Two Chinese nationals and seven Filipinos have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Zambales for their alleged involvement in the dumping of hazardous waste from South Korea. NBI Deputy Director Vicente De Guzman III identified the Chinese...
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — An 11.9-meter dead sperm whale was found Sunday morning in the shores of Barangay in Glan, Sarangani province, the first recorded case in the area this year. Marie Ann Finalla, acting head of the fisheries resources management division of...
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By: Katrina Hallare – Reporter / @KHallareINQ INQUIRER.net / 04:12 PM November 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) intercepted a ship coming from South Korea for reportedly carrying toxic...
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Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) – November 21, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Ramon weakened into a low-pressure area yesterday after lashing Northern Luzon even as the state weather bureau warned the public that Tro-pical Storm Sarah was...
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Cargo ship loaded with coal ran aground while approaching coal terminal of a Power Plant, South China sea, on a weekend. Attempts to refloat by own means failed, weather deteriorated, battered by wind and swell ship started to take on water. After engine room was...
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Cargo ship SHENG HONG 6 reported fire in superstructure to MRCC Hainan at around 1100 Beijin time Nov 20, beaing anchored in Qiongzhou Strait off Haikou. SAR ship NAN HAI JIU 113 (IMO 9548055) was sent to assist, by the time she arrived 5 crew out of total 13 already...
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LEGAZPI CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over 12 motorized boats to the Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) on Monday aimed at strengthening the government’s fight against illegal fishing in Bicol region. Prior to the turnover, the...
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MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS: The grounding of a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel in the Marshall Islands is being treated as a “crime scene”, officials in the Pacific Ocean archipelago said on Monday. The 308-foot (94-metre) boat, which ran aground, last week on a remote...
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Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave. The dish, often made with sardines, anchovies or round scad, uses dried seafood products...
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Oslob Mayor Jun Tumulak said around 200 municipal government employees, Navy and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel as well as volunteers would conduct cleanup activities for one week. MANILA, Philippines — The sandbar and dive site on Sumilon island in Oslob,...
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That was how Sen. Panfilo Lacson described the presence of one of the US Navy’s longest-serving active carriers in the contested South China Sea, control of which is at the heart of a maritime dispute between the Philippines and China. “Not being pro USA and...
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Citing rules of the organization naming undersea geographic features, Beijing insisted that they can submit naming proposals on features in Benham or Philippine Rise. Earlier this week, the Philippine government raised alarm over China’s submission to name five...
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