Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Palawan"
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₱1.2-B giant clam shells seized in Palawan; 4 nabbed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2021 , on page A3)About 200 tons of fossilized giant clam shells valued at around P1.2 billion were seized by authorities from four men who were arrested in Palawan province in the biggest recovery so far of the bivalves which are much-coveted ... -
10 poachers left at sea off Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 1, 2010 , on page A13)Ten Chinese nationals were reported missing at sea off Balabac Island in southern Palawan and may have been left in small sampan boats after a chase of their mother ship on Thursday by a composite team of the Coast Guard ... -
4,200 turtles seized in warehouse
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2015 , on page A12)Authorities in Palawan confiscated on Thursday a shipment of 4,200 critically endangered forest turtles that are believed to be destined for the Chinese black market with an estimated value of around P18 million. The ... -
Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 24, 2021 , on page A3-A5)A member of the five-man Permanent Court of Arbitration that handed down the decision in favor of the Philippines against China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea has urged countries in ... -
Arming Moro guerrillas with know-how, not guns
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 1, 1999 , on page 18-19)Fish for peace? From a press statement of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (Seafdec AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, comes this question: "Can peace and development finally come to Muslim ... -
BFAR adds Biliran to red tide list
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 4, 2018 , on page A3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a red tide alert for the coastal waters of Biliran province, bringing the number of areas covered by red tide warning to seven. These included Irong-Irong Bay in ... -
Bigger crane ship in Tubbataha today
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2013 , on page A4)The second, bigger crane ship that would help remove portions of the USS Guardian, which remains stuck in Tubbataha Reefs in Palawan, is expected to arrive at the site on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard ... -
Carpio tells youth: Defend sovereignty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 25, 2018 , on page A3)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has challenged the youth to join other Filipinos in doing their “solemn civic duty to preserve, protect and defend” Philippine territory and sovereignty. “We must always be on guard and ... -
Chef's big secret: where to buy seafood
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 10, 2016 , on page C1-C4)The well-kept secret among chefs of high-end restaurants in the central business district is that SM Supermarket Makati's seafood section opens early in the morning with a wide selection of fresh fish, crustaceans and other ... -
China demands release of 9 Sino fishermen who have served time
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 16, 2015 , on page A13)The Chinese government on Friday sought the immediate release of nine Chinese fishermen who have already served their six-month prison term for poaching in the Philippine-claimed Hasa-Hasa Shoal in May last year. Provincial ... -
Chinese militia vessels coming closer to Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 7, 2022 , on page A2)Dozens of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by their maritime militias in the West Philippine Sea have been moving much closer to Palawan in recent months, including waters near the sites of an aborted Philippines-China ... -
Chinese rocket debris found in Palawan waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 9, 2022 , on page A2)A wreckage from a rocket carrying payload to China’s Tiangong Space Station was found on Monday in the waters near Busuanga Island in Palawan province. China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) had earlier issued a global ... -
Chinese ships still at reef near Palawan-AFP chief
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 23, 2021 , on page A4)The chief of the Philippine military on Monday confirmed that there were still Chinese ships at Julian Felipe Reef near Palawan province, two weeks since more than 200 vessels were seen there by a Philippine Coast Guard ... -
Coast Guard finds debris of sunken boat in Palawan waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 31, 2022 , on page A5)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has already tracked the possible location of the sunken fishing vessel that collided with a foreign commercial vessel in the waters near Maracanao Island in Agutaya town, Palawan province, ... -
Coast Guard to unveil new Kalayaan station
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 4, 2021 , on page A4)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will unveil on Thursday its new operation hub on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. The hub includes a four-unit structure made of modular containers fully equipped with radar, ... -
Coast Guard's BRP Cabra shoos away 7 Chinese, Vietnamese vessels
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 5, 2021 , on page A4)Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) authorities shooed away five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels near Marie Louise Bank, 272.24 kilometers off El Nido town in Palawan province, in another daring act to protect the ... -
Coral regrowth is new crusade
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 5, 2016 , on page A10)Every day at 9 a.m., divers scour the waters off Mayor’s Island in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City in Pangasinan province, to look for fragments of live coral that could still be nurtured at the ... -
Corals and garbage
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 28, 2015 , on page A16)Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ... -
DENR cancels ECC of reclamation project in Coron
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 23, 2022 , on page A12)There is now very little chance that the halted 51-hectare reclamation project in the tourist town of Coron in Palawan province can still resume after the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment ... -
DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 15, 2018 , on page A8)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...