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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Peb. 29 (PIA) -- Magtatayo ang pamahalaang panlungsod ng isang sustainable aqua culture at techno demo farm sa Barangay Tagburos upang makatulong sa mga mangingisda ng lungsod.

Ayon kay Konsehal Luis Marcaida II, malaki ang maitutulong ng proyekto sa pagpaparami ng mga laman-dagat tulad ng iba’t-ibang uri ng isda, shellfish at mga halamang dagat na direktang kinukonsumo ng mga tao. Maliban rito, makakatulong rin ang proyekto upang magkaroon ng trabaho at pagkakakitaan ang mga residente sa lugar.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, January 5 (PIA) -- A box containing 26.5 kilos of meat of Philippine pangolin or anteater locally known as “balintong” was confiscated Wednesday by PNP- Aviation Security personnel.

Only a few days ago, boxes of anteater scales and turtle scutes were seized at the same airport in this city.

The two incidents rang alarm bells on alleged rampant illegal trade of protected species in the province.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Dec. 24 (PIA) -- The first medical waste treatment plant in the region will soon be operationalized in January completing the facilities that will enhance Puerto Princesa City’s compliance to environmental laws on waste management.

The waste treatment facility, a joint venture between the city government and the Cebu-based Pollution Abatement Systems Specialist Inc. (PASSI) conforms with Republic Act 6969 or the “Toxic Substance and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Act of 1990” and Republic Act No. 9003 or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.”

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Jan.24 (PIA) -- Senator Pia S. Cayetano will lead around 200 bikers from Puerto Princesa City to the municipality of Aborlan in Palawan on Saturday, January 29, to promote healthy living, women empowerment, and care for the environment at the 10th staging of "Bike for Hope."
Known for using sports such as biking, running, and triathlons to bring her advocacies to communities across the country, Cayetano started Bike for Hope in 2004 in memory of her father, the late Senator Companero Rene Cayetano, who died from complications of liver ailment in 2003.