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Fast virus transmission: 64 people at fish port infected
The number of persons infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Iloilo Fish Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here ballooned to 64. Laboratory tests confirmed 36 new cases on Thursday, announced Mayor Jerry ...
- August 7, 2020
EXPERT-O turn up useful tech innovations
The pandemic has demonstrated how science, technology, and innovation can significantly mitigate the debilitating impacts of CoVID-19. DOST VI comes up with initiatives that answer the immediate concerns the society needs ...
- August 28, 2020
Methods on how to clean up oil spill
An explosion in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz where it is located and has reached other communities and even Guimaras Island ...
- August 1, 2020
Livestock ship with 42 crew sinks off Japan coast
Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship that a survivor said sank with 42 crew members aboard during rough weather off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said.
- September 4, 2020
Disappearing beaches
The Philippines may be small in land area, but with over 7,100 islands, the country has one of the most extensive coastlines in the world. This makes archipelago among the most vulnerable to the impact of global warming. ...
- March 9, 2020
Locsin recommends ending contracts with Chinese firms involved in South China Sea
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. will recommend the cancellation of local contracts with Chinese firms found to be behind incursions in the South China Sea. Locsin said in an ...
- August 29, 2020
Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted
It’s open season again for fishing in the Visayan Sea. The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. The ban covered herrings, mackerels and sardines. Now fishermen could ...
- February 20, 2020
Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, ...
- July 9, 2020
'Criminal negligence': Treñas mulls charges vs power barge owner
The city government mulls filing a string of charges such as criminal negligence against AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion ...
- July 10, 2020
Fisheries center renews call for students to do research; use labs, services
Recognizing the importance of science and research for the country’s future food security, an international research center is encouraging students to pursue research in aquaculture while opening the doors of its laboratory ...
- June 13, 2020