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ANY lingering trauma over Supertyphoon Yolanda is overshadowed by the thrill of a scenic boat ride through a mangrove forest that survived one of the most destructive typhoons in the country. A blue-feathered long-beaked migratory bird perched…
Civil society groups across the country were urged to lobby for sincere candidates with depth who can promote human development and end corruption. During the annual gathering of the Caucus of Development (CODE-NGO) which covers non-government organizations…
Stronger penalties and strict enforcement of the amended Fisheries Code are seen as the best solution to the problem on illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing. This was the consensus reached among 300 participants of the National Summit…
More than 24,000 people have signed a week-old online petition to stop dynamite fishing after a grieving mother in Cebu called on the government to ensure that public and private markets sell only “dynamite-free fish.” Lorna Coyoca…
Official also notes high fecal coliform level in Mactan beaches Some major rivers in Cebu have been found to have poor water quality, the Environmental Management Bureau in region 7 reported. Only the Luyang River in Carmen…
JOHN Tobit Cruz and three of his friends called themselves “the crazy four.” Cruz said they dreamed of saving the earth by starting with the 3-kilometer stretch of Maningning creek in Taytay City, Rizal province in Luzon.…
Professional diving instructor Al Bernard Coyoca was found floating in the waters off the coast of Daanbantayan, north Cebu with bloodshot eyes, facial scratches, and broken limbs – just like a dynamited fish. The police blotter said…
THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) – Bantayan chapter is not against planting of mangroves, but is against planting of bakhaw (Rhizophora species) on seagrass areas. Robert Ybañez, who represented the chamber in a dialogue…
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry– Bantayan chapter called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop planting mangroves in seagrass beds in Bantayan town. In a resolution, the CCCI-Bantayan said the DENR mangrove-planting…
THE Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management councils (MFARMC) of Region 7 and 8 elected their representatives to the Regional Development Council to strengthen the management of the Danajon Bank. Elected chairman of the Integrated Fisheries and…
APEC CHALLENGE Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) were encouraged to learn from the Philippines, which is set to implement next year a road map to conserve energy. “I’m very happy to see that our (country)…
Yellow power for Aquino’s chosen one for 2016 Big 3 court Cebu Yellow shirts and banners yesterday filled the Cebu Coliseum where an estimated 5,000 Liberal Party (LP) supporters rallied behind the candidacy of their standard bearer…
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