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==12 Vietnamese poachers, arrested in Sulu== | |||
*Source: http://dzmm.abs-cbnnews.com/news/Region/12_Vietnamese_poachers%2C_arestado_sa_Sulu.html | |||
*Saturday, May 12, 2012 | |||
:By Report from ABS-CBN News | |||
12 Vietnamese arrested for allegedly poaching in the Sulu Sea Area Pangutaran. | |||
recovered in the Vietnamese now confined to Sulu Provincial Jail are black corrals and turtle shells. | |||
With this interacts with the police Bureau of Immigration ( BIR) for the case isasampang foreigners. | |||
==Tan sets sights on developing Sulu tourism industry== | |||
*Source: http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/news/13-top-stories/9939-tan-sets-sights-on-developing-sulu-tourism-industry.html | |||
*Friday, May 11, 2012 | |||
:By Hader Glang | |||
Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan approved recently the formulation of a Provincial Tourism Master Plan aimed at establishing a clear direction and provide the necessary information and strategies to develop a viable tourism industry in Sulu. | |||
"My administration and the Provincial Government are now setting our sights in developing tourism in the province," Tan said. | |||
He pointed out that the island province such as Sulu has a clear advantage when it comes to tourism due to its natural beauty, unique environment structure and refined white sand beachfronts much sought by local and foreign travelers. | |||
“The people of Sulu are losing so much for years of neglect of this untapped resource, the development of tourism in Sulu can be the biggest source of income and revenue for the province and its people” the governor emphasized. | |||
As an initial phase, a Sulu tourism multi- stakeholders forum was held Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Provincial Capitol, Governor’s conference room. | |||
The forum aimed at gathering insights into the development and identify potential tourist destinations in the province was attended by Regional Director Mary June Bugante of the Department of Tourism Region 9 and Asst. Regional Secretary Hon. Bai Shalimar Candao , Department of Tourism–ARMM. | |||
==Vietnamese nationals facing more illegal fishing charges== | |||
*Source: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Vietnamese-nationals-facing-more-illegal-fishing-charges&id=51524publicationsubcategoryid=67&articleid=804989 | |||
*Thursday, May 10, 2012 | |||
:By Bettina Faye V. Roc | |||
THE ENVIRONMENT department is set to file additional charges against Vietnamese nationals caught late last month off Sulu for alleged poaching of endangered and threatened marine species. | |||
"This is a clear violation of international and local laws on wildlife, especially since most of the species caught are considered endangered, and they were killed or collected in the Sulu Sea Marine Ecoregion, which is a protected area," said Environment Secretary Ramon Jesus P. Paje in a statement. | |||
The Vietnamese fishermen were aboard a Malaysian-registered vessel when they were caught by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard on April 22 off Pangutaran Island. | |||
Upon inspection, the vessel was found to be loaded with five bundles of black corals, 87 pieces of hawksbill turtles and around 600 kilograms of hammerhead fish, lapu-lapu (grouper) and squid. | |||
The poachers have been detained at the Tawi-Tawi provincial jail. The BFAR had earlier filed charges against the fishermen for violating Republic Act (RA) No. 8550, also known as the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998. | |||
The code prohibits the catching and taking of fish and other aquatic products by foreign fishing vessels in Philippine waters. | |||
Violators will be fined P100,000 to P200,000 in addition to the confiscation of catch, fishing equipment and vessel. They could also face imprisonment of 12 to 25 years. | |||
Meanwhile, collecting, hunting or possessing wildlife, their by-products and derivatives are violations of RA 9147 or the Wildlife Act. | |||
"It is important that those caught be punished accordingly to send a strong signal that we are serious in protecting our marine resources," said Mr. Paje. | |||
The department also noted that the nabbed poachers had used an improvised lighting system to hunt at night in areas where the turtles were otherwise feeding or living undisturbed, which enabled them to catch the other marine species and handpick the corals. | |||
"The poaching and killing reduced the numbers of key players in the marine environment. Turtles are considered as a major nutrient transporter and hasten the conversion of one resource to the benefit of many living marine wildlife," said Nilo B. Ramoso, Jr., project leader of the Pawikan Conservation Project of the department’s Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, in a statement. | |||
==2 men making blasting caps killed in blast== | |||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=67&articleid=804989 | |||
*Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | |||
:By Roel Pareño | |||
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Two men fabricating blasting caps for fishermen here and in Sulu were killed in a blast that ripped through a slum community this city on Monday, authorities said. | |||
Chief Superintendent Mario Yanga, officer-in-charge of the city police, said the explosion that occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Monday in Sitio Tabuk, Barangay San Jose Gusu killed a certain Alji on the spot while his companion, Alfahad Diminsil, died later in the hospital. | |||
The two fatalities, who hailed from Jolo, Sulu, arrived in this city Saturday and stayed in a relative’s house where they fabricated the blasting caps. | |||
“We got information that the two were engaged in fabricating blasting caps and trading these (in exchange for) marine products from fishermen,” Yanga said. | |||
Senior Inspector Cesar Memoracion, head of the local explosive ordnance disposal unit, said the chemical used in the blasting caps being fabricated by the two was sensitive that it could ignite even with exposure to sunlight. | |||
“Based on our examination, a small amount of exposure of the chemical to sunlight or any static signal can cause a reaction,” Memoracion said. | |||
==Tawi-Tawi gov says 2 kidnapped bird watchers moved by Abus to Sulu== | ==Tawi-Tawi gov says 2 kidnapped bird watchers moved by Abus to Sulu== | ||
*Source: http://www.tawitawi.net/tawi-tawi-gov-says-2-kidnapped-bird-watchers-moved-by-abus-to-sulu/ | *Source: http://www.tawitawi.net/tawi-tawi-gov-says-2-kidnapped-bird-watchers-moved-by-abus-to-sulu/ | ||
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Sarenas was able to escape while two other Filipinos, the outrigger’s operator and a local official serving as their guide, were allowed to go home. | Sarenas was able to escape while two other Filipinos, the outrigger’s operator and a local official serving as their guide, were allowed to go home. | ||
==MILF leader buried Friday== | ==MILF leader buried Friday== | ||