Man nabbed for selling endangered Palawan Common Hill Myna birds

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About eight Palawan Common Hill Myna birds were rescued by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7)…

Journalists as endangered species

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2022

A most profound question one writer asked a revolutionary fighter, who survived the battle of his life, was not how bloody difficult it was or how he won the battle. It was: “Were you afraid?” Were you…

Cases filed against individuals caught selling P36M worth of giant clams in Daanbantayan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Lapu-Lapu City Field Unit has filed cases against 12 individuals who were caught selling 3,000 kilos of giant clams worth P36 million in Barangay Tapilon in Daanbantayan…

CIDG-7 warns those involved in illegal trade of endangered species: ‘We will come after you’

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 07/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) said the recent  confiscation of over P12 million worth of endangered species in Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City serves as a warning…

Another pawikan found dead in Olango Island

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The endangered green sea turtle species, locally known as pawikan, has just lost another member. A lifeless adult green sea turtle was discovered in the waters off Barangay San Vicente, Olango Island on…

DMVF catches Carbon vendor selling stingrays from Zamboanga

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) confiscated 40 kilograms of stingray meat at the Carbon Public Market on Friday morning, May 31. According to Doctor Alice Utlang, head of the…

Thresher sharks included in int’l eco trade pact

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/04/2017

The inclusion of thresher sharks in the Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was lauded by stakeholders from Cebu who called for tougher measures to protect these marine creatures. Representatives of…

Madrigal laments cases filed vs illegal fishers ‘neglected’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/15/2015

Former Capitol Chief Security Officer Loy Anthony Madrigal is disappointed that some of the cases he filed against illegal transporters of endangered shells and birds were dismissed while some cases were no longer attended to by the…

Desecrate not Boljoon’s treasures

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/24/2014

Cebu Daily News’ continuing page one news on the shameless destruction of Boljoon’s cultural heritage, the Ili Rock, its pristine white sand and the lush seagrass by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened the…

Couple turns over 14 sacks of corals to Capitol

Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/20/2014

Fourteen sacks of corals were retrieved from a coral processing plant by the Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force in barangay Cansojong, Talisay City  last Friday. This was the task force’s third operation in three days in Talisay…

Let the birds be

07/02/2014

Stewards nurture. The greedy only kill. The contrast between greed and stewardship surfaced anew with the Environment Department’s arrest of persons engaged in the capture and sale of birds. Collectors believe they are  co-owners of creation in…

Rescued Philippine Hawk Eagle dies; illegal sellers charged

Peter L. Romanillos 07/01/2014

Only a few days away from its scheduled release to the wild, a Philippine Hawk Eagle that was rescued in a buy-bust operation in Talisay City last week succumbed to stress and died in  its cage Sunday…

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