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                    [Title] => Coast Guard sends ship to assist grounded US minesweeper
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed its marine environmental protection vessel to Tubbataha Reef in Sulu Sea to assist the grounded American minesweeper USS Guardian, a senior Coast Guard official said yesterday.

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Ito ang nilalaman ng report mula sa Commission on Audit na pinagtibay ni dating COA resident auditor Librada Sentilices. 

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348060 [Title] => Shell kakasuhan sa oil spill sa Pandacan Depot [Summary] => Nakatakdang sampahan ng kaso ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang Pilipinas-Shell Corporation dahil sa posibleng kapabayaan nito matapos na maganap ang oil spill sa Ilog Pasig na sakop ng Pandacan Oil Depot.

Sa ulat ng PCG-Public Information Office, natuklasan ng mga tauhan ng Marine Environment Protection Unit ang oil spill dakong alas-12:30 ng Sabado ng hapon nang mapansin ang makapal na langis sa Pureza riverbank ng Ilog Pasig.
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"(In) my expert opinion, no (oil spill could reach Boracay). It was (already) trapped in the coves with mangroves," Cmdr. Allen Toribio, deputy commander of the PCG’s Marine Environmental Protection Command, the government agency tasked to perform the oil spill cleanup operation, said in a text message sent to The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 319949 [Title] => Semirara locals in oil spill cleanup face health risks [Summary] => The residents of Semirara Island in Antique, tapped to help clean up the oil spill left by a barge of the National Power Corp. (Napocor), face great health risks due to inadequate protective gear, The STAR learned.

And unless the problem is seriously addressed by the concerned government agencies, the locals may again find themselves on the losing end; they have lost their seaweed farms and mangroves to the oil spill.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313780 [Title] => Oil spill destroys Semirara seaweed farms [Summary] => It was a sad Christmas for hundreds of fishermen of Semirara Island in Antique whose seaweed farms have been destroyed by a massive oil spill from a power barge of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

According to the Coast Guard, the oil spill has reached some five kilometers of the Semirara shoreline, contaminating 56 hectares of mangroves and destroying seaweed farms. The locals mainly depend on fishing and seaweed farming for livelihood.

Coast Guard officials explained the extent of the oil spill’s damage during a Powerpoint presentation the other day.
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Vice Admiral Arthur Gosingan, Coast Guard commandant, said Coast Guard vessels were deployed in the area and assisted in containing and cleaning up the oil spill.

The Napocor barge, which was carrying bunker fuel, hit the shallow waters of Sitio Bobog in Semirara due to the inclement weather.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247559 [Title] => Oil spill in Davao’s Sasa wharf contained [Summary] => The oil spill in Davao City’s Sasa wharf has been contained, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Elisea Gozun said the Coast Guard’s Marine Environmental Protection Unit headed by PO1 Melicio Bibliota used an oil spill boom and an oil dispersant called "Magichem 1280" to contain the oil spill.

Gozun ordered the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Davao City to continuously monitor the Sasa wharf for further clean-up operations.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMAND
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                    [ArticleID] => 899137
                    [Title] => Coast Guard sends ship to assist grounded US minesweeper
                    [Summary] => 

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed its marine environmental protection vessel to Tubbataha Reef in Sulu Sea to assist the grounded American minesweeper USS Guardian, a senior Coast Guard official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-20 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 668779 [Title] => Sinisira si Tamayo (Last Part) [Summary] => Pinabulaanan ni Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo ang mga akusasyon na may iregularidad sa paggamit ng pondo sa pinamumunuan niyang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). [DatePublished] => 2011-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133167 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096526 [AuthorName] => Bening Batuigas [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 668182 [Title] => 'Walang iregularidad sa paggamit ng pondo ng PCG' - COA report [Summary] =>

Ito ang nilalaman ng report mula sa Commission on Audit na pinagtibay ni dating COA resident auditor Librada Sentilices. 

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348060 [Title] => Shell kakasuhan sa oil spill sa Pandacan Depot [Summary] => Nakatakdang sampahan ng kaso ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang Pilipinas-Shell Corporation dahil sa posibleng kapabayaan nito matapos na maganap ang oil spill sa Ilog Pasig na sakop ng Pandacan Oil Depot.

Sa ulat ng PCG-Public Information Office, natuklasan ng mga tauhan ng Marine Environment Protection Unit ang oil spill dakong alas-12:30 ng Sabado ng hapon nang mapansin ang makapal na langis sa Pureza riverbank ng Ilog Pasig.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320569 [Title] => Oil spill will not reach Boracay waters — Coast Guard [Summary] => The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has dismissed reports that the massive oil spill off the Semirara coast in Antique could threaten the waters of the world famous Boracay beach.

"(In) my expert opinion, no (oil spill could reach Boracay). It was (already) trapped in the coves with mangroves," Cmdr. Allen Toribio, deputy commander of the PCG’s Marine Environmental Protection Command, the government agency tasked to perform the oil spill cleanup operation, said in a text message sent to The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 319949 [Title] => Semirara locals in oil spill cleanup face health risks [Summary] => The residents of Semirara Island in Antique, tapped to help clean up the oil spill left by a barge of the National Power Corp. (Napocor), face great health risks due to inadequate protective gear, The STAR learned.

And unless the problem is seriously addressed by the concerned government agencies, the locals may again find themselves on the losing end; they have lost their seaweed farms and mangroves to the oil spill.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313780 [Title] => Oil spill destroys Semirara seaweed farms [Summary] => It was a sad Christmas for hundreds of fishermen of Semirara Island in Antique whose seaweed farms have been destroyed by a massive oil spill from a power barge of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

According to the Coast Guard, the oil spill has reached some five kilometers of the Semirara shoreline, contaminating 56 hectares of mangroves and destroying seaweed farms. The locals mainly depend on fishing and seaweed farming for livelihood.

Coast Guard officials explained the extent of the oil spill’s damage during a Powerpoint presentation the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313377 [Title] => Oil spill contained [Summary] => The Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday it has finally contained the oil spill from a power barge of National Power Corp. that ran aground last Dec. 19 off Semirara Island in Cebu.

Vice Admiral Arthur Gosingan, Coast Guard commandant, said Coast Guard vessels were deployed in the area and assisted in containing and cleaning up the oil spill.

The Napocor barge, which was carrying bunker fuel, hit the shallow waters of Sitio Bobog in Semirara due to the inclement weather.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247559 [Title] => Oil spill in Davao’s Sasa wharf contained [Summary] => The oil spill in Davao City’s Sasa wharf has been contained, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Elisea Gozun said the Coast Guard’s Marine Environmental Protection Unit headed by PO1 Melicio Bibliota used an oil spill boom and an oil dispersant called "Magichem 1280" to contain the oil spill.

Gozun ordered the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Davao City to continuously monitor the Sasa wharf for further clean-up operations.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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