Conserving the high seas

Rodel D. Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 03/15/2023

In what is known as the wild west of oceans, piracy used to reign supreme until about 300 years ago. The “high seas” evoke images of adventure, the unknown, and danger. Today, the high seas refer to…

Mandaue City taps SGV&Co for Mandaue business brochure

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/10/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government on Friday, December 12, 2021, signed a memorandum of agreement with the SGV&Co in producing the first Doing Business in Mandaue City publication. SGV&Co is a multidisciplinary professional services…

DENR-7 urges public to stop using single use plastic bottles

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/23/2020

CEBU CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) renewed it’s call for the public to stop using single-use plastic water. In a statement posted on DENR-7 Facebook page, Executive Regional Director…

BFAR-7: Damage caused by Ursula in fishery sector reaches P14.98M

Futch Anthony Inso 12/28/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has initially recorded P14.98 million worth of damage in the fishery sector due to Typhoon Ursula. BFAR-7 Public Information Officer Alma Saavedra…

BFAR-7 sets 3-month fishing ban at a portion of Visayan Sea

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) will implement a 3-month fishing ban at a portion of the Visayan Sea starting Friday, November 15. According to a press release from…

3 ways to conserve water

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 03/29/2019

No less than the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has revealed zero water supply from the Buhisan Dam and near critical level at the Jaclupan facility, a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon that Cebu is…

Abellanosa to chair resources committee

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/04/2018

A CEBU City lawmaker snagged the chairmanship of the House committee on natural resources in the wake of last month’s change of leadership in Congress. “To say that I was totally surprised is an exaggeration. It was…

China loans: PH natural resources as collateral?

Inquirer.net 03/07/2018

A maritime expert on Tuesday expressed alarm over a report in a state-controlled Chinese newspaper that the Philippine government would use natural resources as collateral for multimillion-dollar loans from China. If true, the arrangement would have serious…

New hopes for the New Year

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/28/2017

On New Year’s Eve, the residents of Sitio Camp Franco in Barangay Lower Becerril, Boljoon town will no longer hear the loud bang of a metal ladle against a cauldron. Their gong-ringer Nenita Palador, who is known…

Experts: Landslides to continue, ground to stabilize in 4 months

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2017

The landslides will likely continue for at least four to six months, the time estimated by experts for the ground in the affected barangays in Boljoon town to stabilize. Rafael Luche, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office…

BFAR intensifies campaign to protect aquatic resources

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/24/2017

FISH CONSERVATION WEEK THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has intensified its awareness campaign on the protection of aquatic resources. During the celebration of the 54th Fish Conservation Week from October 16…

DepEd starts pooling resources to rebuild Marawi schools

Inquirer.net 06/27/2017

The Department of Education (DepEd) has already started pooling resources that could help it immediately rebuild schools in Marawi that have been ravaged by the ongoing conflict between government troops and Islamic State–inspired terrorists. On Tuesday, as…

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