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Locals clean up coal spill in Zambales fish sanctuary
Residents and volunteers collect spilled coal accumulating along the coastline. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF PCG ZAMBALES
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November 5, 2024November 5, 2024Environment

Locals clean up coal spill in Zambales fish sanctuary

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MASINLOC, Zambales—As leader of the San Salvador Biodiversity Friendly Association, Edna Sarmiento is committed to conservation projects such as planting mangroves, monitoring environmental violations, and pushing cleanups in the Masinloc-Oyon Bay Protected Seascape and Landscape (MOBPLS). This is why Sarmiento and her group were gravely alarmed when, last Oct. 24, a barge carrying more than...

Filipino fishers continue to struggle amid China’s intensifying aggression
Fisherman Christopher de Vera Sr. points out the safe areas in the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal amid Chinese incursions into the West Philippine Sea. —PHOTOS BY ISA JANE ACABAL
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July 30, 2024August 6, 2024Environment, Featured Stories

Filipino fishers continue to struggle amid China’s intensifying aggression

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SAN SALVADOR ISLAND—With a piece of chalk, Christopher de Vera Sr. marked the sketch of a triangle-shaped Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal on the board, labeling the entrance in the east and pointing out where Chinese vessels are often seen on patrol. Laughter filled the venue of the meeting, a classroom of San Salvador High School in...