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Endangered turtle rescued off South Harbor
A juvenile Hawksbill turtle was found off the wharf of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters at the South Harbor yesterday morning. PCG dental assistant Seaman Second Caesar Ryan Alvarez said he was smoking at the ...
- March 20, 2010
MVP urges gov't to lift ban on West Phl Sea exploration
Tycoon Manuel Pangilinan wants the government to lift the moratorium on drilling and exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea amid warming relations between Manila and Beijing. The Association of Southeast Asian ...
- August 22, 2017
Gov't workers, volunteers rescue stranded butanding
Government workers and civilian volunteers joined hands to set free last Thursday a juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini, ...
- August 10, 2013
Cold weather affects Bulacan fish production
Low temperatures brought by the northeast monsoon has caused a decrease in fish production in the coastal towns of this province. Fisherfolk here have a hard time catching fish from the open sea while fishpond operators ...
- January 30, 2014
US deploys spy plane in Singapore amid sea row
The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering regional tensions over Beijing's island-building in the disputed South China Sea. China is ...
- December 9, 2015
No longer a cesspool, Boracay now fit for swimming
World-famous Boracay was declared safe for swimming as the island resort reopened yesterday for a 10-day test run, almost six months after it was shut down for a massive cleanup. “Boracay is no longer a cesspool but an ...
- October 16, 2018
Technical congress renames mud crab as mangrove crab
Mud crabs will now be referred to as mangrove crabs. This was agreed upon during the first National Mud Crab Congress held by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, ...
- January 31, 2016
Sea turtles released from coal-fired power plant shore
At least 115 turtle hatchlings were released into the sea over the weekend from the coast of a coal-powered plant in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, this city. The sea turtles were found in three nests earlier discovered ...
- April 4, 2019
Ex-DFA chief wants SCS ruling in sea code
The South China Sea arbitration ruling should be an integral part of a binding Code of Conduct (COC), according to former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, as he enjoined Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
- November 4, 2019
Baby sperm whale rescued off La Union
A wounded baby sperm whale was rescued off the shores of Barangay Carlatan in this city on Friday morning. The female whale, which weighs at least 100 kilos, is 6.5 feet long and has a body circumference of 45 inches, ...
- October 3, 2016