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    • Oil spill hits Ilocos shoreline 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, February 27, 2013, on page 13)
      Local residents in the coastal areas of nine towns and two cities in Ilocos Sur and La Union are presently conducting a massive clean-up of their shorelines following the sudden occurrence of oil spill last Monday here. ...

    • Oil spill spotted near N. Harbor 

      Cahinhinan, John Carlo M. (Manila Bulletin, October 9, 2010, on page 5)
      A small area of an oil spill was recently spotted by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard near the vicinity of Pier 12 inside North Harbor in Manila. Commodore Luis Tuason Jr., district commander of the PCG-National ...

    • Oil spill spreads to Iloilo, Guimaras coastal towns 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 6, 2020, on page 10)
      The oil spill from a damaged power barge in this city has 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 ...

    • Oil spill: How much, does it matter? 

      Borenstein, Seth; Burdeau, Cain (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page 11-G-31)
      Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can’t agree on either question. Some scientists who have studied a new video of the gusher estimate ...

    • Oil spill: How much, does it matter? 

      Borenstein, Seth; Burdeau, Cain (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page 11-G-31)
      Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can’t agree on either question. Some scientists who have studied a new video of the gusher estimate ...

    • Oil, gas from disputed sea crucial to PH - Marcos 

      Unite, Betheena (Manila Bulletin, December 2, 2022, on page 6)
      The country needs to find ways to pursue energy exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as whatever resources it can obtain from the disputed sea are crucial to the nation. President Marcos stressed this on Thursday, ...

    • Oil-spill containment drill held 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2015, on page 25)
      Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) - Southeastern Mindanao led Friday's oil-spill containment-simulation exercise held at the Mintebros Port in Barangay Ilang, Tibungco, this city, to test and evaluate its oil ...

    • Old sea dog steals show at Crufts 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2010, on page B-8)
      A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served abroad King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year. The two-year old mongrel, lost aboard the Tudor ...

    • Olive Ridley turtle rescued by 3 teens 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, January 16, 2016, on page 4)
      Three teenage fishermen rescued an Olive Ridley sea turtle yesterday at the lighthouse area in Barangay Kalaklan, here. Young friends Roel Avia, Dennis Galvez, and Kevin Del Pilar found the 22-inch sea turtle at the ...

    • Olutanga Island: From pirates' lair to Mindanao's next tourism destination 

      Abubakar-Jocson, Liza (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 5)
      An island in the Zamboanga Peninsula region is slowly shedding its image as a pirates’ lair to become the next major tourism destination in Mindanao. Olutanga Island is partnering with the Mindanao Development Authority ...

    • On stout-hearted men (and women) 

      Zaide, José Abeto (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2018, on page 10)
      Before DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, there was Gina Lopez – the ex-future environment secretary of PDu30. She didn’t clear the Advise & Consent of Congress because of the strong lobby of miners’ vested interests. But, as the ...

    • One of rarest sharks caught 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2015, on page 18)
      One of the extremely rare species of deepwater sharks was accidentally captured by a fisherman in Albay, early morning on Wednesday. Edgar Chavez, a fisherman from Barangay Marigondon, Pioduran, Albay, caught the megamouth ...

    • An open letter to the President 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 1996, on page 15)
      House Bill No. 7366 "An Act to Codify all laws of Fisheries all laws on Fisheries and Aquatic Resources" is about to be presented by the Special Fisheries Committee headed by Congressman Jose T. Villarosa to the plenary ...

    • Opportunities aquaculture at agrilink expo 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2018, on page B-6)
      Farmers and investors in fisheries should find time to visit the Agrilink trade show that will be staged at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on October 4 to 6. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will ...

    • Options for Laguna Lake 

      Ynares, Jun A. (Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2010, on page 11)
      We were privileged to have seen first-hand President Noynoy Aquino at work as a consensus-builder. The President recently called the various key stakeholders in the issues and challenges related to the survival of Laguna ...

    • Organic rice, fish & veggies 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2010, on page 16)
      The half-hectare lot was divided into five rice paddies, separated by dikes that are about a meter wide. Along the dikes surrounding the rice plants in each paddy, they constructed a canal which was stocked with either ...

    • Orion folk decry closure of dockyard; mayor claims mangrove destruction 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2015, on page 18)
      People of this town are up in arms against their own mayor and decried Friday the alleged unfair closure of a multi-billion investment in the coastal barangay of Sta. Elena, saying their town was not only denied of millions ...

    • Oslob limits whale shark tours to 800 guests daily 

      Newman, Minerva BC (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2018, on page 10)
      The number of tourists allowed to swim and/or mingle with whale sharks will be limited to 800 per day by the Oslob Technical Working Group. Cebu Provincial Tourism Officer Boboi Costas said the decision was reached in close ...

    • Oslob's whale watching industry incurs ₱30-M loss 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020, on page 5)
      The tourism industry in Oslob town, southern Cebu, incurred at least P30 million in losses due to the community quarantine that the government imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (2019). Whale watching ...

    • Our ban on single-use plastics-from Boracay to the world 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2018, on page 10)
      The local government of Malay, Aklan, which includes Boracay Island, has issued an ordinance banning the use of single-use disposable plastic items by hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other establishments. It was the ...