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900 fiberglass boats distributed in Antique
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over 900 fiberglass boats to the marginalized fishermen in Antique. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri said the boats were given as support for the sustainable ...
- March 29, 2019
Oil-spill containment drill held
Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) - Southeastern Mindanao led Friday's oil-spill containment-simulation exercise held at the Mintebros Port in Barangay Ilang, Tibungco, this city, to test and evaluate its oil ...
- August 9, 2015
Fish kill
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMD) recently inspected the water tributary in Brgy. Estefania, this city where fish kill was reported. Barangay residents are wary ...
- November 22, 2012
2-T mangroves planted in NegOcc's coastal village
“We only have one planet earth – one world. It is our earth. Our home.” This was the statement of Ignacio Cabayao Jr., chief Agrarian Reform Program officer during a mangrove-planting activity in Barangay Tomongtong’s ...
- March 2, 2019
Boracay rehab assured despite reelection of dismissed mayor
The reelection of dismissed Malay town, Aklan mayor, Ciceron Cawaling, will not hamper the rehabilitation of the world-renowned Boracay Island, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has assured. The Office of the Ombudsman ...
- May 27, 2019
Official warns of military purpose in S. China Sea reclamation
A top Japanese defense official warned Monday that China has a military purpose in its creation of islands in the South China Sea, citing the possibility of Beijing declaring an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, ...
- December 16, 2015
'Keep marine tourism intact'
Healthy marine ecosystems are critical to long-term and short-term development in marine tourism, experts said. World Wide Fund for Nature International Global Shark Program leader Andy Cornish made this point during the ...
- December 4, 2015
Asean urged: Stand up to China
Beijing is moving toward "de facto control" of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on Sunday as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to stand up to their massive neighbor. China's unabated reclamation in ...
- April 27, 2015
Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ...
- June 16, 2018
300,000 mangrove propagules for Negros
The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) and its partners are targeting to plant at least 300,000 mangrove propagules next year as part of the massive forest restoration project in Negros. Dubbed ...
- October 12, 2017