China rebukes US, Canadian navies for Taiwan Strait transit

Reuters 06/04/2023

TAIPEI — China’s military rebuked the United States and Canada for “deliberately provoking risk” after the countries’ navies staged a rare joint sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer…

Cebuano victims of Iloilo-Guimaras strait tragedy laid to rest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tears were shed and cries resounded through the walls of the Carreta Cemetery on Monday, August 12, 2019, when the Baguio and Janson families of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City laid to rest seven…

‘More coordination needed to secure Tañon Strait’

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/12/2018

MORE coordination are needed between fisherfolk and local government units as the Philippine Navy vows to intensify security along Tañon Strait in west Cebu in order to curb illegal fishing in the area. Commodore Nomer Bilbao, Naval…

DENR to review special permits of establishments near Tañon Strait

Futch Anthony Inso 05/25/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will review the special Agreement for Protected Areas (SAPA) issued to different establishment around the coastal areas of Tañon Strait. According to AM Prospero Lendio, Tañon Strait Protected Seascape…

DOJ names Tañon Strait special prosecutor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/09/2017

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has appointed a special prosecutor to handle cases relating to abuses on Tañon Strait that lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu and is the largest marine protected area in the…

Macarine conquers Cebu Strait anew

Glendale G. Rosal 07/17/2017

PINOY Aquaman Ingemar Macarine conquered the Cebu Strait for the third time last Sunday despite having to deal with jelly fish stings. Macarine, also known as the Pinoy Aquaman, started his open-water swim in Argao town, south…

Trail-blazing Tañon Strait

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/09/2017

The 3rd General Assembly of the Tañon Strait Protected Area Management Board held last Friday in Cebu City was highly significant for many reasons. For one, the collaboration among stakeholders from both government and civil society is…

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