Browsing The Philippine Star by Title

Now showing items 1-20 of 2196

    • 1 dead, 24 rescued off Japanese fishing boat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2024, on page 9)
      One person died and 24 others were rescued yesterday after their fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off Japan, the coast guard said. Dramatic television footage showed the 56-metre on its side ...

    • 10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2016, on page 1)
      Chinese ships spotted around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales last week have remained in the area based on an aerial monitoring over the shoal, according to an official. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...

    • 10 Chinese tourists rescued off Panglao 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, August 31, 2019, on page 13)
      Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescued 10 Chinese tourists when their boat suffered engine trouble in the waters off Balicasag Island in Panglao, Bohol on Thursday.

    • 10 held for selling giant pearls 

      Galupo, Rey; Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2017, on page 16)
      National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested 10 persons for illegally possessing and selling giant pearls in Ermita, Manila Monday afternoon. In a press conference yesterday, the NBI’s Environmental Crimes Division ...

    • 10,000 Manila Bay establishments inspected — DENR 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, January 3, 2020, on page 8)
      lose to 10,000 commercial establishments around Manila Bay have been inspected since the bay’s rehabilitation program was launched a year ago, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The ...

    • 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Araneta, Sandy; Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2012, on page 13)
      Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...

    • 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 ...

    • 13 rescued from distressed boat off Quezon 

      Zoleta, Michelle (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2023, on page 9)
      Thirteen people were rescued after their boat developed engine trouble as it was sailing in the waters off Polillo Island in Quezon province yesterday. The M/B Rheanne Mae was headed to Polillo from Panulukan town when it ...

    • 135 Chinese vessels swarm Julian Felipe Reef – PCG 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2023, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday deployed two of its vessels to conduct maritime patrols in the immediate vicinity of Julian Felipe Reef, where more than 135 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels have reportedly ...

    • 14 Pinoys missing in Mindoro sea mishap 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, June 30, 2020, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday launched search and rescue operations for 14 Filipino fishermen and individuals whose boat capsized after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered vessel off Occidental Mindoro ...

    • 14 potential sites identified for mussel culture 

      (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2018, on page B4)
      The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations measuring a total of 6,283.3 hectares as ...

    • 17 nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2024, on page 8)
      Seventeen fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing in Polillo, Quezon on Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the suspects were caught fishing in the waters off Balesin Island.

    • 170 states to sign landmark climate deal 

      (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2016, on page 15)
      World leaders will gather at the United Nations today to sign the Paris climate deal and get the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to start beating back global warming. French President Francois Hollande and Canada's ...

    • 18 rescued from distressed boat 

      Servallos, Neil Jayson (The Philippine Star, January 23, 2023, on page 10)
      A motorized banca carrying 18 people developed engine trouble as it was sailing in the waters off Iloilo over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. The boat had to be towed back to the shore when ...

    • 1st congress on RP lakes set Nov 25-28 at DAP 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2003, on page B-4)
      The First National Congress on Philippine Lakes (LAKECON 2003) will be held on Nov. 25-28 at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in Tagaytay City. The four-day congress aims to identify major lake-specific ...

    • 1st Mangrove Congress on Research & Development set 

      (The Philippine Star, November 25, 2012, on page B-12)
      The 1st ASEAN Mangrove Congress on Research and Development unfold on Dec. 3-7, at the Century Park Hotel, Manila with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) ...

    • 2 die as fishing boat capsizes off S. Leyte 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, December 26, 2022, on page 10)
      Two fishermen were reported dead while six others were rescued after their boat capsized in the waters off Southern Leyte yesterday. Bad weather due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon have been affecting parts of ...

    • 2 dolphins, sea turtle found dead 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2013, on page A-19)
      Two dolphins and a sea turtle were found dead in this capital town’s coastal waters yesterday. One of the dolphins had three bullet wounds. Fernando de Guzman, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...

    • 2 firms tapped to dredge Cagayan River 

      Martin, Victor (The Philippine Star, December 15, 2020, on page 9)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has accredited two dredging firms to rehabilitate the mineral-rich Cagayan River at no cost to the government. MGB-Cagayan Valley director Mario Ancheta said the Great River North ...

    • 2 held for dumping chemical waste into river 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2020, on page 11)
      Two persons were arrested for allegedly dumping chemical waste into a river in Tuy, Batangas on Wednesday. Romano Cabrera, 46, and Mark Anthony Austria, 38, were apprehended in Barangay Bayudbud by police officers who ...