Oct 6, 2020 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Global, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
Drake Long Washington 2020-10-05 Experts are raising the alarm over the destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea that are critical for the marine environment and for preventing a collapse in fish stocks which sustain the livelihoods of tens of millions of...
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Oct 2, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Accomplishments, Maritime Incidents, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
“Taking care of our families isn’t just about putting food on the table today, it’s about ensuring that our children and grand children will have a habitable world where they can get to know various species of sea turtle” – Jane Velez...
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Sep 30, 2020 | Maritime Violations, IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
On 25 September 2020, a critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin was discovered dead in the waters off Pulupandan town in Negros Occidental. In a press release dated September 29, Mark Louie Aquino, the group’s campaign officer, said marine scientists in the area, led...
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Sep 29, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The coral ecosystem in Sarangani Bay has remained “in good status, healthy, and is improving’, according to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Roland Tuballes. “The coral cover and reef condition of Sarangani Bay is...
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Sep 29, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
THE Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) of Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte, has rescued a giant Green Sea Turtle that was stranded on the shore of Purok Sinaob in San Vicente village, Dapitan City. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
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Sep 21, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
TUGUEGARAO CITY—Twenty-five juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) were released back to their natural habitat in Basco, Batanes on Monday (Sept. 21). The hatchlings were discovered by employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) along...
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Sep 19, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Tourism, Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC) will join the observance of the 35th International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday through the “Scubasurero 2020,” a move that is also aimed at reviving the tourism industry in the...
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Jul 24, 2020 | Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
By: Morexette Marie B. Erram – CDN Digital CEBU CITY, Philippines – A passenger ship that was momentarily used to transport goods between the islands of Cebu and Leyte caught fire while sailing off the waters around Catmon town in northern Cebu last Thursday...
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Jun 28, 2020 | IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Maritime Violations, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
Published June 27, 2020, 12:00 AM by manilabulletin_admin The Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NFC) seized a total of P1.97 million worth of illegally caught fish from six fishing boats operating in seawaters off Tangalan, Aklan, the military bared on Saturday....
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Mar 27, 2020 | IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Maritime Violations, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
Personnel of BRP Malamawi (FPB 2403) apprehended seven crew members of an illegal fishing boat during an intensified maritime patrol at the vicinity waters of Basilan Strait, Zamboanga Peninsula on 25 March 2020. Aside from violating the directive concerning the...
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Mar 26, 2020 | IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Maritime Violations, Accomplishments, Environmental Concerns, Maritime Incidents, Domestic
ICYMI: Personnel of BRP Malamawi (FPB 2403) apprehended seven crew members of an illegal fishing boat during an intensified maritime patrol at the vicinity waters of Basilan Strait, Zamboanga Peninsula on 25 March 2020. Aside from violating the directive concerning...
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Nov 27, 2019 | South East Asia (SEA), Maritime Violations, Regional, Environmental Concerns, Accomplishments, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese and seven Filipinos have been arrested for dumping possibly radioactive waste from South Korea in Zambales, officials said Tuesday. The National Bureau of Investigation said the coast guard seized a Liberian-registered vessel, the...
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