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1.5 tons of 'endangered' giant clams seized in Sagay
Around 127 pieces of “endangered” giant clams weighing about 1.5 tons were confiscated from three fisherfolk in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed for violation of the act preventing the illegal, ...
- April 13, 2019
DENR finds ‘illegal’ drainage connections in Boracay
There are 24 illegal drainage connections recently found in this famed island resort, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
DENR secretary Roy Cimatu presented a list of the illegal ...
- April 27, 2018
Mayor seeks PNoy help over 8-year-old spill
It was eight years ago when the oil tanker “M/T Solar I” sank off Nueva Valencia town on August 11, 2006, spilling one-fourth of its two million liters of bunker oil cargo, but some of the residents adversely affected have ...
- August 7, 2014
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau, Notice to the Public: on the proposed official classification of Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste and Culasi (LIPASECU) coastal water at Liberman Complex, Pandan, Antique
Notice is hereby given to all interested parties who may wish to participate in the proposed official classification of the above water body as to its usage. The public hearing shall be held on January 15, 2015, 1:00 in ...
- January 9, 2015
Cash for Work
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ...
- May 19, 2018
DOT gets ready for Boracay opening
Less than 200 tourism establishments in Boracay were so far able to meet the requirements set by the government’s interagency rehabilitation task force overseeing the cleanup of the popular island resort. “As of June 15 ...
- July 9, 2018
Boracay rehab pays off
Boracay's White Beach and Yapak Beach (or Puka Shell Beach) are among the 25 best beaches in Asia, according to the popular travel website TripAdvisor. The website recently released the results of its 2019 Travelers' Choice ...
- April 3, 2019
PH tries to turn tide on fish loss
One of the biggest threats to the sustainability of marine life is plastic pollution and the Philippines is now the third highest contributor to plastic pollution in the world's oceans, according to Greenpeace Philippines. ...
- November 30, 2018
Dolphin found dead in southern NegOcc
Another dolphin was found dead on the shoreline of Barangay Patic in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The Lumba Project, an advocacy group researching Irrawaddy dolphins and other marine mammals, posted on its Facebook page ...
- September 15, 2019
DPWH plants 5,500 mangroves
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) City Engineering District on Friday planted about 5,500 mangrove seedlings in a riverbank in Purok Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport. The activity is supported by the office ...
- July 10, 2017