Browsing by Subject "international organizations"

Now showing items 21-40 of 60

    • Farmers'/Fishers' Month calls for collective efforts for healthy soils 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2015, on page 4)
      This month, the Department of Agriculture celebrates the contribution of the agri-fishery laborers to growth ofPhilippine agriculture and present economic status of the country. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala will ...

    • Fisheries chief gets reelected 

      (Manila Standard, March 12, 2000, on page 4)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center has reappointed the chief of the Seafdec Aquaculture Department (AQD) based here for another term. Rolando Platon will serve his third two-year term as the center's AQD chief ...

    • German agency helps small Negros fishers 

      (Panay News, July 24, 2016, on page 14)
      In collaboration with the Johanniter, a German humanitarian agency, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) -Negros Office provided livelihood assistance to three small fishers' organization in northern Negros. ...

    • Global 'green' summit in Iloilo 

      (Panay News, January 25, 2015, on page 2-14)
      The 2015 Urban Environmental Accords (UEA) Summit will be held here from Sept. 15 to 17. With the theme, "Green City, Livable City", some 300 delegates from all over the world are expected to attend the forum. The event ...

    • Gov't denies 'inaction' on China sea dispute 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, July 17, 2018, on page 4)
      The Duterte administration is not guilty of inaction in addressing the country's West Philippine Sea, Malacañang insisted on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured the public that the government continues ...

    • Gov't urged to measure value of wildlife trade 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, November 9, 2017, on page B-10)
      The Philippine government is being urged to measure the value of the country’s wildlife trade — which involves the importation and exportation of wild animals and their products — in order to properly monitor a what could ...

    • Indonesia joins SEAFDEC 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, November 19, 2000, on page 25)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has admitted Indonesia as a member. Secretary General Panu Tavarutmaneegul of the Bangkok, Thailand-based SEAFDEC-secretariat, announced Indonesia's admission as ...

    • Int'l opinion against China buildup in disputed sea 

      Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 9, 2015, on page A1-A13)
      In the face of growing international condemnation for its building artificial islands in the South China Sea from which to project its military power in the region, China appears to have reduced itself into an island. From ...

    • ISO certification for testing labs in WV 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (DailyGuardian, April 24, 2019, on page 6)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is working to assist at least five laboratories in Western Visayas in acquiring International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification in the next three years. ...

    • It’s official: Duterte renames Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, May 23, 2017, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially changing the name of Benham Rise, an undersea region that is part of Philippine territory, to “Philippine Rise,” months after reports of Chinese activity ...

    • Most Pinoys want govt to regain control of WPS 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, July 12, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      About 93 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea (WPS or South China Sea), including the islands being occupied by China, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social ...

    • NAMRIA, a hydrographic survey and Benham Rise 

      Gaviola, Gilbert S. (Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2018, on page 17)
      One of NAMRIA’s core functions is the delineation of the maritime boundaries of the Philippines. The agency was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine archipelagic baselines which were enacted into law in 2009. ...

    • NVizcaya mine continues protection of rivers 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, January 10, 2019, on page 5)
      Artisanal mining, including some small-scale mining prevalent upstream in the upland town of Kasibu which continues to this day, has resulted in the elevated total suspended solids (TSS) levels in the Didipio River and ...

    • Oil spill victims can't claim from IOPC Funds 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, August 19, 2013, on page 2)
      Uncompensated victims of the 2006 oil spill in Guimaras can no longer claim from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds). This is based on the incident report posted on the official website of IOPC ...

    • Paje welcomes win of Tubbataha Reef Act 

      (Manila Standard, October 17, 2012, on page A3)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday welcomed the recognition of Republic Act 10067, or the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Act, as one of the world's best environmental policies. The law, which ...

    • ‘Philippines not giving up territory to China’ 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2017, on page 2)
      The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

    • Phl wins seat in marine science organization 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 8, 2015, on page 15)
      The Philippine has won a seat in the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) during the 28th session of its assembly at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France last month. It will sit for two ...

    • Phl, China back on ‘right track’ on sea row 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 14, 2017, on page 14)
      A year after an international tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in its case against China’s massive maritime claims, the two countries are now back on the “right track” in peacefully resolving their dispute. On ...

    • Platon heads aquaculture dep't of Southeast Asia body anew 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2000, on page F-7)
      The council of directors of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has unanimously reappointed the chief of the SEAFDEC aquaculture department (AQD) here for another term. Dr. Rolando R. Platon will ...

    • The real threat to china's south china sea claims 

      Mata, Nestor (Malaya, November 10, 2015, on page B5)
      After the permanent court of arbitration at the Hauge ruled that it has jurisdiction over key issues in the Philippines' dispute against China over its south china sea claims, many China watchers, analyst commentators ...