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CEBU CITY—Three tugboats were used to pull back a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel that ran aground on the shoal off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, in northern Cebu. Two tugboats were at the back portion of MV Belle…
THE vessel MV Belle Rose was moved backwards by a salvor company that tried to pull it towards deeper waters Saturday morning. Noel Kimmayong, marine superintendent of Malayan Towage and Salvaging Corp. confirmed the development in a…
The operation to remove MV Belle Rose from where it ran aground in Monad Shoal off famed Malaspascua Island will begin today amid efforts to protect the massive coral reef on which the 186-meter bulk carrier rests.…
Time is of the essence in averting more damage wrought by a foreign vessel to Monad Shoal; however, time may not be on the side of rescuers. As of yesterday, the Panama-registered cargo vessel MV Belle Rose…
MV Belle Rose hits 3 hectares of corals in Monad Shoal Officials of northern Cebu’s town of Daanbantayan will seek a still unspecified amount of compensation from the owners of the Panama-registered cargo vessel for the damage…
MALAPASCUA Island will soon have a circumferential road. Engr. Bobby Lim of the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) said the preparatory works for the concreting of the road curb already started. The winning bidder of the P3.9 million…
Daanbantayan Mayor Augusto Corro signed an executive order last June 2 creating the shark and ray sanctuary in Monad Shoal and Gato Island off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan. The shark and ray sanctuary is the first of…
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 Cebu provincial government aims to protect Malapascua Island and its rich marine life through a revised plan for eco-tourism, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said. In a speech in Phuket, Thailand where he addressed the Inter-islands…
Cebu is the only place in the Philippines where divers can see sharks all year round – thresher sharks in Malapascua island in the far north and whalesharks in the southern town of Oslob. In other popular…
THE Cebu provincial government will allocate P5 million for health and infrastructure projects as part of the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in the typhoon-stricken Malapascua Island in the town of Daanbantayan, northern Cebu. Gov. Hilario Davide III confirmed…
With at least three known tourism destinations in Cebu among the hardest hit by super typhoon Yolanda, tourism stakeholders initiated a dialogue with the local governments to map plans that would expedite recovery in these areas. Newly…
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