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    • 123 soft-shell turtles seized near NAIA 

      Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, November 12, 2017, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted 123 live Chinese soft-shell turtles, packed in seven polystyrene boxes, at the Pair Cargo warehouse near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA-1) last Friday. BOC ...
    • .4-M bangus fry seized at NAIA 

      Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, March 11, 2013, on page 17)
      Customs officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) confiscated around 450,000 live milkfish (bangus) fry that arrived from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia on three different airlines Saturday afternoon. ...
    • Ambo damage to agri hits P1 B 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Santos, Rudy; Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2020, on page 2)
      Damage to the agriculture sector in areas battered by Typhoon Ambo has climbed to P1.04 billion, the Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center reported yesterday. The fisheries ...
    • DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap 

      Mercurio, Richmond; Ramirez, Robertzon; Villanueva, Rhodina; Lazaro, Ramon Efren; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, August 9, 2019, on page 1-8)
      Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were relieved following last week’s sea tragedy at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait that killed 31 people. Transportation ...
    • 'Local fish supply stable after Paeng' 

      Rivera, Danessa; Talavera, Catherine; Jaymalin, Mayen; Mercurio, Richmond; Villanueva, Ralph Edwin; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, November 3, 2022, on page 4)
      Despite the destruction wrought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, aquaculture groups under food security and livelihood advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said there is no need for importation as local fish supply remains stable. ...
    • Scanners intercept illegal transport of wildlife, corals 

      Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2018, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) warned illegal wildlife traders to stop their activities because the agency is in close coordination with other regulating agencies to secure ...
    • 'SCS claimants will suffer if harsh to China' 

      Flores, Helen; Mateo, Janvic; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, August 5, 2017, on page 1-4)
      People from claimant-states in the South China Sea will suffer if they take a hard stance with China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday, as former diplomats and experts expressed concern over ...