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US throws in more money to 'soften' Tubbataha damage
The United States yesterday committed to giving P4.1 million to support coral restoration efforts of the Philippine government following the January 17 grounding of the USS Guardian minesweeper at the Tubbataha Reef off ...
- February 4, 2013
Giant clams to fight insurgency
The Armed Forces is deploying 200 giant clams to Bohol to help prevent the resurgence of New People's Army in the province which had been declared insurgency-free in 2009. A C-130 plane was due to transport to Bohol an ...
- March 1, 2013
US ship salvage team still looking for break in weather
Salvage operations for the US Navy ship that ran aground at the world heritage site Tubbataha Reef in Palawan were again hampered by inclement weather. A large cane ship, Jascon 25, arrived as expected Saturday night at ...
- February 18, 2013
Salvage ship prepares to work
Crane ship Jacson 25 is expected to be back at the Tubbataha Reef this morning after loading in Puerto Princesa City equipment and personnel needed for salvage operations for the grounded USS Guardian, said Commodore Enrico ...
- February 19, 2013
Oil spill on Pasig under control
About a hundred liters of bunker fuel spilled into the Pasig River in Manila, Briefly causing panic Saturday night among some residents in Pandacan and Sta. Ana, who thought it was a liquefied petroleum gas leak. The oil ...
- June 24, 2013