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Three barangays in Caluya town in Antique have been affected by the oil spill from the motor tanker MT Princess Empress that sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. ....
MANILA - Palawan's heavily forested setting has blessed Puerto Princesa, an attraction you can also find in most pristine places in the Philippines, an unmatched view of constellations in the sky and a night with fireflies enchantingly fluttering in the trees. The unique experience is offered at Kitu-Kito D'Makarios, a firefly-watching place in Sitio Tag-bato, about an hour away from the city proper. Upon arriving, you'll be welcomed by a floating restaurant that serves buffet-style dinner before you ride an outrigger boat that will take you inside the Honda Bay-connected mangrove forest. For first-timers, the ride could be scary at the start because the boat will steer you into a completely dark river. Kitu-Kito's floating restaurant Flashlights won't be lit since you're trying to spot the light-emitting insects. But when you do, you'll be spellbound. The fireflies only flock to certain mangroves that look like Christmas lights decking a sea-soaked tree whe ....
Sandiganbayan (File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has acquitted a former mayor in Antique accused of ordering the unauthorized bulldozing and removal of 245 coconut trees in 2014. In a 19-page decision dated October 22, the Sandiganbayan 5th Division acquitted then-mayor of Caluya town and now vice mayor, Genevive Lim-Reyes, for alleged violations of Republic Acts 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) and 8048 (Coconut Preservation Act). Caluya covers Semirara Island, where two of the country's primary sources of coal, the Panian and the now-closed Unong mines, are located. Witnesses for Lim-Reyes, led by Bernardo Magdaug, president of the Sabang Poocan Farmers Fishermen Association, testified that the coconut trees shown in photos submitted by the prosecution, were planted by a certain Eliodoro Ysug on the adjacent Lot 912, and not on the five-hectare relocation site being complained by Juliet Ramos. Ramos claimed that the municipal government planted coconut trees on th ....
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Mayor Genevive G. Lim Reyes of Caluya, Antique of the graft case filed against her for reportedly ordering in 2014 the cutting of 245 coconut trees on a five-hectare land set as relocation site for displaced residents. “Undoubtedly, the prose ....
Published July 5, 2021, 12:23 PM TACLOBAN CITY – Nineteen houses made of light materials were turned into ashes after a fire broke out Sunday evening, July 4 at Sitio Sabang, Brgy. Marvel, Isabel, Leyte. Duty Officer Senior Fire Officer 1 Eusemer Galos said that they noticed a thick fire coming from Brgy. Marvel, about 500 meters away from the station at around 6:03 p.m. He said the fire spread quickly because of the strong winds and the houses were made of light materials, which prompted them to declare the situation into a second alarm about 6:08 p.m. He added fire trucks from nearby stations in PASAR, Philphos, Merida, Palompon, and Ormoc City arrived in the area to help put the fire off. ....