DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ (Nobembre 1) —Usa ka Balyena nga adunay gitas-on nga 7.8 metros o halos 26 ka tiil ang nadagsa sa bayabayon sa Catadman, Ozamiz City. Sumala sa mga mananagat nga nakuraat sila sa dihang ilang makita ang us aka dako kaayong isda nga naglukso-lukso sa ilang gipangtanom nga mga guso [seaweed cultured farm]. […]
Environment
10 bodies recovered, 14 rescued in Mt. Province landslide
BAGUIO CITY — 10 bodies were recovered, and 14 people were so far rescued as of 4 p.m. Wednesday from a two-story building of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Natonin town, Mountain Province that was buried in a landslide at the height of Typhoon Rosita on Tuesday. Rescue and retrieval operations […]
10 pangolins rescued from illegal wildlife trader in Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — A fisherman was arrested Friday by environmental authorities for illegal collection and possession of some 10 critically endangered scaly anteaters or pangolins in the northern town of Taytay. Voltaire delos Angeles, forest technician and team leader of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office Quick Response Team (CENRO QRT) in […]
DENR wants Boracay visitors to follow solid waste management law
DAVAO CITY (October 24) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants every Boracay tourist to follow solid waste management law, saying they will not tolerate any visitor who wishes to throw trash at Boracay’s beachfront during the soft opening of the resort Friday, October 26. During the previous dry run, the DENR […]
‘All systems go’ for Boracay reopening: PNP
MANILA — It is ‘all systems go’ for the reopening of Boracay Island to tourists on Oct. 26, a Philippine National Police (PNP) official said. “All systems go. In fact on Oct. 25, we are conducting the capability demonstration wherein the chief PNP (Oscar Albayalde) will grace the occasion. And we have a series of […]
DPWH explores options for CDO flood control project
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–The Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 10 (DPWH-10) said it will find another alternative to decongest flooding at Limketkai Center and divert rainwaters from upstream to a new subterranean drain, as a measure to avoid urban flooding in the future. This developed after the Limketkai Center management flatly denied […]
Aussie tourist hurt in El Nido trekking mishap
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — A female Australian traveler suffered a 10-centimeter laceration on her knee after accidentally slipping on a shallow ascent of Taraw Cliff in El Nido town, northern Palawan. In a report released late Saturday evening by the Coast Guard Station (CGS) El Nido, the victim was identified as 24-year-old Australian national […]
Duterte signs first oil exploration deal
DAVAO CITY (October 19) —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed the first-ever petroleum service contract under his administration, which would pave the way for the conduct of more oil exploration activities in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo in a Palace press briefing Thursday confirmed that the President attended on Wednesday the Ceremonial Signing […]
92,000 migratory birds documented in Sarangani
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 16)– Around 92,000 migratory raptors flocked and took temporary refuge for at least three weeks in the last two months at an emerging sanctuary in the coastal municipality of Glan, Sarangani province. Cornelio Ramirez Jr., executive director of the Sarangani Environmental Conservation and Protection Center (ECPC), said Monday the raptors were spotted […]
Islamic scholars commend BOL passage, vow support
DAVAO CITY (October 14)— The Islamic scholars from all over the country vowed to support the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), as it commend the government for standing by its commitment in the quest for peace in Mindanao. In a statement, the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines (NUCP), a national network of Ulama and Ulama organizations […]
Bukidnon town increases rice farmlands due to conversion
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–The National Irrigation Administration in Region 10 (NIA-10) said the Bukidnon town of Baungon has seen an expansion of rice farmlands in the last five years. Engr. Kienzel Glenn Carrillo, officer-in-charge of NIA-10’s Bubunawan River Irrigation System (RIS) office based in Baungon, said that land devoted to rice production in Baungon has […]
Duterte, delegation safe after magnitude 5.8 quake in Indonesia
DAVAO CITY (October 11)— President Rodrigo Duterte and the rest of the Philippine delegation are safe in Indonesia, after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake this morning. The earthquake affected the coast of Java and Bali islands. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said Duterte and his entourage are safe and are all accounted for. Special […]
MisOr town farmers slam South Korean TV for abuse claim
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–Farmers from the Misamis Oriental town of Claveria protested took to the streets here Wednesday to denounce what they said was the biased reporting of a South Korean television network. Genevieve Cababarros, secretary of Doalnara Restoration Society Philippines, said the Seoul-based JTBC Broadcasting aired a news segment in its August 25 and […]