A rare photo of a Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus) giving birth in the Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island has awed the scientific community and revived calls to protect the important underwater mountain. The photo taken in 2013…
A rare photo of a Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus) giving birth in the Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island has awed the scientific community and revived calls to protect the important underwater mountain. The photo taken in 2013…
THE open dump site of Carcar City in south Cebu was officially closed last Wednesday after two years of operation. Its operation in sitio Palanas, barangay Poblacion I was protested from the start by environment groups for…
Cebu city air quality is ‘fair to good’ but Naga’s is worse than Metro Manila Closer air quality monitoring in Metro Cebu is expected with the installation of more pollution monitoring stations by midyear. Three devices capable…
CEBU City Councilor Nida Cabrera said she will file next week a proposed ordinance for electronic waste management to deal with used batteries and discarded electronic gadgets tossed in the trash. In a speech to the Cebu…
Management plan needed to conserve marine life in area An international ocean care group and government agencies are encouraging fisherfolk in Cebu and Negros to stop illegal fishing in the Tañon Strait. Representatives of Oceana, the Philippine…
It has taken 17 years, and with the concerted efforts of government agencies and civil society, the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS) management board and stakeholders will finally meet for the first time in a landmark summit…
by Tressa Dosdos Ruelas They arrive just before the market opens at 9, or till 11 a.m. You can tell from the look in their eyes and hurried steps that they already know what they want,…
The Cebu City government is pushing through with the total closure of the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill by January 15. With this, Mayor Michael Rama issued an order informing all barangays, city hall department heads and the police…
About 1,160 kilos of blasted fish estimated at P92,800 were confiscated by the Philippine Coastguard and the Philippine Navy at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Pier 4 in Cebu City. The two agencies conducted the inspection after receiving…
Fifteen trees with red and purple cranberries grow behind the gate of Maria Magdalena Lim’s two-story home in barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City. Passersby wonder about the strange fruit, which is grown in cooler weather of north America…
Common sense, he said, dictated him to build his house the way it is Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival is once again making a pitch for every household to manage their waste properly. Yesterday, he gave journalists…
