DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental has suffered losses after an estimated 10,000 milkfish (bangus) fingerlings died from exposure to wastewater spillage in Bais City. Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) chief Emmanuel Caduyac told the Philippine News Agency on Thursday...
BACOLOD CITY – An ethanol spill from the Universal Robina Corp. (URC) distillery plant in Bais City, Negros Oriental has affected 10 coastal barangays in the city and a portion of the neighboring town of Manjuyod. Bais City Mayor Luigi Marcel Goñi met representatives of URC on Wednesday, Oct....
DAVAO CITY – A college here assured the public that they have effectively and safely managed the chemical spill reported in one of its laboratory rooms at the main campus following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Oct. 10. The San Pedro College said in an official statement over the weekend that...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Tuesday night, November 7, that the chemical spill incident in Barangay San Miguel, Bauan, Batangas that began over the weekend is under control. PHILIPPINE Coast Guard personnel inspect the shoreline of Barangay San Miguel in Bauan, Batangas after a...
The chemical spill in Bauan, Batangas that forced the evacuation of 53 families is already under control, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Wednesday, Nov. 8. OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said the chemicals that reportedly leaked from the nearby depot already dissipated, adding...
BAUAN, Batangas – A chemical spill hit Barangay San Miguel here on Saturday, November 4, prompting the evacuation of 248 families, police said Monday, November 6. Police said a land-based inspection revealed that the incident occurred during the loading of Solvent Naptha L at Tank No. 5...
In this file photo taken on February 04, 2023, smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio. The governor of Ohio warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water February 15, 2023, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout...
BACOLOD CITY – A chemical spill hit Barangay 39 here Thursday, July 14. A TEAM from the Negros Prawn Cooperative obtains samples of the chemical for laboratory testing. (Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) The city government is now probing the...
