Looking for “Nemo?”  Find him and hundreds of his kind in a fish sanctuary in the island town of Anda, Pangasinan  – a place where they have found  refuge from collectors of aquarium (decorative) fishes.

“Nemo” is a clownfish, a character in the animation movie Finding Nemo that introduced moviegoers to the fascinating undersea world.

It was also the movie that inspired the fisherfolk here to gather clownfishes scattered in the different areas of the 50-hectare marine protected area (fish sanctuary) off the shore of this island town. 

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Was not able to watch the news on tv Monday night so I got wind of the Senate tearjerker only on Tuesday morning, from the papers. 

I have seen Senator Jamby Madrigal several times in the past especially during campaign periods. If I remember right, she ran and lost during her first try to land a Senate seat. She went to Urdaneta City with milk and biscuits which she fed to schoolchildren. On her second try, she has changed tack – she advocated and sponsored trainings on reflexology. Then there were the interviews and press conferences…  Read more