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Authorities have shifted to search and retrieval operations for the seven missing crew members of the LCT Great Ocean that ran aground during onslaught of typhoon “Bising” in Surigao del Norte last month, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, May 3. “Naka focus kami sa search and...

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck off the coast of Surigao del Norte on Sunday afternoon, May 2. Photo courtesy of Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake took place at about 50 kilometers (km) of Burgos, Surigao del Norte at 1:45 p.m. The temblor was...

Authorities have recovered two more bodies of missing crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground the shoreline of Surigao del Norte after the onslaught of typhoon “Bising,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Saturday, April 24. The recovery of two more crewmen of the cargo...

Local government units (LGU) along Samar Bay have released a manifesto against House Bill 7853, which will give commercial fishing vessels more access to municipal coastal waters.   Photo by Edmundas Stundzius on Unsplash In the manifesto, the Alliance of Local Government Units Along Samar...