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Reclamation blues
A top official of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) told a hearing of the House of Representatives that the agency is currently processing 22 reclamation project in Manila Bay, three of which are nearing approval. ...
- February 13, 2019
Iloilo sea tragedy death toll now 31: Rescuers find 20 more bodies
Twenty more bodies were retrieved yesterday from the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait In Iloilo province, where three motorboats capsized on Saturday after being battered by huge waves. This brings the total number of fatalities to ...
- August 5, 2019
National Museum exhibit dives deep into the Philippine Rise
Images of the Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve, including the pristine Benham Bank, are the newest addition to the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit called “The Journey Towards the ...
- January 18, 2019
Sea Code tops Duterte-Xi meeting
Malacañang is hoping that China would keep an open mind as President Duterte pushes for an expeditious crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea and raises the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling ...
- August 29, 2019
Pacific bird sanctuary ravaged by plastic, death
Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life. But on the ...
- December 12, 2019
Earth day 2019: Protect our species
Each year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 (Earth Day Network, 2019a). Earth Day aims to raise awareness of a specific theme with various events held ...
- April 22, 2019
'Palace wants details of alleged sinking'
Defense and military officials have been asked by Malacanang to present to the Cabinet the details of the alleged sinking of a philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank of the West Philippine Sea last ...
- June 17, 2019
Pasig River estero clean-up: 96% budget used for less than 30% completion
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) utilized P107.568 million funding for the clearing of six waterways in Metro Manila in 2018 but reported low accomplishments ranging from only 1 to 27.65 percent. This was ...
- June 3, 2019
Mangrove tree planting
Representatives of MLhuillier's OPEC Norte region participated in a mangrove tree rehabilitation activity in Sta. Rosa, Ollango Island in Cebu early this year. This mangrove tree rehabilitation was done in collaboration ...
- May 24, 2019
China plays the victim
I almost choked on my tea while reading a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Manila - whoever wrote this must've had difficulty keeping a straight face. It gave its "account" of events that transpired on June 9, ...
- June 18, 2019