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Cleanest river
The “Tapuakan” river here was adjudged as the Cleanest, Safest and Greenest Inland Body of Water, recently, in the Provincial Search for Cleanest, Safest and Greenest (CSG) municipality in the year 2014. Tapuakan river was ...
- February 1, 2015
What happened to Occ. Mindoro’s salt industry?
Once known for its vibrant salt industry, Occidental Mindoro and its salt farmers are getting an ounce of help and a little push from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through innovative technologies in a bid ...
- May 30, 2017
No oil spill from partially sunken cargo ship in Bacolod
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental said it has not detected any oil spill in the waters of Banago port in Bacolod City after a cargo ship partially submerged last Sunday. Commander Ludovico Librilla Jr., ...
- May 11, 2019
Illegal fishing fight stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...
- July 14, 2018
Townsfolk defend Bolinao's Patar Beach eco-tourism zone
The Bolinao Concerned Citizen Inc. (BCCI) is up-in-arms against an aqua-feeds manufacturer, which plans to put up an aquaculture project near the famed white sand Patar Beach or the so-called “Boracay of the north” in ...
- March 19, 2015
Red tide warning up; shellfish from 5 areas not fit to eat
The Department of Health (DoH) yesterday waned the public against eating shellfish collected in the coastal areas of Honda Bay in Palawan, Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Murcielagos ...
- August 28, 2010
New England fishery disaster declared
The US Commerce Department declared a national fishery disaster Thursday in New England, opening the door for tens of millions of dollars in relief funds for struggling fishermen and their ports. Acting Commerce Secretary ...
- September 18, 2012
'Sos' for Apo Reef
Greenpeace divers unfurl a banner reading "Save Our Seas' at the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of Apo Reef off Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, which was destroyed by typhoon 'Pablo' in December 2012.
- May 11, 2015
Dolphin puzzle
Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans. The love male bottlenose dolphin has been cavorting for months in waters off the Cayman Islands, a rare case of a solo dolphin far from a pod of ...
- October 16, 2012
Turtle freedom
A 22.5-kilo olive ridley sea turtle measuring almost 2 feet long is released in the waters of the Hundred Island National Park in Alaminos City last Thursday by a team led by Dr. Westley Rosario of the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- January 24, 2015