Tabuelan town resident accuses mayor, vice mayor of graft and corruption

Doris C. Bongcac 04/02/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The top officials of Tabuelan town were accused of graft and corruption for allegedly allowing the implementation of an “illegal” reclamation project and the construction of a private wharf in Barangay Tabunok. Charged…

Experience luxury unlike any other at Club Serena Resort

Mary Jhudielle Gicale 11/24/2021

The beauty of Club Serena Resort in the dive mecca Moalboal in Cebu, Philippines speaks of poetry with its breathtaking panoramic scenery, halcyon sea, crystal white sands, and captivating sunsets. This exclusive laid-back luxury could easily fascinate…

Researchers make 1st documented sighting of Bryde’s whale in Tañon Strait

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A team of researchers documented the first sighting of Bryde’s whale in Tañon Strait. The whale was spotted off the seawaters of Vallehermoso town in Negros Oriental by experts who were doing the…

Travel vlogger highlights underwater statues in Alegria, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The town of Alegria in southwestern Cebu is popular for having several spectacular diving spots that feature the best of marine life. But lately, a new underwater attraction caught the eye of internationally…

DENR told: ‘Check environmental compliance of Toledo reclamation first’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While the planned reclamation project in Toledo City could spur economic development in the midwest, third district Representative Pablo John Garcia called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DENR to…

IN PHOTOS: Dolphin watching at the Tañon Strait

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With quarantine restrictions eased, several Cebu residents have started exploring the island’s natural wonders. Some of them even took photos and shared these online to show what nature has in store for everyone.…

Barili to include dolphin watching, ATV adventure in its tourism offering

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The sightings of dolphins off the coast of Barili town in the southwestern part of Cebu will be its newest tourism offering, along with all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails, as the town prepares to…

Oceana, PEJC call for repeal of ordinances allowing commercial fishing in Tañon Strait

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment groups Oceana and Philippine Earth Justice Center (PEJC) took to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) its opposition and call for the repeal of ordinances passed by some municipalities along…

LOOK: Beautifully photographed moon from Tabuelan

Immae Lachica 12/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Here’s another beautifully captured photo of the moon taken by a Cebuano from the northern Cebu town of Tabuelan last December 29, 2019. Karl Anthony Rodil, 23, a photographer of Kamira Still and Films,…

UC professor is first Asian, Filipino to helm environmental law academy

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Lawyer Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio of the University of Cebu is the newly-elected chairperson of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law (IUCNAEL). Eisma-Osorio teaches environmental law public and private international…

Pagal: An ocean hero

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/30/2018

Things are much different now for the fisherfolk of San Remigio, a third-class municipality located in the northwestern part of Cebu. Incidents of illegal fishing have dwindled and the town enjoys bountiful harvests from the seas. “Maka-ingon…

Fisherfolk federation asks Ombud’s help over illegal fishing in Tañon Strait

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/17/2018

THE Tañon Strait Fisherfolks Federation (TSFF) sought the help of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to go after public officials who support commercial fishers who operate within the 500,000-hectare protected seascape. Commercial fishing is…

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