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Coast Guard confirms oil spill from ferry
While many passengers have yet to be retrieved from the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, another growing concern is the oil spill which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed to have spread after the ship sank at Lawis Ledge ...
- August 19, 2013
Solar-lighted coral beads used in Albay
The country's first underwater solar-powered and coral-beaded rosary was installed in Albay Gulf yesterday. Dubbed as "Coral Genesis," the 60 coral beads with attached solar panels, bulbs and a concrete crucifix forming a ...
- August 4, 2013
Petron claims responsibility, apologizes for oil spill
Petron Corp. is taking responsibility for the massive oil spill in Rosario, Cavite last week. In a statement, Petron president Lubin Nepomuceno yesterday said the company also apologized for the damage caused by the oil ...
- August 13, 2013
Oil spill affects more towns in Ilocos Norte
An oil spill in the waters of Ilocos Sur and La Union has spread to three more towns in ilocos Norte. Reports yesterday said the oil spill has reached coastal villages in the towns of Currimao, Badoc and Bacarra. Arthur ...
- March 5, 2013
Oil spill from Myanmar ship probed
Local government officials in this town said they will take necessary steps to address whatever damage an oil spill might cause their fishing industry after a Myanmar ship sank 14 nautical miles from the coast here Sunday. ...
- February 20, 2013
Plans for new Tubbataha ranger station unveiled
Legendary hereos need great hideouts- Batman had his Batcave, Darth Vader had two Death Stars and Voltes V had Camp Big Falcon. For the dedicated rangers standing vigil over the Philippines' top coral reef, home sweet home ...
- August 11, 2013
'Drink coffee, stay awake near Tubbataha'
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena advised yesterday the officers and crew of two ships participating in a maritime exercise in Indonesia to drink coffee and stay awake when passing through ...
- June 15, 2013
Oil spill hits La Union, Ilocos Sur coastal
Authorities here are rushing to clean up an oil spill supposedly from a sunken Myanmar vessel that has reached coastal areas in Ilocos Sur and La Union. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has called on officials in the ...
- February 27, 2013
Tubbataha update: 2 engines removed from US minesweeper
At least two main engines have been safely taken out from the United States Navy vessel that ran aground in the Tubbataha Reef, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, PCG Palawan ...
- March 14, 2013
Oil spill cleanup completed in 8 Cavite villages
The Coast Guard has completed cleaning the oil spill in eight barangays in Rosario town, Cavite last Tuesday. The eight barangays are Muzon 1, Muzon 2, Kanluran, Sapa 1, Sapa 2, Sapa 3, Wawa 2, and Wawa 3. Commander Armand ...
- August 15, 2013