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                    [ArticleID] => 1955283
                    [Title] => Alam n’yo ba?
                    [Summary] => Ang starfish ay hindi isda at maging ang jellyfish.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-09-27 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
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                    [SectionName] => Para Malibang
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                    [ArticleID] => 1619662
                    [Title] => CSC-7 warns government workers vs playing Pokémon Go in offices  
                    [Summary] => 

Acknowledging the popularity of the game, the Civil Service Commission-7 is calling on government employees to refrain from playing Pokémon Go during office hours.

[DatePublished] => 2016-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510226 [AuthorName] => May B. Miasco [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 836006 [Title] => Of starfish & Christians [Summary] =>

Those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the Word. — Acts 8:4

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Daily Bread [SectionUrl] => daily-bread [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 698383 [Title] => Police seize sacks of starfish, arrest owner [Summary] =>

The police in Mandaue City yesterday seized 13 sacks of starfish from a multicab that broke down along Ouano Avenue at the Reclamation Area in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1321282 [AuthorName] => Flor Z. Perolina [SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu [SectionUrl] => metro-cebu [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 397305 [Title] => DENR orders removal of "crown of thorns" [Summary] => Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes has directed all DENR regional offices to identify the coral reefs within their respective jurisdictions that are at risk or are already infested with the "crown of thorns", a kind of starfish.

In a memorandum, Reyes also instructed all DENR regional directors to organize and enlist the assistance of concerned groups and individuals in removing the noxious starfish from coral reefs.
[DatePublished] => 2007-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 395376 [Title] => DENR raises alarm vs starfish [Summary] => Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes yesterday warned the public, particularly people in coastal areas, against an outbreak of giant starfish that destroy marine ecosystems with their voracious appetite for coral.

The crown of thorns starfish (acanthaster planci), can grow up to 20 feet across and have an insatiable appetite for the coral reefs that provide breeding grounds and sanctuaries for small fish.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394671 [Title] => Due to destruction of Coral Reefs: Reyes orders DENR directors to act against "crown-of-thorns" starfish [Summary] => Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes had directed all DENR regional heads to act against the crown-of-thorns starfish that have threatened the country''s coral reefs, the primary home of marine animals.

In a memorandum circular, issued last April 12, Secretary Reyes also instructed the directors to identify coral reefs that are at risk or are already infested with the starfish.

Reyes further asked the directors to organize and enlist the assistance of concerned groups or people in removing the destructive starfish from coral reefs.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394421 [Title] => DENR orders removal of coral-eating starfish [Summary] => The government has launched a campaign to rid the country’s coastlines and beaches of the destructive coral-eating starfish also known as crown of thorns.

Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes said the drive was prompted by reports of the depletion of the country’s corals due to the "massive outbreak" of the crown of thorns starfish (Ancanthaster planci).

"These giant starfishes destroy the ecosystem through its voracious appetite for coral reefs," Reyes said.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 393196 [Title] => Starfish threatens RP coral reefs [Summary] => A global conservation group reported yesterday a "massive outbreak" of coral-eating starfish in various parts of the country, as the temperature continues to rise and tourists flock to different beaches nationwide.

The World Wildlife Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) said that the rash of the coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been detected in many Philippine reefs, including those in Mabini, Batangas; Apo Reef off the Dumaguete coast; Puerto Galera in Mindoro; Roxas in Palawan; Bolinao in Lingayen Gulf; and Kiamba and Glan in Sarangani Bay.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305394 [Title] => Danao City offers residents reward for catching 'sanay' [Summary] => The Danao City government had put up a total of P10, 000 in funds for incentives to any city resident who will be able to catch the Crown-of-Thorns starfish, locally known as "sanay."

Mayor Ramon "Nito" Durano III and the city council agreed to grant the reward as a way to encourage the people to help the city's campaign against this destructive starfish.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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