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