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Search on for 14 missing after boat collision
Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday were searching for 14 people who went missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off the coast of Mamburao town in Occidental ...
- June 30, 2020
Gov't runs after firm selling land along Laguna lake shores
A developer, earlier called out by Malacañang for misrepresenting President Rodrigo Duterte’s message as a company endorsement, is facing a string of complaints and investigation by different government agencies over a ...
- August 11, 2020
Damage to Batangas coral reefs feared
Marine conservationists are trying to determine the extent of damage to coral reefs after a cargo ship ran aground at a marine sanctuary in the town of Tingloy, Batangas province, at the height of Typhoon Quinta (international ...
- November 9, 2020
PH Court junks case vs foreign ship in Mindoro collision
A local court dismissed the charges filed against the Chinese crew of the MV Vienna Wood after the owner of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier paid the families of the 14 Filipino fishermen, who presumably died in the sea ...
- September 22, 2020
Marine sanctuary safe after ship grounding
Volunteer divers and marine conservationists heaved a sigh of relief after noting minimal damage at Batalang Bato marine sanctuary in Tingloy town, Batangas province, where a cargo ship ran aground the shallow reef last ...
- December 1, 2020
Fish growers ask gov't: 'Reconsider' import plan: Aquaculture industry may suffer same fate as rice producers, warns group
Fish growers in Taal Lake in Batangas province have opposed the government’s plan to import fish, saying this could only stall the industry’s recovery from damage wrought by Taal Volcano’s eruption and the low market demand ...
- October 12, 2020
'Quinta' lashes Luzon; 13 fishermen missing
Typhoon “Quinta” lashed Luzon overnight, dumping heavy rains that caused flooding, toppling power lines, and whipping up giant waves that sank at least 30 boats off Batangas and Bataan provinces, disaster officials said ...
- October 27, 2020
Fish pen owners in Laguna de Bay lose ₱115M to 'Rolly'
Fish pens covering 90 hectares of Laguna de Bay were wiped out by strong winds and lake current, unleashing about 2.2 million kilograms of cultured “bangus” (milkfish) at the height of Typhoon “Rolly” (international name: ...
- November 4, 2020
Massive coral bleaching hits Batangas waters
Coral enthusiasts and marine conservationists on Friday raised the alarm over a “massive” coral bleaching going on across Calatagan town, Batangas province, and elsewhere on the western coast of the Philippines. The ...
- June 20, 2020
₱ 93-M beach wall project in Romblon questioned: Project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways has not been endorsed by the Mimaropa Regional Development Council or the Department of Tourism
The private sector representative to the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) has sounded the alarm over the construction of a shore protection causeway, or a concrete ...
- December 21, 2020