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DENR Rescues Seacow Off Infanta, Quezon
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rescued a critically endangered seacow, locally called dugong, which got stranded in the waters off Barangay Binulusan in Infanta, Quezon, last Thursday. Local ...
- January 12, 2014
PNoy's help sought on oil spill compensation
The mayor of Nueva Valencia Guimaras appealed to President Benigno Aquino III to help hasten the case filed against those responsible for the massive oil spill in the island eight years ago. In a letter dated June 20, 2014, ...
- August 12, 2014
Young sea cow rescued in Quezon
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rescued a neonate male dugong (sea cow) that got stranded in the waters of Barangay Binulasan in Infanta, Quezon. A team from the Biodiversity Management Bureau ...
- January 12, 2014
Gov't involves community in Lake Bato Conservation
Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the Philippines, can hope for more livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project earlier this week. A joint undertaking by the provincial and local ...
- March 2, 2014
Town, fishermen demand P132M for damage from 2013 oil spill.
The Cordova municipal government and a group of fishermen are seeking about P132 million in damage payment from the owners of two vessels that last year collided and leaked oil, polluting the town’s marine environment. The ...
- August 16, 2014
Spill contractor told to hasten cleanup
The Iloilo provincial government told the contractor cleaning the oil spill in Estancia town to hasten its operations. Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. asked Nico Dadis, Kuan Yu Global Technologies Inc. operations manager, ...
- January 14, 2014
Fish kill
Fish kill has been reported in the coastal village of Hoskyn in Jordan town as the provincial government here appealed for assistance from the owner of the sunken M/V Sportivo. Local authorities believed the oil spill from ...
- January 24, 2014
Rescued baby dugong under observation at Ocean Park
A stranded baby dugong that was recently rescued by a team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will remain at the Manila Ocean Park while its condition is being monitored, an official said ...
- January 17, 2014
Fish and sea creatures
If you’re walking or driving down Manila’s streets this morning and find yourself in the midst of sea creatures—turtles, fish, crabs, squids, dolphins and maybe even a mermaid or merman (what we call siokoy)—don’t be ...
- May 30, 2014
Resort owned by labor leader fences off bay
Residents of a town in Cebu are questioning what appeared to be the grant of ownership of a bay to a resort owned by the head of one of the country’s biggest labor unions which had fenced off portions of the bay, keeping ...
- February 5, 2014