplan Islas
As part of the 35th International Coastal Clean-up, the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7, Lapu-Lapu City Government and Crimson Resort, has conducted a Dive ...
- September 24, 2020
3 more states to do research in PH Rise
China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ...
- January 26, 2018
PH, China agree to resolve territorial disputes through bilateral negotiations
The Philippines remains an ally of China in Southeast Asia but the two nations must strengthen and not destroy each other, President Duterte declared Thursday amid the territorial conflict in the South China Sea. The ...
- April 27, 2019
'Fish on Wheels' travels to Benguet towns
The Provincial Fishery Office through the “Fish on Wheels” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is bringing fish products directly to the municipalities during the Luzonwide Enhanced Community ...
- April 30, 2020
Gov't vows full support to Iloilo aquaculture hub
The government has reiterated its continued support for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in this seaside town. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar gave the assurance ...
- August 24, 1998
Shark bites 2 Brits on Aussie's Great Barrier Reef
A shark bit off a British tourist’s foot and mauled another British tourist’s leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The men aged 22 and 28 had been on a snorkeling tour in ...
- October 30, 2019
FirstGen bankrolls Batangas marine ecosystem project
Rey Manalo is an active and vocal advocate of the Bantay Dagat (Sea Patrol) program in Mabini, Batangas. Quite a departure from his younger days when Manalo was a menace to the marine ecosystem of Batangas, being a muro-ami ...
- August 17, 2015