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Mayor vows to lead dev't takeoff of town
Mayor Rommel Arnado emphasizes the significance of “an accurate navigational plan” from which to steer his town toward progress. Success would need a firm determination to undertake the journey, no matter what it costs, ...
- August 22, 2010
'Bangus' shortage feared due to El Niño
Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda Saturday feared of bangus (milk fish) shortage due to El Nino. Legarda raised the alarm for government's local fisheries units to monitor the water situation ...
- March 1, 2010
Red Cross releases 13 million fingerlings in Central Mindanao
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has released 13 million fish fingerlings into the marsh areas in Central Mindanao to help people affected by the recent conflict between government troops and Moro Islamic ...
- August 28, 2010
Whaling protester to be charged in Japan
An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand is in custody on a Japanese vessel and will be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said Tuesday. Peter Bethune, a member ...
- February 18, 2010
Firm chosen for Laguna Lake rehab project hails guarantee
Baggerwerken Decloedt En Zoon (BDZ), the giant Belgian dredging company that bagged the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project, welcomed yesterday the Begian embassy’s confirmation that the project enjoys a ...
- September 24, 2010
Oil spill: How much, does it matter?
Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can’t agree on either question. Some scientists who have studied a new video of the gusher estimate ...
- May 16, 2010
Youth take active role in preserving Iloilo River
The youth sector is now one of the prime movers in the city's campaign to protect the Iloilo River. City Executive Assistant Mathilde Octavio said members of the Youth Eco Defender underwent a seminar as a prelude to their ...
- January 17, 2010
Gulf Coast oil spill spreading out of control
An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread ...
- May 1, 2010
5 tons of fish turn up dead in Vigan river
At least five tons of assorted fish, with an estimated cost of ₱500,000, turned up dead in the latest fish kill incident reported yesterday in Mestizo River, here. City Agriculturist Liburio Arca said the fish kill might ...
- May 8, 2010
Taal Lake fishkill seen likely owing to dry spell
Like in other bodies of inland waters, occasional fish kill may likely occur at the famous Taal Lake this summer because of the recurrence of El Niño phenomenon and the unprecedented changing of temperature in the lake ...
- March 12, 2010