Capitol task force seizes blasted fish

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/22/2016

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (Cpaiftf) confiscated eight boxes of blasted fish past 12 midnight in Liloan town, northern Cebu yesterday. CPAIFTF head Lyndon Ruiz said the boxes of assorted fish from Medellin town were…

Green group to ask Duterte to impose reclamation moratorium

Izobelle T. Pulgo 06/07/2016

AN environment group said they will ask President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to impose a moratorium on reclamation projects due to their destructive effects on coastal communities. Oceana-Philippines Vice President Gloria Estenzo-Ramos said they will also file a case…

Blasted fish worth P243K seized in Compostela town

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/12/2016

A truckload of blasted fish was intercepted in Barangay Estaca, Compostela town last Wednesday evening. Lyndon Ruiz, Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFT) head, said the task force intercepted a truck carrying 27 boxes of assorted…

Task force seizes dynamited fish, nab four in Compostela town

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/12/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force intercepted a truckload of blasted fish in Barangay Estaca, Compostela town last Wednesday evening. Task force chief Lyndon Ruiz said the operation yielded 27 boxes of assorted dynamited fish. They…

Catmon resident finds fortune in tilapia farming

04/29/2016

Dedito Rica of Barangay Can-ibuang, Catmon town has been engaging in different ventures until he found a fortune in his own backyard. Rica said he has held different jobs, including running his own retail store. Then in…

Breakfast of champions

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/09/2016

At breakfast – eggs, rice, stewed fish – I thought of works of fiction associated with the morning meal. Easily, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 novel “Breakfast of Champions” came to mind. At first I dismissed it, because it…

Anti-illegal fishing task force seize dynamited fish at Liloan checkpoint

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2015

ABOUT 482 kilos of assorted dynamited fish were confiscated from a truck at a checkpoint in Liloan town at 11:30 p.m. last Wednesday. Lawyer Chad Estella, task force coordinator, said a team intercepted the truck and apprehended…

Red tide prompts ban on shellfish in Bohol

Eileen G. Mangubat 06/26/2015

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide alert in Dauis, Bohol, banning the gathering and eating of shellfish in the affected area. The public are also advised to remove the gills…

The bounty of Tañon Strait

Marian Z. Codilla 05/26/2015

Cebu Daily News photo editor Tonee Despojo spent five days traveling to parts of Cebu and Negros islands to capture scenes of life in coastal villages and the marine bounty of the Tañon Strait.   As the…

Don’t waste ‘tamban’, Magpale tells Malabuyoc fisherfolk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/13/2015

Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said she was disappointed with the fisherfolk of Malabuyoc town, southern Cebu for disposing of tubs filled with “tamban” or sardinella  fish, believed  to be “poisonous” by locals. During last Monday’s press conference,…

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