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Carles forms country's biggest task force vs IUU fishing
To curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the local government unit (LGU) of Carles organized the largest Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the country. A kick off ceremony for the IATF was held on Feb. ...
- February 21, 2023
PCG, Japanese ship begin 'bagging' oil from sunken tanker
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the crew of the Shin Nichi Maru, a Japanese dynamic positioning vessel, have begun “bagging” operations to seal off leaks from tanker MT Princess Empress, more than a month after it ...
- April 5, 2023
DENR accepts role to continue Wetland 2 conservation
In a first historic milestone for the year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as represented by DENR 6 regional executive director Livino B. Duran, accepts the role to continue the sustainable ...
- February 10, 2022
House OKs blue economy bill
House Bill (HB) No. 9662, which seeks to transform the country’s maritime economy to a sustainable “blue economy,” has received the approval of the House of Representatives. The proposed “Blue Economy Act,” whose principal ...
- December 15, 2023
Bacolod joins global effort in Int’l Coastal Clean-Up Day
The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) is gearing up to participate in the International Coastal Clean-Up Day scheduled for the third Saturday of this month, aiming to tackle the critical issue of ...
- September 2, 2024
5K mangrove propagules planted in Kabankalan
To rehabilitate coastal areas and marine ecosystems in Negros Occidental, a total of 5,000 mangrove propagules were planted in Barangay Daan Banua, Kabankalan City. The tree planting activity on Saturday, March 23, was ...
- March 26, 2024
Towards building mangrove ecosystems
Many scientist have concluded that mangrove forests could become strong buffers to counter storm surges and rising sea levels, but with a caveat that what should be planted are not just small patches of mangrove trees here ...
- August 16, 2024