Monday, September 24, 2007 (Philippines)

Blast fishing, a destructive fishing practice believed snuffed out in the 1990s, is still being practiced. The broken lips and bloodied faces of this mound of full-grown caraballas, obviously once part of a school, is proof that dynamite fishing persists. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera) THE City Government of Davao has ordered the owner of the Pearl Farm jetty located in Lanang Beach to dismantle an illegal structure they have set up along the beachfront. In a letter dated September 20, the Business Bureau informed the Antonio Floirendo Corp. (Anflocor), owner of the famous Pearl Farm Resort located on the Island Garden City of Samal and its jetty in Lanang, that the boat repair shop it has erected in the area is illegal. Join forum on Sandiganbayan's guilty verdict on Estrada plunder case. Post comments here. Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007 [full story]