Execs demand payment for coral reef damage
Excerpt
Local officials are seeking to prevent the departure from the country of a cargo vessel that damaged at least three hectares of coral reefs in a popular diving spot off a northern town in Cebu province until the ship's owners have paid for the damage.
Citation
Padayhag, M.J. & Bunachita, J.S. (2016, June 21). Execs demand payment for coral reef damage. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A7.
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Coral reefs; Coral reef restoration; Cargoes; Ship drift; Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp.; Tribunalo, Baltazar; Kimmayong, Noel; Villaver, William
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