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    • 2 fishermen rescued after 2 days at sea 

      Adiong, Eugene (The Manila Times, December 18, 2021, on page A7)
      Two fishermen who were reported missing on Tuesday were rescued by fellow fisherfolk off the waters of Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday. The PCG said ...
    • BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 30, 2021, on page B2)
      Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill ...
    • Containing the slick 

      (The Manila Times, September 4, 2006, on page A1)
      A flotilla of boats lays out booms in this section of Guimaras Island to keep the oil that has leaked from a sunken tanker from contaminating the beaches. In the town of Nueva Valencia food packages to be distributed to ...
    • Govt focuses on Guimaras rehab 

      Panay News (The Manila Times, April 10, 2007, on page A6)
      A substantial release of the P867-million supplemental budget is now awaited to give impetus to the long-term rehabilitation of the once oil spill-affected island province of Guimaras. Secretary Rafael Coscoluela, Presidential ...
    • Oil spills, units and scale 

      Tapang, Giovanni (The Manila Times, July 8, 2010, on page A4)
      I started the day by reading through a news report off Internet about the size and scale of the oil spill by a British Petroleum leased-rig named Deep-water Horizon off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. In that ...
    • Ship captain seeks Marina's action on outrigger complaint 

      Itable, Edwin M. (The Manila Times, September 18, 2019, on page B11)
      A ship captain and a maritime advocate said he has forewarned the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) many years ago about the stability of outriggers that could have avoided sea accident, but his recommendation has fallen ...