Tempo: Recent submissions
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PCG acts vs cargo ship involved in sea collision
(Tempo,July 9, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a motion to prevent the crew of MV Vienna Wood from going back to China while they face criminal charges following a collision with FV Liberty 5 whose crew is missing after 10 ... -
Fisher survives croc attack in Palawan
(Tempo,July 5, 2020 , on page 2)A 25-year-old fisherman was injured in a crocodile attack while fishing off the waters of Balabac, Palawan last Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Imelda Tolentino, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police-Regional Office 4-B ... -
Oil spill spreads to Iloilo, Guimaras coastal towns
(Tempo,July 6, 2020 , on page 3)The oil spill from a damaged power barge in this city have spread to coastal towns of Iloilo province and the island province of Guimaras. “It is spreading,” said Donna Magno, director of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk ... -
Boat sinks after collision with cargo ship; 14 missing
(Tempo,June 30, 2020 , on page 1)A local fishing boat carrying 14 fishermen, including its captain, capsized off Tayamaan, Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro after it figured in a collision with a Hong Kong-registered cargo vessel Sunday, the Philippine Coast ... -
₱1.97-M illegally caught fish seized
(Tempo,June 29, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NFC) has seized a total of P1.97 million worth of illegally caught fish from six fishing boats operating in seawaters off Tangalan, Aklan in Western Visayas (Region 6), the ... -
Illegally caught fish found in Bacolod
(Tempo,June 28, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippine Coast Guard-Negros Occidental and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday seized five boxes of fish worth ₱20,000 allegedly illegally caught through dynamite fishing in Cadiz City, Negros ... -
Aquaponics facility in Las Piñas
(Tempo,June 20, 2020 , on page 6)Sen. Cynthia Villar, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas. Urban aquaponics is part of BFAR’s fisheries resiliency projects ... -
Duterte's stand vs Manila Bay reclamation lauded
(Tempo,June 16, 2020 , on page 6)Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday praised President Duterte's assurance against the reclamation plans in the Manila Bay. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the Duterte reiteration ... -
Lorenzana: Pagasa Island dev't delay not due to Chinese boats
(Tempo,March 11, 2020 , on page 2)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected on Tuesday the observations of a United States-based think tank which said that the presence of Chinese boats allegedly disguised as militias was among the factors why development ... -
Determinasyon at mga kaibigang ka-agabay sa pag-unlad
(Tempo,March 13, 2020 , on page 3)Pangangalakal ng alimango ang kabuhayan ni Melinda Dilag Belinario, nguni't hindi 'crab mentality' ang naging daan n'ya upang umunlad ang kanyang negosyo. Namumuhunan siya ng ₱10,000 sa pagtitinda ng alimango sa palengke ... -
Content of PH protest notes vs China ‘strictly confidential’
(Tempo,April 24, 2020 , on page 3)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has directed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) not to disclose anything about the content of the two diplomatic protests filed by the Philippines against China, saying the ... -
DENR probes Manila Bay discoloration
(Tempo,March 31, 2020 , on page 2)Authorities are now looking into the possible liability of hotels and establishments surrounding the Manila Bay a er discoloration on the waterbody was observed last week. "We suspect that this sudden color change from the ... -
Giant squid (2)
(Tempo,October 29, 2012 , on page 7)Recent studies showed that giant squid feed on deep-sea fish, shrimps and other squid species. The adult giant squid's only known predators are sperm whales. Scientists have tried to observe sperm whales to study giant ... -
Shark lands in golf course
(Tempo,October 27, 2012 , on page 2)Golf club employees in Southern California came to the rescue when a shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee. San Juan Hills Golf Club operations director Melissa McCormack says a course marshal ... -
Great white shark kills surfer
(Tempo,October 26, 2012 , on page 2)An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot (4.8-meter) great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee examined the body of 39-year-old Francisco ... -
Super oysters
(Tempo,September 4, 2012 , on page 1)On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy." He grabs another handful and gets more good news. " -
Saving Pasig means saving big
(Tempo,September 4, 2012 , on page 2)"So, what will happen if the government has more revenue because the 'esteros' are clean?" asked Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Gina Lopez in an interview with MB Research. The PRRC chief herself ... -
Clean river in 7 years
(Tempo,September 5, 2012 , on page 2)Much has been said and done about infamous deterioration of the 27-kilometer Pasig River - from when 84-year-old Purificacion "Nanay Puring" Malvas Punzalan could still drink clean, clear water from it in the 1940s to the ... -
Illegal fishing
(Tempo,September 6, 2012 , on page 5)The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFTF) Team Pukot apprehended five commercial fishing vessels operating in a protected seascape off the municipal waters of a southern Cebu town. Four of the seized ... -
Shellfish ban
(Tempo,October 4, 2012 , on page 5)Shellfish and "alamang" (Acetes sp.) from some areas in Masbate, Zamboanga del Sur. Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental remain unsafe for human consumption due to red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...