The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported the sighting of sea anemones on the shores of the Tanza Marine Tree Park (TMTP) in Navotas City, which gives hope about the good effects of the Manila Bay rehabilitation. While DENR-National Capital Region (NCR) does not...
The Philippines will conduct a study on the proper management of marine mammals in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Spotted dolphins in the Southern Tanon Strait area (Photo by Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
General Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), bestowed the Medal of Valor (Medalya ng Kagitingan) to a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) officer who offered his life to save four of his comrades and extricate the body of another who was slain during the Marawi...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted a national plan of action to reduce marine litter in Philippine waters by 2040. 44395 In a statement, DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs Jonas R. Leones said the adoption of the National Plan of...
The new headquarters of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) will soon be constructed in a 100-hectare lot of the Bataan Technology Park (BTP) in Morong town which is being administered by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). (Photo from BCDA) Maj. Gen. Ariel Caculitan, PMC...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has just capped a 10-day Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) training with the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales. (Photo from Embassy of Japan) The activity was conducted from Sept....
Cebu City beaut Beatrice Luigi Gomez was crowned Thursday, September 26, as this year's Miss Universe Philippines but did you know that aside from gowns and heels, she also dons fatigue and boots? (Photo: Naval Reserve Center Eastern Visayas Facebook page) The 26-year-old beauty queen underwent...
A cargo vessel that ran aground due to harsh weather conditions in the shallow waters off Surigao del Norte has damaged several corals and marine habitat, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Cargo vessel LCT Golden Star 9 ran aground due to harsh weather conditions in...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is looking forward to strengthen their military partnership to maintain the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Monday night, September 13. Gen. David Berger (left),...
Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Marine Battalion Landing Team-4 and the Naval Forces West (Navforwest) have swooped down on a coastal town in Palawan and raided several retail establishments for selling illicit cigarettes. The retail outlets, mostly sari-sari stores, were...
A female cadet received the top performing award among the 19 Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-sponsored cadets of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) “Sinaglakan” Class of 2021. During the commencement exercises on Wednesday, July 28, MC/1 Mona Catherine Manuta received the “Coast...
A group of concerned Dumaguete residents are opposing a proposed artifical island-slash-reclamation project off the coast of the city due to the potential irreversible damage it could cause to the local ecology. (Photo from the NO to 174DGTE Coalition) The group, which calls themselves the “NO to...
