No final compensation amount yet for damaged Monad Shoal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/11/2016

Although the owner of MV Belle Rose has guaranteed a maximum payment of US$ 1.5 million to pay for damages caused when the vessel ran aground in Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island, it is still not the…

Penro to investigate enforcers involved in alleged extortion

Carmel Loise Matus 07/01/2016

CEBU Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) head Baltazar Tribunalo yesterday vowed to unmask all Capitol employees involved in alleged extortion activities. Tribunalo said Penro would begin its investigation this week, in response to a revelation…

Compromise reached on Monad Shoal damage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/21/2016

The Cebu provincial government and other entities that suffered damage after the cargo vessel MV Belle Rose ran aground in the waters off Daanbantayan town last week have formally agreed to settle the matter amicably and allow…

Invite investors to build landfill, Cebu LGUs told

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/15/2016

Local governments should partner with investors in building sanitary landfills in their respective areas, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) said yesterday. PENRO chief Chad Estella said these public-private partnerships (PPP) can  address “financial constraints”…

DENR urged to remove mangroves

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/11/2015

One more voice is calling for the removal of mangroves planted on seagrass beds along the coast of Bantayan town, northern Cebu. William Villaver, Cebu Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), urged the Department of Environment…

Assorted blasted fish in 35 boxes seized in Lilo-an

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/27/2015

Thirty-five boxes of assorted fish caught through dynamite fishing were seized in barangay Cotcot, Liloan yesterday. The fish were transported from barangay Mahawak, Medellin town in northern Cebu en route to  Pasil market in Cebu City. The…

Sacks of starfish seized in Carmen

07/22/2015

Authorities seized 25 sacks of starfish in Carmen town, northern Cebu last Saturday. The cargo was supposed to be sold to a souvenir  shop in Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City, according to the owners, two women aboard the…

Shark, ray sanctuary in Daanbantayan set up

07/03/2015

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…

Bantayan mayor traces vendors of shark meat

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/13/2015

Official holds off sanctions, says vendors ‘not aware’ of Cebu ban on killing  sharks BANTAYAN Mayor Ian Christopher Escario yesterday said he located the vendors who were illegally selling shark meat in the public market. He said…

Balili lot as replacement site for 79 trees ‘doubtful’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/13/2015

The Cebu provincial government is willing to help Cebu City and the regional Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) replace the 79 trees that went missing from the center island along S. Osmeña road in April…

Capitol dads ban backhoes in Sapangdaku river quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/03/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a resolution banning the use of backhoes in river quarrying. The measure came days after the Toledo City Council issued a resolution to halt quarrying in the Sapangdaku River in…

Capitol clamps down on illegal quarrying

Peter L. Romanillos 10/06/2014

THE Cebu provincial government has stepped up its campaign against illegal quarrying by deploying mobile checkpoints in areas where sand and other mineral resources are extracted. Due to the regular inspections, the province’s environment and natural resources…

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