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Philippines: Senate to probe plunder of corals

By Tonyo Cruz Mon, May 30, 2011 10:03PM UTC View Comments

The Philippine Senate has taken steps to investigate what many view as the plunder of coral reefs and the other aquatic wealth of the country, as netizens continue to press authorities to enforce national and international laws that protect them. Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri went to the Manila’s South Harbor on Monday to conduct...

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Philippines: Netizens plan online campaign to save coral reefs

By Tonyo Cruz Sat, May 28, 2011 11:07PM UTC View Comments

Already endangered, coral reefs in the Philippines are under attack. Photo from planetphilippines.com.

On June 8, Filipino netizens will try to lever their awesome social media presence to make “saving Philippine coral reefs and seas” a trend, with the goal of creating a big wave of public opinion to compel official action. The campaign is a cooperative effort of a number of netizens in the Philippines and abroad...

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US firm Shell Horizons peddling endangered Philippine corals

By Tonyo Cruz Sat, Apr 09, 2011 5:09PM UTC View Comments

A growing number of Filipinos are protesting the reported wholesale harvesting and selling of coral reefs from the Philippines by Shell Horizons whose company website proudly peddles its seemingly illegal and irresponsible business. The website of Shell Horizons, which claims to have been viewed 10 million times since 1998, describes itself as “US Largest Wholesaler...

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