CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor said the proposed large-scale sand-dredging activities in Gloria town are secured with all permits from the appropriate government agencies aside from the necessary environmental assessments and tests that were conducted before its...
Amid steady rains sweeping across the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed dredging operations in major rivers and esteros as part of intensified efforts to ease flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas this rainy season. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the...
A crew member died and 10 others remain missing after a sand carrier vessel sunk in the sea of Barangay Malawaan, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, the Philippine Coast Guard said. MV Hong Hai (PCG photo) The body of the victim, Chinese, was recovered in a search and...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), ACT Teachers Party-list nominee Antonio Tinio (PPAB, Facebook) The Makabayan bloc's ACT Teachers Party-list is prodding the House of Representatives to carry out a full-blown inquiry...
The massive dredging operations in Cagayan River have stopped since 2023, Malacañang said. It added that there is also no dredging operation in the river at present. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[B]ase po sa DENR regional executive director sa Cagayan Region, itong dredging...
Capt. Alvin Dagalea (seated, left), commanding officer of BRP Boracay, and Capt. Vincent Laca, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Manila (seated, right) present the arrested crew members of MV Sangko Uno at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila on Sept. 16, 2024. (Photo: PCG) MV...
Criminal and administrative complaints have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, July 9, against Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Sonia B. Malaluan and four other persons for alleged illegal Special Permits (SPs) issued to foreign dredgers. Also charged...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel conduct vessel safety enforcement inspection on board one of the 28 vessels involved in dredging activities off Zambales from March 19 to 21. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March 22, that it has detained 17 out of 28 inspected...
Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. (TUGS) has committed to rehabilitate the Bislak River in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte. TUGS and the provincial government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to formalize the partnership alongside the groundbreaking ceremony on...
Photo shows a dredging operation on a heavily silted waterway in Barangay Longos in the City of Malolos, Bulacan on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Marcel Bayan) Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando ordered the dredging of heavily-silted creeks and other waterways in Barangay Longos...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Residents and public officials in Paracale town in Camarines Norte province have urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to dredge the Paracale River to curb flooding during high tide and avoid stranding of motor boats during low tides. A MAN disembarks...
As the ongoing dredging activities in the Southern part of Manila Bay continues to "affect" the municipal capture fisheries, a group of fisherfolk will be seeking for a dialogue with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials to present the adverse impacts of such on...
