+ Follow Verde Island Passage Tag
Verde Island Passage
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[Title] => Citizen scientists mobilized to protect Verde Island Passage
[Summary] => The Verde Island Passage, one of the country’s marine treasures, has received invaluable help from the Lopez Group, which organized an 18-member team of citizen scientists.
[DatePublished] => 2024-07-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804708
[AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales
[SectionName] => Business
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[Title] => Fresh oil sheen spotted off Oriental Mindoro
[Summary] => The Pola municipal government has yet to identify the source of the oil spill, which appears to be the same type of oil that was leaked from the sinking of MT Princess Empress in March 2023.
[DatePublished] => 2024-06-27 18:34:00
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[AuthorID] => 1807493
[AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
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[ArticleID] => 2361807
[Title] => Protecting the VIP
[Summary] => The Verde Island Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, connecting the West Philippine Sea with Tayabas Bay and, beyond it, the Sibuyan Sea.
[DatePublished] => 2024-06-11 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1524796
[AuthorName] => Mike Toledo
[SectionName] => Newsmakers
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[Title] => Gov’t partners with gas giants to safeguard Verde Island Passage
[Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced a partnership with the country’s three largest conglomerates to protect and conserve the Verde Island Passage.
[DatePublished] => 2024-05-07 17:57:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805246
[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
[SectionName] => Climate and Environment
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[Title] => Green groups to SMC: Stop gas projects after PAREX scrapped
[Summary] => Facing concerns over potential environmental damage and impact on heritage sites and communities, SMC CEO and President Ramon Ang said on Monday that the conglomerate is abandoning plans for the toll road project.
[DatePublished] => 2024-03-19 13:39:00
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[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
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[Title] => DENR assesses Verde Island Passage for protected area status
[Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Thursday that it is currently assessing whether the biologically diverse Verde Island Passage is suitable to become a legally protected area.
[DatePublished] => 2024-02-29 16:55:00
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[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
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[Title] => Mindoro MPAs still exceed grease limits nearly a year after oil spill — study
[Summary] => Residents and environmental advocates renewed their call for accountability and legal protection for the Verde Island Passage as oil and grease levels remained high in several protected areas a year after the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
[DatePublished] => 2024-02-22 13:56:00
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[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
[SectionName] => Climate and Environment
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[Title] => Groups hail DOJ move to charge tanker owner in Mindoro oil spill
[Summary] => “This order from the DOJ is a crucial step toward holding polluting companies and erring government authorities accountable,” said Fr. Edwin Gariguez, lead convenor of coalition Protect Verde Island Passage (VIP).
[DatePublished] => 2024-02-15 17:03:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805246
[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
[SectionName] => Climate and Environment
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[Title] => Japan bank probes environmental concerns over LNG terminal in Batangas
[Summary] => JBIC is an investor of AG&P, whose local unit Linseed Field Power Corporation is building an LNG import terminal in Brgy. Ilijan, Batangas City.
[DatePublished] => 2024-02-08 18:07:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805246
[AuthorName] => Gaea Katreena Cabico
[SectionName] => Climate and Environment
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[Title] => DOE urged to prioritize environment in expanding power projects
[Summary] => Environmental advocates of Protect VIP — a network that focuses on safeguarding the Verde Island Passage marine corridor — have urged the Department of Energy to exercise caution in its expansion of power generation projects in the marine biodiversity hotspot.
[DatePublished] => 2024-01-19 17:08:00
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[SectionName] => Climate and Environment
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