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IBP, 7 fishermen withdraw writ of kalikasan plea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 20, 2019 , on page A4)The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and seven fishermen on Friday filed a motion withdrawing their writ of kalikasan petition in the Supreme Court for the protection of the marine environment in the West Philippine ... -
Illegal fishers back in Quezon, tap kids as workers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 22, 2017 , on page A21)Illegal fishers are back in the bays of Tayabas and Lamon in Quezon province, this time with minors reportedly working on fishing boats, an official of an environmental group said. “The recruitment of minors as boat workers ... -
‘Illegal provocations on disputed areas coming from China’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 24, 2020 , on page A9)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday maintained that illegal provocations on the disputed areas in the South China Sea were coming from China and not from the Philippines. -
Ilocos salt industry losing its savor
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 16, 2021 , on page A8)Rene Aruelo, 52, was in his teens in the 1980s when he would rake mud at a fishpond in a village in La Union province facing the Lingayen Gulf. His family, like most households in their community, would troop to the pond ... -
Iloilo beautification project killing mangroves
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 15, 2017 , on page A11)Unseen in a river system that Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu once described as the cleanest he had seen in the country are mangroves dying because they had been submerged in too much fresh water. A mangrove specialist ... -
Iloilo boat sinking: 3 dead, 3 are still missing
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 4, 2015 , on page A6)A search and rescue operation has been launched for three passengers of a boat that capsized in the waters off Carles town in Iloilo province on New Year’s Day, killing three persons, including two children, authorities ... -
Iloilo execs seek faster spill cleanup
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 19, 2014 , on page A8)An official monitoring the progress of operations to clean up the oil spill that aggravated the effects of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” on a town in northern Iloilo province is asking the firm handling the cleanup to work faster ... -
Iloilo kids help protect sea turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 7, 2021 , on page A5)In the village of Atabayan here, a female turtle has returned to her birthplace to make the sandy shore as her own nesting ground. Her 68 eggs were discovered by fisherman Rodrigo Traifalgar on the chilly morning of Oct. ... -
Iloilo lagoon closed to tourists for a month to allow recovery
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 3, 2019 , on page A6)Tourists will be temporarily barred from visiting the Tangke lagoon, a popular destination in the northern part of Iloilo province, as local officials undertake measures to preserve the area. Mayor Siegfredo Betita of ... -
Iloilo mega dam to play key role in PH food security, says Drilon
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 30, 2022 , on page A11)The construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province, the biggest such project outside of Luzon, is halfway done, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Sen. Franklin Drilon, the ... -
Iloilo oil spill evacuees now housed in hotels
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 11, 2020 , on page A8)From cramped and spartan rooms in evacuation centers, more than a thousand evacuees from areas affected by the oil spill in this city were transferred to air-conditioned hotel rooms starting Thursday evening. About 336 ... -
Iloilo River Development Project
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 1, 2015 , on page A13)The ground-breaking Iloilo River Development Project has led to the successful rehabilitation of the 15-kilometer estuarine. In 2004, the Iloilo-Batiano River Development Council (IBRDC) relocated 1,000 families who were ... -
Iloilo's prized fish and specialties
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 14, 2009 , on page C3)My host, the Robinsons Mall group, told me that we were going to break through. I remembered my last visit when I did research for the book, "Iloilo" (The Lopez Group Foundation Inc., 2007). The restaurant name seems odd ... -
Iloilo-Guimaras boat trips resume after sea mishap
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 14, 2019 , on page A8)Motorboat trips between Guimaras Island and Iloilo City were allowed to resume on Tuesday, 10 days after three boats capsized in Iloilo Strait and left 31 people dead. A directive issued by Transportation Secretary Arthur ... -
In Catanduanes, kin cling to hope rescuers will find 9 fishers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 27, 2022 , on page A5)For Jonel Zafe, 24, the thought of his father, Noel, still missing at sea had dampened the spirit of Christmas. Noel, 41, was among the five fishers from the capital town of Virac in Catanduanes province who ventured out ... -
In Dagupan, BFAR raises rare golden ‘bangus’ in stress-free pond
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 5, 2020 , on page A8)Two rare golden “bangus” (milkfish) being raised by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) research center here are gaining public attraction, but their caretakers are keeping them away from visitors. They ... -
In Or. Mindoro, fishing ban off in 7 areas, stays in 6
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 9, 2023 , on page A5)Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor on Monday lifted the fishing ban in at least seven towns in the province, saying the coastal waters in these areas were already “within acceptable standards” for fishing activities ... -
In Palawan town, wild crocodile caught after attacking villager
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2023 , on page A7)Residents in Bataraza town, Palawan province, captured a 4.57-meter (15-foot) long saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Wednesday night after it attacked a villager in Barangay Sumbiling. Jovic Fabello, spokesperson ... -
In Palawan, seaweed farmers cry for help
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2022 , on page A5)When Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) battered central and northern Palawan in mid-December last year, coastal farmers lost all of the seaweeds they were growing, leaving them with very little to start with as they ... -
In Sarangani, dolphin, whale sightings mean bay is healthy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 27, 2019 , on page A7)Large groups of marine mammals have been seen in Sarangani Bay, an indication that the area declared protected by the government last year is healthy and safe for the sea creatures, according to an environment official. ...