Tag Archives: pcg

Nation

Coast Guard - Rizal oil spill ‘contained’

CLEAN-UP. Volunteers collect contaminated riverside grass from riverbeds in Rizal province. All photos from Solid Cement Corp

MANILA, Philippines (Sept. 11, 2015) — The oil spill affecting Rizal’s river system has been contained, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, September 11.

Continue reading Coast Guard - Rizal oil spill ‘contained’ →

Nation, Typhoon Alert

Typhoon Ineng - 200 evacuated, 60 stranded in Cagayan

typhoon ineng effects
Image by Rappler.com

CAGAYAN, Philippines (Aug. 21, 2015) — Sixty-three passengers are stranded in two ports in Cagayan province following the cancellation of passenger boat trips going to Calayan Island and to the coastal towns of Dinapigue, Palanan, Divilacan, and Macunacun in Isabela province on Thursday, August 20.

Continue reading Typhoon Ineng - 200 evacuated, 60 stranded in Cagayan →

Province

Boats carrying endangered shells intercepted in Cebu

THREATENED. Samong or Trochus niloticus is heavily poached because of its use as raw material for the manufacturing of mother-of-pearl buttons. Photo by Roberto Verzo from Wikimedia Commons

MANILA, Philippines (July 9, 2015) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Navy, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are investigating 3 boats or batils found carrying threatened shell species that may have come from Tubbataha Reef Natural Park.

Continue reading Boats carrying endangered shells intercepted in Cebu →