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Guimaras folk stop fishing as oil spill reaches their shores
Fourteen years after Guimaras was devastated by the worst oil spill in the country when the MT Solar I tanker sank, residents of the island-province are again trying to contain the spread of bunker fuel that leaked on ...
- July 7, 2020
Chinese warships enter West Philippine Sea
Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters on Feb. 1 amid efforts by the Philippines to peacefully resolve its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea through arbitration in the United Nations. China’s ...
- February 5, 2013
Seaweeds eyed to power local cars
Those slimy and otherwise unsightly plant-like organisms that are frequently washed ashore may be one of the country's last hopes to be less dependent on imported fuel. Sen. Edgardo Angara, who chairs the Congressional ...
- February 24, 2010
China warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal
China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ...
- March 30, 2022
Palace: the president will definitely raise Hague ruling in meeting with Xi
There is no stopping President Rodrigo Duterte from speaking his mind about the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute and other issues affecting the country’s interests. The President’s longtime aide, Sen. ...
- August 27, 2019
Pangasinan towns close fish pens to heal Kakiputan Channel
The two towns in Pangasinan province, which lost P110 million due to the fishkill incidents last month, have stopped all fish pen operations to give Kakiputan Channel and other fish culture areas time to heal. On June 8, ...
- May 12, 2018
To sustain both the ocean and the people
Policy interventions to improve the environmental sustainability of the fisheries trade need to be matched by a commitment to improve the conditions of the most marginalized players. The trade in fishery products provides ...
- December 13, 2016
Dolphins found dead with bullet wounds
Two dolphins and a sea turtle with hack wounds were found dead in separate sections of the Lingayen beach on Friday. The first dolphin was recovered at the beach front near the Pangasinan capitol, said Westly Rosario, chief ...
- March 24, 2013
BFAR bans catching of 'ludong' for 45 days
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced the start of a ban on catching the high-value species called ludong or freshwater mullet, which is considered as the most expensive fish in the Philippines. ...
- October 3, 2014
Divers find whale shark with fins and tail sliced off
A dead whale shark without fins and a tail was buried on the shores of Tingloy Island on Tuesday morning, inscribing a sad epilogue to a Manila conference of 50 nations for the protection of the endangered fish species. ...
- February 17, 2010