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Setting it free
Local environment officials of Dolores town in Eastern Samar relaease a "pawikan" (sea turtle) they rescued this year.
- May 19, 2015
Wealth-sharing with China eyed
The Philippines is willing to consider a joint mineral exploration with China in the disputed South China Sea despite overlapping claims of the area. President Duterte has earlier announced he is open to “sharing” resources ...
- March 25, 2017
DOT orders foreign offices to stop promoting Boracay
More than a week before the six-month closure of Boracay, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued a memorandum order asking its central and foreign offices to stop promoting the island. The order obtained by The STAR ...
- April 19, 2018
A snail's tale, by Dr. Lourdes Cruz
Professor Lourdes J. Cruz of the Marine Science Institute of UP Diliman was recently awarded the prestigious "For Women In Science" award in Paris, France along with four other female scientist from around the world. Her ...
- March 14, 2010
Galapagos fights to protect islands
With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places you will probably never visit. Why ...
- February 9, 2018
Chinese vessels inch closer to Pagasa Island
Dozens of Chinese vessels have recently been frequenting the waters near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a military commander reported on Sunday, Nov. 21. Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander ...
- November 22, 2021
Breakthrough in abalone research achieved
Abalone, a marine mollusk, can withstand prolonged food deprivation without ill-effect of its growth. This was found in a study done by Armando Fermin, a scientist of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- August 18, 2002
Boracay model to be used in assessing PH resorts, islands
The Department of the Interior and Interior Government (DILG) said that a rehabilitated Boracay Island will be the yardstick for all other resort islands and destinations in the country in terms of environmental sustainability ...
- October 22, 2018
Bacolodnons encouraged to eat fish following ASF cases in Iloilo
Task Force Botagoy (TFB) is encouraging residents of this city to eat fish instead of meat following the confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Oton, Iloilo. Just to be safe, “we must avoid eating pork meat or ...
- October 19, 2022
'World's biggest' freshwater fish in Mekong
A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said – a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...
- June 22, 2022