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Guimaras folk stop fishing as oil spill reaches their shores
Fourteen years after Guimaras was devastated by the worst oil spill in the country when the MT Solar I tanker sank, residents of the island-province are again trying to contain the spread of bunker fuel that leaked on ...
- July 7, 2020
Just 1 of 3 Boracay Businesss ready to re open
Only about a third of Boracay’s 440 hotels, resorts and inns are ready for the island’s reopening on Oct. 26, according to Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing, although this may still increase as establishments comply ...
- August 21, 2018
Alert raised for coal contamination: Barge with 6,705MT of coal stuck in Antique waters at 'Seniang' height
An alert has been raised over the possible contamination of the waters off Antique province by a cargo of more than 6,000 metric tons of coal in a barge that ran aground on Tuesday at the height of Tropical Depression ...
- January 4, 2015
Tourists help save Boracay's corals
British tourist Christian Licursi and his Canadian friend, Michelle Girouard, attach small coral fragments to a framed plastic screen holder. They are joined by other volunteers on a floating platform, about a kilometer ...
- May 2, 2015
Coat Guard, Marina officials relieved amid sea mishap probe
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has relieved six officials of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) pending results of a “comprehensive and very objective” investigation on the ...
- August 9, 2019
Iloilo boat sinking: 3 dead, 3 are still missing
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 ...
- January 4, 2015
Guimaras villagers brace for oil spill
Coastal villages on Guimaras Island are bracing for an oil spill after bunker fuel coming from a sunken cargo ship reached their shores on Monday. While a possible oil spill would be much smaller compared to the massive ...
- January 21, 2014
8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods
Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ...
- August 4, 2019