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Customs tightens guard vs illegal marine products
THE Bureau of Customs is intensifying monitoring of cargoes, especially those coming from Mindanao to counter the transshipment of illegal marine products in the Cebu City port. Last November 11, P3 million worth of sea shells from Zamboanga City were seized at the Port of Cebu by the customs police. Container vans that arrive in […]
Cordova reclamation may drive away tourists
May 8, 2012
by Tweeny Malinao, Correspondent Reclaiming Cordova town’s coastal area would only drive away, instead of lure in tourists to the area. Former tourism undersecretary Phineas Alburo said the reclamation project would only result in the deterioration of the town’s marine biodiversity and pollute its pristine waters. During the 888 News Forum at the Marco Polo Hotel this morning, […]
PRA Cordova reclamation ‘illegal’
April 4, 2012
The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) said the Cordova Reclamation Project should be stopped because it was “illegally undertaken.” Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy, meanwhile, agreed to pay a P35,000 fine to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for failure to submit a compliance report on the reclamation project’s Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). In […]
‘We didn’t know touching whale sharks was wrong’
April 3, 2012
THE small coastal barangay of North Granada in Boljoon town, southern Cebu, pleaded ignorance after being heavily criticized for mishandling a whale shark that was stranded there. Carinn Lestolis, the 18-year-old girl photographed sitting on top of the whale shark, said she was frightened by the outpouring of anger and online bashing, especially comments about […]
Residents mishandled stranded whale shark
April 2, 2012
‘Just pure ignorance’ THE Facebook photo of the stranded whale shark in Boljoon town drew a slew of online condemnations from social media users. “This is just pure ignorance.What a disgusting thing to do on a very precious creature,” said Maimai Cabilao-Ortiz in her Facebook post on seeing the whale shark’s tail being tied with […]
Van of seashells bound for China held in Lapu
March 27, 2012
A 40-foot container van with 25 tons of seashells bound for China was seized in barangay Subabasbas, Lapu-Lapu City. The van was opened yesterday by fisheries and environment personnel at the grounds of Lapu-Lapu City Hall yesterday. A certain Jan Vincent Ong who identified himself as the owner was unable to show documents for the […]
2 turtles Set Free in Mactan
March 21, 2012
Two hawksbill sea turtles were released at the seashore of Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort & Spa in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday. The creatures were freed in simple rites witnessed by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza and the resort’s resident manager Walid Wafik together with Task Force Kalikasan (TFK) headed by SPO1 Jomar Ybañez. The estimated 6-year-old […]
Danajon reef teems with life
March 12, 2012
Five years after its declaration by the local governments of Bohol and Lapu-Lapu City as a marine protected area, the 256-hectare Minantaw Marine Park and Sanctuary is showing promising signs of fisheries and aquatic resources restoration. The Minantaw Marine Park and Sanctuary (MMPS) located in the Danajon Bank is one of the world’s six known […]
November 24, 2012
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