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Sperm whale stranded off Quezon town dies
A sperm whale that had been stranded near a coastal village in the town of Calauag, Quezon province, died yesterday, an environment official of the province said. Manny Calayag, community coordinator of the Quezon-Environment ...
- February 19, 2015
Batangas waters cleared of harmful starfish species
Thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish (COT) were removed from the seas off Batangas province by authorities who were responding to the outbreak of the poisonous starfish that could endanger local natural resources. The ...
- June 6, 2022
Env't group raises alarm over coral poaching in Tayabas Bay
The threat of coral poaching in Tayabas Bay has surfaced after the recent arrest of a fisherman who yielded 11 sacks of assorted corals harvested in this body of water in Quezon province, a local environmental group said. ...
- October 26, 2016
7 dead as ferry catches fire near Quezon Port
Polillo Island residents Shirley Debelles, her husband Crisanto and their young grandchild were on their way to Real town in Quezon province on board the MV Mercraft 2 on Monday morning when disaster struck. The port of ...
- May 24, 2022
Death toll in Quezon ferry fire climbs to 9
The death toll from the fire that hit a ferry off the coast of Real, Quezon, on May 23 rose to nine after a mother and daughter who were injured during the incident died while being treated at a hospital in Metro Manila ...
- June 3, 2022
Arsenic contaminates groundwater in 9 Batangas localities
The groundwater in a city and eight towns in Batangas province have been found positive for arsenic contamination. This was disclosed by Dr. Rhodora Reyes, Batangas Medical Center Toxicology Center chief, during the ...
- June 6, 2022
Quezon folk welcome ‘butanding’ return to Tayabas Bay
Whale sharks, locally known as “butanding,” have been spotted once again at Tayabas Bay about a month after the most recent storm to hit the country, according to residents of the coastal town of Sariaya and an environmental ...
- November 27, 2022
With 'reefs,' fish return to Lamon Bay
Fisherman Godie Romualdo still remembers the days when fish had gone scarce in the Lamon Bay off his town of Atimonan in northern Quezon province. “My catch was barely enough to feed my family,” he said. Like several other ...
- December 17, 2015
Commercial fish operators protest revised law
Commercial fishing operators and fish traders warned of a nationwide protest against the implementation of the amended Philippine Fisheries Code, the controversial Republic Act No. 10654. which prevents, deters and eliminates ...
- August 12, 2015
DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...
- June 5, 2022