Poachers avoid PH waters over kidnap fears – Coast Guard

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:16:35 +0000

Poachers avoid PH waters over kidnap fears – Coast Guard

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Kidnapping in the high seas, usually done by the bandit group Abu Sayyaf, has been scaring away poachers of rare and endangered species of turtles from Tawi-Tawi, an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

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Mercury level rising in Philippine waters, mine sites; 18 hot spots tagged

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:44:22 +0000

Mercury level rising in Philippine waters, mine sites; 18 hot spots tagged

At least five bodies of water in Luzon and Mindanao have been identified as having high levels of mercury

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