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National Geographic host interested in Phl crocodiles
National Geographic Channels host and reptile expert Brady Barr said that the Philippines is a "special place for crocodiles and expressed interest in doing an investigation about Philippine wildlife, particularly its ...
- June 15, 2013
Cimatu: Cut down on plastics that clog oceans
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu has called upon Filipinos to cut down on the use of plastics that often end up in oceans and threaten marine life. Cimatu, who made the appeal during the department’s ...
- March 12, 2019
Phl slams China unilateral fishing ban in SCS
The Philippines denounced China’s unilateral fishing moratorium in the South China Sea under China’s new Coast Guard Law that can curtail and put at risk the legitimate rights of Filipino fishermen to fish in Philippine ...
- May 20, 2021
DENR to probe China waste dumping in Spratlys
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has expressed deep concern over alleged reports of China’s waste dumping in the West Philippine Sea. DENR Undersecretary for solid waste management and local ...
- July 14, 2021
93% of Pinoys say Phl must regain China-occupied islands
Nine in every 10 Filipinos believe that it is important for the Philippines to regain control of Chinese-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea, according to a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). ...
- July 12, 2019
Greenpeace pushes ocean preservation
Environmentalists led by Greenpeace urged the Aquino government to enact and enforce stronger policies for the preservation of the country’s oceans. This developed as World Ocean Day was observed yesterday. The event is a ...
- June 9, 2013
US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage
The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago. The Department ...
- February 19, 2015
DENR names 3 more protected river systems
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named three more river systems as water quality management areas (WQMAs), bringing to 37 the total number of water bodies under policies for protection. In ...
- August 7, 2018
Palace : Rody has made stand on SCS ruling
President Duterte has made clear his stand that the 2016 Philippine victory in the arbitral ruling against China cannot be undermined by any other government, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...
- July 15, 2021
China to Phl: Remove ship from Ayungin
China has demand that the Philippine remove the BRP Sierra MAdre from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea as Beijing justified anew the presence of Chinese troops near the grounded vessel. At a press conference in ...
- November 26, 2021