IN PHOTOS: A glimpse of Medellin, Cebu’s ‘underwater treasures’

Brian J. Ochoa 05/29/2023

CEBU, Philippines–A renowned underwater photographer and dive instructor has given us a peek of the “underwater treasures” of Medellin in Cebu. Fra-and Quimpo, an awarded photographer from Cagayan de Oro City, was in Medellin, Cebu recently for…

Chan: Marine buoys meant only to mark fish sanctuaries not trap butandings

Futch Anthony Inso 06/10/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The marine buoys that Lapu-Lapu City will purchase would only serve as markers for the marine sanctuaries that the city plans to establish and not to trap the whale sharks recently seen in…

Palma supports Diocese of Dumaguete’s objection to multi-billion reclamation project

Derycka C. Letigio 08/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma expressed support to the Diocese of Dumaguete’s objection to the proposed 174-hectare reclamation project in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The Archdiocese of Cebu is a suffragan of the Diocese…

DENR, coastal teams recover device to monitor coral reef conditions

Marian Z. Codilla 05/27/2015

Teams from the Department of Environment of Natural Resources (DENR) and the Biodiversity Management Bureau Coastal Resource Department recovered the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) a year after it was deployed at the Alegria Sanctuary in Cordova,…

Limestone, rocks hauled to Boljoon coast despite DENR stop order

Marian Z. Codilla 01/04/2015

DUMPING RESUMES Rep. Caminero pushes for reclamation   Before Christmas Day last month,  Boljoon town’s coastal residents noticed the sea had turned muddy brown. Residents could no longer swim in what used to be crystal  clear water…

Sacrificing Boljoon

01/03/2015

Just when it thought that it could proceed trouble-free with the Boljoon reclamation project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ran into a  wall when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a…

Dolphin dies in Liloan town

Melissa Q. Cabahug 11/11/2014

A spinner dolphin found at the shore in barangay Jubay, Liloan town in northern Cebu Sunday afternoon died at 4 p.m. yesterday. Dr.  Jennefe Cabarubias, veterinarian of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-7, said she…

Saving the ‘Sea Around Us’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/09/2014

So you are the one”, commented Dr. Daniel Pauly, the first time we met last week in Metro Manila. He was referring to the fact that Oceana, the world’s largest  organization focused on marine conservation, protection of…

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