Fish Shortage Looms if Chinese Presence Remains in WPS

A looming fish shortage in the country is inevitable if the presence of Chinese militia remains in the traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday. Pangilinan said the government should not allow a fish shortage to happen as this will surely raise fish prices in the end.

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Published on 18/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: China, fish, fishermen, Pangilinan, shortage

Time to Address a Serious Learning Crisis

At a Senate hearing last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported that enrollment from kindergarten to senior high school for school year 2020-2021 was estimated at 23 million or 83 percent of the 27.7 million enrolled previously. When Senator Nancy Binay asked DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan if this meant there would be millions more out-of-school youth, the answer was, “Yes, Madam Senator.”

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Published on 19/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Education, Health
Tags: children, COVID-19

Sultan Kudarat Rebel Camp Now a Tourist Enclave

Tucked at the foot of the lush Daguma Mountain Range here, a checkpoint mounted with high-powered weapons, including semiautomatic Barrett precision rifles, awaits visitors exploring the interiors of remote Barangay Lagandang here.

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Published on 18/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Recreation, Travel
Tags: government, MILF, Resort, Tourism

2GO Travel Operates Nonstop Voyages

As the National Capital Region (NCR) and its neighboring provinces shift to a less stringent Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), 2GO Travel, the Philippines’ largest premier sea travel provider, endeavors to make inter island travel possible for essential travelers via nonstop voyages to all ports of call in the country.

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Published on 18/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Recreation, Travel
Tags: 2GO, Tourism

Duterte Lifts Ban on New Mining Permits

President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a ban on issuing licenses for new mining operations in the Philippines, marking an about-face from a previous anti-mining stance that saw him ban open-pit mining in 2017 and close or suspend 26 mining operations for environmental violations.

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Published on 18/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: Chinese, DENR, Duterte, environment, government, industry, mining, Palawan

New Flora, Fauna Species Found in Davao Oriental

Several new species of flora and fauna were discovered in Mount Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced.

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Published on 17/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment
Tags: biodiversity, Davao, Hamiguitan, Mindanao, Project, research

Giant Clam Shells Worth $25m Seized in Raid

Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the Philippines. The seizure is one of the largest ever hauls of the endangered species. Four suspects have been arrested on an island in the ecologically protected province of Palawan.

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Published on 17/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Legal
Tags: clam

Philippines Suspends Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for People Under 60

Philippine health authorities suspended on Thursday the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people below 60 years of age to investigate reports of blood clots coming from overseas. The temporary suspension came after the European Medicines Agency recommended to include blood clots as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Food and Drug Administration chief Rolando Enrique Domingo said in a statement, adding that there were no reports of such adverse side effects in the country.

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Published on 12/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Health, Legal, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, vaccine

Flaws Aside, Online Learning Takes Toll on Students' Mental Health

KJ Catequista suffers panic attacks whenever she receives text messages on her mobile phone from teachers of what could well be simple reminders to parents about their children’s missed deadlines. Often, it takes hours for Catequista, a mother of three, to finally open the group chat app with other parents, nervously scrolling down the names of students and silently praying that those of her children are not listed among those lagging behind.

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Published on 12/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Education, Health, People
Tags: children, COVID-19

Shipwreck Discovery Shines Light on Buffalo Treasure

A ship-wreck recently discovered off the coast of the Philippines, is shining a light on a dying breed of ships. The USS Johnston had not been seen in nearly eight decades and sits more than 20,000 feet under the water, deeper than the Titanic.

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Published on 11/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: History, Stories

Filipino-owned Cryptocurrency Launched

A utility cryptocurrency coin developed by a Filipino-controlled financial technology (fintech) company Smart Asset Management Digital Technology, has successfully launched in global exchange Probit. With the listing of SAM Koin in Probit, holders of the crypto coin can trade, buy or sell the virtual currency or even redeem to gain additional income.

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Published on 07/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, News and Events, Technology
Tags: coin, finance, SAMK

'Deepest Wreck Dive' Reaches US WWII Ship off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 metres below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an exploration team said.

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Published on 06/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, History

EBC Films’ "Guerrero Dos" Wins SoCal Film Award of Excellence

EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy ang Laban (The Fight Continues)” bagged the Award of Excellence for Best Feature film at this year’s SoCal Film awards in the United States. This is the film’s first win in a foreign filmfest. It also came after “Guerrero Dos” became the Philippines’ official entry for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. It also reached the official selection level at the 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival in December last year.

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Published on 03/04/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Arts, Culture, Leisure
Tags: Awards

Happy 27th, PH Internet

March 29, 1994 is when the Philippines joined cyberspace. The story about how it started is very well documented already. However, what was not well-known was that some Filipinos in the Philippines were already making their presence on the internet even before that historic date.

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Published on 28/03/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, History, Technology
Tags: Internet, Philippines

No More Manila Actors in Battle of Mactan Reenactment

The Lapu-Lapu City government will implement changes in the upcoming reenactment of the Battle of Mactan, in line with the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan. Cindi Chan, the chairperson of the City Tourism Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (TCHAC), said that one of the major adjustments that they implemented is that part of the reenactment will no longer be held at the sea.

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Published on 24/03/2021 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Arts, History, Recreation, Travel
Tags: Lapu Lapu

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