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How OGPI keeps Didipio's water safe and clean
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 12, 2019 , on page A10)Can you imagine using clean water that’s already been used in a mining operation? In Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, this is possible because of OceanaGold Philippines’ (OGPI) innovations. Extractive industries like mining require ... -
How Tagbanua tribesmen protect the 'mermaids' of Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2019 , on page A16)Wearing fins from recycled plastic containers, tough Tagbanua tribesmen have become the protectors of the dugong, those gentle marine mammals that have become prey to poachers in Northern Palawan. The dugong (scientific ... -
How to eat to save the world
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 10, 2019 , on page A15)LONDON — There is not a country in the world that is not grappling with the serious health and environmental consequences of their people’s diets. There has to be a better way to feed everyone well and sustainably. As it ... -
How to make China pay for abuses in West Philippine Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 10, 2020 , on page A2)As we celebrate Independence Day on June 12, we Filipinos need to continue to stand up for our rights. Last July 12, 2016, Filipinos vindicated their rights against the continuing abuses by China in the West Philippine Sea ... -
How to take better care of betta fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 29, 2021 , on page C1-C2)The Aquarium Channel used to air for free during the heyday of cable television. As the name suggests, all it showed was an aquarium filled with colorful fish and Muzak in the background. During the pandemic, many are ... -
How Tubbataha’s park rangers didn’t miss a beat during COVID
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 14, 2022 , on page C2)Last March, to the delight of scuba divers, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) opened up to visitors for the first time in two years. It was indeed cause for celebration; although the whale sharks didn’t come around ... -
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 ...