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In Palawan town, wild crocodile caught after attacking villager
Residents in Bataraza town, Palawan province, captured a 4.57-meter (15-foot) long saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Wednesday night after it attacked a villager in Barangay Sumbiling. Jovic Fabello, spokesperson ...
- January 13, 2023
Fishers in Bohol town want whale sharks out
Whale sharks may be welcome in the waters of most coastal towns due to their potential to attract tourists, but not in Loay, Bohol, where fishermen consider them a threat. Fisherfolk in Alegria Sur in Loay said they would ...
- January 19, 2023
Pinoy cargo vessel capsizes
A cargo vessel carrying 11 Filipino crewmembers capsized in Indanan, Sulu on Monday according to reports from the Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday. The PCG said that its personnel in PCG Station Western Sulu responded to ...
- January 18, 2023
Whale sharks unwelcome in another Bohol town
Fishermen in Alburquerque, Bohol, have complained about the presence of whale sharks, locally known as “tuki-tuki” or “butanding,” in their waters, echoing the sentiments of those in Loay town about the marine creatures’ ...
- January 20, 2023
El Niño good for tuna bad for ‘bangus’ – BFAR
The El Niño phenomenon may affect the country’s fisheries production on account of higher water temperature and lower water levels, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. In an interview, ...
- May 4, 2023
4 missing as dive boat sinks off reef
Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 ...
- May 1, 2023
PCHRD supports Iloilo's seaweed wine project
Aiming to create new wine products from underutilized seaweeds found on the coasts of Panay Island, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DoST-PCHRD) supports the ...
- May 6, 2023
Fishing vessel catches fire, sinks off Palawan; 2 hurt
Two fishermen were injured when a fishing vessel suddenly caught fire and eventually sank off Cuyo, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday.
- May 17, 2023
Cops donate over P1.2-M cash to oil spill-affected families
The Police Regional Office 4B has donated more than P1.2 million cash to poor families affected by the oil spill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. PRO4B Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said the donation came from voluntary contributions ...
- May 4, 2023
PCG containing oil spill from sunken dredger
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put in place measures to contain yet another oil spill that resulted from the sinking of Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 off Bataan on Friday morning, May 5, one week since ...
- May 7, 2023