As an archipelagic country rich in fish and other marine life, the Philippines has a major role to play in protecting oceans and ensuring the sustainable use of underwater resources, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said Friday.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared coastal areas in a town in Agusan del Norte as a safe haven for marine turtles.
A Quezon City court has refused to extend a 72-hour temporary environmental protection order (TEPO), which had momentarily stopped the re-export of 25 dolphins to Singapore.
Twenty sacks of illegally harvested seaweeds and black corals were confiscated from a vessel docked in Coron, Palawan, on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
Coral reefs around the world are under threat from another round of bleaching as ocean surface temperature is expected to rise in the latter part of the year, according to a leading marine scientist.
MANILA, Philippines—The Tagbanua tribe of Malampaya Sound may be obscure and small, but their indigenous practices could be the thing that could pull Irrawaddy dolphins out of the brink of extinction. Over the years, destructive fishing practices have culled the population of Irrawaddy dolphins in the waters of nothwest Palawan, a recent study by the [...]
Cordova town is expected to lose sea grass and other marine life during the 10-hectare reclamation for a roll-on-roll-off port.
ONE MORNING in late May, 50 giant clams from Bolinao town in Pangasinan arrived in Batangas City after a nine-hour road trip for a seeding project designed to make local waters more conducive to marine life.
SAN JOSE – A new species of large land crab was discovered on Cocos Island in Costa Rica, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. University researchers from Costa Rica and the United States discovered the new species, named “Johngarthia cocoensis,” on the Pacific Ocean island. The distinguishing characteristic of J. cocoensis, according to the researchers, [...]
BATANGAS CITY—Days after authorities declared that fish from the Taal Lake were safe to eat following a massive fishkill that spawned an industry nightmare, hundreds of “bangus” (milkfish) were again seen floating in at least three lakeside villages on Monday, police said. SPO3 Larry Aala, team leader of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group in [...]
The Panama-registered bulk carrier that ran aground on the Bakud Reef off Sarangani province was finally towed away Wednesday, more than a month after it plowed through the corals and got stuck there, a provincial official said.
MANILA, Philippines—Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday said she would issue a show cause order directing two Zamboanga City prosecutors to explain why they it took them four years to file a criminal case against two suspected smugglers of endangered marine life. However, De Lima said she would be very careful in handing out [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile on Monday sought the extradition of a couple linked into the alleged attempt to smuggle black corals and other marine products in the country. Enrile’s move came after the Senate failed to arrest the couple – Li Yu Ming (and not Joe Pring as earlier reported in the [...]
