Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "La Union"

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    • 10 stranded whales, dolphins die in Ilocos during lockdown 

      Sotelo, Yolanda; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2020, on page A10)
      Ten marine mammals died after being stranded in various areas in the Ilocos region during the Luzon lockdown in the last three months, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. Most of the ...

    • 2 more firms seek permit to mine Lingayen Gulf 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 22, 2022, on page A6)
      Two more mining firms have applied for government permits to mine Lingayen Gulf for magnetite, or black sand, prompting groups here to renew their opposition to what they described as “massive environmental destruction.” ...

    • Another invasive Chinese softshell turtle found in PH 

      Mugas, John Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2022, on page A1-A3)
      A Chinese softshell turtle has turned up again in Philippine waters, prompting a conservation group’s warning that it is an invasive alien species (IAS) or a sea pest that could harm aquatic life endemic to the country. ...

    • Burmese ship eyed in oil spill 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2013, on page A13)
      The Philippine coast guard on Friday said that the oil spill reportedly contaminated the shorelines of 11 coastal barangay from La Union up to Ilocos Norte might have come from the sunken Burmese cargo ship MV Arita Bauxite.

    • Checkpoint woes, low demand cut ‘bangus’ sales in Pangasinan 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2020, on page A9)
      While production of “bangus” (milkfish) and tilapia remains at its peak this month, the Luzon-wide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has meant a sales slump to growers due to ...

    • Ilocos salt industry losing its savor 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (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 ...

    • La Union board declares calamity state to deal with oil spill 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2013, on page A8)
      The provincial board of La Union has declared the province under a state of calamity to enable towns affected by the oil spill supposedly from a sunken vessel or another ship to tap their calamity funds for cleanup operations. ...

    • Oil sludge removal starts in Ilocos 

      Sotelo, Yolanda; Cardinoza, Gabriel; Arzadon, Cristina; Balbin, Leoncio Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 1, 2013, on page A20)
      Using shovels, rakes and dust pans, and even spoons, government employees, residents, fishermen and volunteers from different towns of La Union tediously scooped and gathered the coagulated oil that had reached coastal ...

    • PH Coast Guard asking for another base in Mindoro, facing WPS 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 2, 2022, on page A4)
      Philippine Coast Guard logo over photo of PCG members on rubber boat. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is seeking support from Congress for another base and a training center that would be built in Occidental Mindoro, a ...

    • Rare golden 'bangus' caught in La Union thrills local folk 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2022, on page A11)
      A 700-gram golden bangus (milkfish) has brought excitement to fishery stakeholders in La Union province when it was finally caught in a fish cage in Sto. Tomas town on Thursday. The fish cage operator harvested the bangus ...