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Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan has raised alarm over what he described as “escalated” mining operations in the historic island of Homonhon off Guiuan

In a statement, Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan said the diocese is “very much disturbed” by escalating mining activities on Homonhon Island in Guiuan town.

As part of a larger effort to bring arts, culture and youth engagement into climate discussions, the second “Poets for Climate” exhibit was held recently at the University of Makati. The exhibit featured selected poems and artworks depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places on earth.…

We’ll be an upper middle-income country this 2023, Marcos Jr. beams. Wow, next step: high-income.

CLASSES SUSPENDED. A student prepares his umbrella before braving the rain in Cebu province on Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2023). Due to orange rainfall warning because of the shear line, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said 20 localities in Cebu province ordered the suspension of classes. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - Twenty localities in Cebu province that experienced heavy rains due to the shear line suspended their classes on Wednesday, the Provincial Disas...

RESCUED. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel towing a Chinese vessel rescued off the coast of Eastern Samar in this Jan. 27, 2023 photo. Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone has called for an investigation into why a Chinese vessel reached the island village of Suluan in Guiuan town. (Photo courtesy of PCG Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone has called for an investigation into a Chinese vessel that reached the island village of Suluan in Guiuan town. In an int...

There were no illegal items found on the boat of Chinese fishermen rescued by Philippine Coast Guard personnel off the coast of Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar last week.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could still not determine the exact identities of the seven Chinese individuals who were rescued off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar last Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of PCG) It turns out that the Chinese individuals may not be simple fishermen as ea

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued seven Chinese crew of a distressed fishing vessel in the sea of Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on Friday night, Jan. 27. The PCG Command Center received a distress call from FV Kai Da 899 due to damaged hull around 2:09 p.m. on Jan. 26. T

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed his “sincere gratitude” to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for rescuing the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel damaged off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, calling it a testament of the “millennium friendship and bayanihan spirit” be