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...
A Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel who was killed in the 2017 Marawi City siege while saving his comrades has been awarded with the highest military merit for his acts of heroism. Corporal Gener Tinangag is post-humously awarded with the Medal of Valor after being killed while trying to save...
Team Salom, a tech design group from Agusan del Norte, Philippines has bagged this year’s Haquathon 2.0 regional hackathon for tech-based solutions to save the seas. Philippine Team Salom (US Embassy in Manila) The United States Embassy and Save Philippine Seas (SPS) bared the winners in a...
OCEA, a French shipbuilding company, has pledged P1.5 billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The investment pledge was revealed by OCEA Chief Executive Officer...
The House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7 approved the substitute bill of the measure that seeks to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) even after two members of the panel got locked into a...
In line with the celebration of World Environment Month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has reminded travelers to be responsible when interacting with marine wildlife to ensure their protection and sustainability. Anilao, Batangas (Photo courtesy of Robert Yin / Department of Tourism) "Observing...
On the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Australia, the two countries inaugurated the first-ever Maritime Dialogue aimed to explore potential partnerships in the protection of the marine environment and the coral reefs, as well...
(PIXABAY) A group of Filipino marine scientists has discovered more piles of plastic wastes in the West Philippine Sea during their latest expedition in May. A team of scientists from the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines (UP-MSI) that led the Predicting Responses...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda is looking into the possible contamination of Manila Bay via wastewater coming from dilapidated vessels at local shipyards. (Photo from DENR) Antiporda, the head of the Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended P500,000 worth of science and technology (S&T) aid to a public college for the establishment of an innovation center that would make coastal communities self-sufficient and food secure in Davao Occidental. (Photo from DOST) The...
