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Search operations for missing cop terminated
Search operations for the missing police officer on a sunken boat was called off on May 13, 2020. In a statement, Mayor Rigil Kent Lim of Caluya, Antique said that Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) Operation for Police ...
- May 14, 2020
Containment and retrieval are a must - oil spill expert
The images of the oil spill caused by an explosion in a power barge stationed in Lapuz, Iloilo City on July 3, 2020 brought back images of similar incidents in Guimaras, Estancia, Iloilo and Semirara, Antique. For UP-Visayas ...
- July 6, 2020
Int'l fishing tourney highlights Antique's rich biodiversity
The province of Antique gets to showcase its rich marine biodiversity when it hosts the 1st International Sports Fishing Tournament in May. “Sports fishing is another tourism product that we are promoting. When they go ...
- March 3, 2020
PCG-Iloilo ends oil spill recovery
The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station on Sunday confirmed that it has officially ended the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Iloilo Station ...
- July 13, 2020
Oil spill fallout: Coast Guard sues power barge owner
The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station announced Friday that it would file criminal charges against AC Energy Philippines, owner of Power Barge 102 that spilled bunker fuel in Iloilo Strait following an explosion on ...
- July 11, 2020
'Rescue plan' vs oil spill on a roll
An environment management plan (EMP) that will address the environmental impact of the oil spill following an explosion in a power barge in Brgy. Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district on July 3, 2020 is on a roll. This was the assurance ...
- July 13, 2020
DOH kicks off oil spill response
Amid the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the region, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development Western Visayas (DOH-CHD-6) has also geared up to respond to the effects of the oil spill in ...
- July 9, 2020
Disaster Resilience Month in WV pivots to Guimaras
Volunteers and personnel of various agencies gathered for a clean-up drive in Guimaras on July 15, 2020 in Observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. The Office of the Civil Defense Region 6 led the clean-up ...
- July 18, 2020
Cleanup methods for 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
Whale stranded in Sipalay waters
An adult dwarf sperm whale was released back into the waters after it got grounded in the coast of Barangay Nauhang, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental last Wednesday. Based on a Facebook post of the city government, the whale ...
- October 23, 2020