Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi

06/03/2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines—They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-Tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-Tawi’s Taganak Island,…

RACE TO SAVE RARE BIRD: Sulu hornbills down to 27 in the wild

Bong Sarmiento - Inquirer Mindanao 10/05/2019

DAVAO CITY—Ecologists have launched a project to save the critically endangered Sulu hornbill (Anthracoceros montani), one of the world’s rarest birds that can only be seen in the Bangsamoro province of Tawi-Tawi. There are only about 27…

4.2 quake hits off Tawi-Tawi

Inquirer.net 12/24/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 quake struck off Tawi-Tawi on Christmas Eve, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday.…

4.7 quake hits off Tawi-Tawi

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Tawi-Tawi Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor hit 295 kilometers southeast of South Ubian in Tawi-Tawi at 11 a.m. It tectonic…

Abu Sayyaf leader Sahiron intends to surrender — AFP

04/15/2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Radulan Sahiron, the notorious leader of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, has expressed his intention to surrender due to old age. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., commander of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said…

Bancas with sacks of ‘samong’ held off Olango Island

Marian Z. Codilla 07/10/2015

  Three large motorized bancas were held by authorities on suspicion that they transported prohibited species of sea shells from Palawan. The three bancas docked in Brgy. Tinggo in Olango Island, Lapu-lapu City last Friday, said the…

Bancas carrying suspected prohibited marine species held in Olango

Marian Z. Codilla 07/09/2015

Three large motorized bancas were held by the Coast Guard after it heard reports that it carried prohibited species from Palawan. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources were inspecting the shells placed in sacks. Coast Guard…

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