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A fisherman holds the head of the megamouth shark that was unintentionally caught as residents look on in Barangay Cugman, Friday morning. (Photo courtesy of Menzie Montes)

Endangered Megamouth shark caught, slaughtered in CDO

A Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) that was caught by a fisherman off Macabalan Bay Friday morning may have swum to shallow waters to prey on food, an officer from the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-10) said.

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Read more about the article Change diet and help protect environment – group
SIDEWALK FAST FOOD. Davao City sidewalk food vendors display the ready-to-eat, budget-friendly meals for the hungry locals along Ilustre Street. (davaotoday.com photo by Paul Anthony N. Crooks)

Change diet and help protect environment – group

A local group here has pushed for a change in diet as a means of protecting the environment and living a healthier life.

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Read more about the article Customs ships back e-wastes to Hong Kong
Members of the environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition hold a picket at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) sub-port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental during the send-off of the 2.561 tons of electronic waste back to Hong Kong, China at the MCT facility in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Monday, June 3, 2019. At the back is the container van containing the imported e-waste. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Customs ships back e-wastes to Hong Kong

The environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has reminded the government not to allow the country to become the world’s garbage dump, as the 2.561 tons of electronic wastes (e-wastes) from China’s special administrative region of Hong Kong were sent back to its point of origin Monday noon.

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