The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Northern Mindanao has planted a total of 2,000 mangrove propagules in Barangay Sinuloc, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental on 11 April 2021. Local government officials committed to regularly check the status of the mangrove...
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MANILA, Philippines — The decision to suspend travel activities in Boracay due to rising COVID cases nationwide rests on the municipal government of Malay in Aklan, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said yesterday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she...
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TACLOBAN CITY – Local authorities released on Monday a marine turtle hours after a fisherman found the trapped reptile off the coast of Biliran province. Personnel from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resource Office (PENRO) in Biliran, the local police,...
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Passenger terminals buildings (PTBs) of all ports across the country will only operate at 50 percent capacity in compliance with the strict enforcement of minimum public health protocols under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the Philippine Ports...
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Philippines — Fishing activities have been banned in the waters affected by an oil spill off Jasaan town in this province after a cargo vessel sank on Saturday last week. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the Environmental Management Bureau has...
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An abandoned ship that sank last week caused an oil spill along the coast of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday, April 6. In a statement, the PCG said the Racal Shipping Corporation’s MV Tower One was anchored 200 meters off...
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Maersk brand-new product tanker RICH RAINBOW collided with Greek bulk carrier IVY ALLIANCE in Manila Bay 3 nm north of Cavite City, metropolitan Manila, at 2150 LT (UTC +8) Apr 7, in Manila anchorage area. RICH RAINBOW reportedly was leaving anchorage, she arrived...
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LEMBATA: At least 87 people are dead and dozens more still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighboring East Timor, officials said on Monday. Torrential rain unleashed a deluge and subsequent landslides, turning small communities into...
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Three persons were injured while six others were rescued when a motor launch caught fire, exploded and capsized in the waters off Tawi-Tawi near Sabah, Malaysia on Sunday, officials reported yesterday. The M/L Marissa with nine...
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HAVANA – During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white. The technicolor streaks of darting tropical fish flash less...
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local community were able to collect at least 2,000 liters of oil residue from an old cargo ship that sank in the coastal Barangay Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental on Sunday. Sabas Tagarda Jr.,...
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A team of divers, led by police officers, on Tuesday began removing fishing nets that have been stuck at the bottom of the sea for years, causing destruction to corals in Puntod Shoal, Barangay San Juan, Gingoog City. Lt. Col. Ariel Pontillas,...
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