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'Lolong' may have died of pneumonia, says DENR chief
"Lolong," the world's largest captive crocodile whose sudden death stunned the public earlier this month, may have died of pneumonia, initial findings from the necropsy showed. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the ...
- February 22, 2013
Businesses blamed for Olongapo fish kill
Fish along the Kalalake River here floated dead on Tuesday night, providing free food to residents who live beside the river that empties into Subic Bay. But authorities are looking into allegations the fish kill was due ...
- January 28, 2013
PH yellowfin tuna output up 25%: WCPFC lifts ban on the fishing of tuna in some parts of Pacific
The lifting of the ban on harvesting yellowfin tuna in the Pacific boosted domestic production by 25 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, both in volume and in value, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics ...
- June 25, 2013
Environmentalists want 'calumpang' trees preserved
Leave those native trees alone. Environmentalists made the appeal to property developers and the city government to preserve a cluster of 10 “bubog” or “calumpang” trees (Sterculia foetida) at the heart of the commercial ...
- January 28, 2013
Paje stresses need to save Coral Triangle
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday said more action was needed to save the reefs of the Coral Triangle, an important marine area encompassing Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines, amid growing threats ...
- August 25, 2013
Chinese warships enter West Philippine Sea
Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters on Feb. 1 amid efforts by the Philippines to peacefully resolve its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea through arbitration in the United Nations. China’s ...
- February 5, 2013
Dolphins found dead with bullet wounds
Two dolphins and a sea turtle with hack wounds were found dead in separate sections of the Lingayen beach on Friday. The first dolphin was recovered at the beach front near the Pangasinan capitol, said Westly Rosario, chief ...
- March 24, 2013
‘Butanding’ bring revenue to Pangasinan town
Resorts and boat owners in this coastal town have been cashing in on the presence of “butanding” (whale sharks) here. Lina Paculan, a chambermaid at Sierra Vista Resort in Barangay (village) Nibaliw here, said more tourists ...
- June 3, 2013
Where there are crocs, there will always be fish
"They look like dinosaurs!" I screamed, gaping at live crocodiles for the first time with my brother, Jaypee. This was Manila Zoo in the 1900s and to pint-sized kids, 14-foot crocodiles seemed giant, ancient and utterly ...
- February 17, 2013
Oyster shells, slippers form giant maps of the Philippines
The easiest—and maybe the cheapest—way of displaying a giant Philippine map may be to cut it out from a Styrofoam board, mount it on plywood, and paint it. But the marketing group of a shopping mall in Rosales, Pangasinan, ...
- June 12, 2013