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    • Exxon allots billions to turn algae into fuel 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, November 5, 2017, on page B2)
      One of the world's biggest oil companies is pumping more than $1 billion a year into alternative forms of energy from algae engineered to bloom into biofuels and cells that turn emissions into electricity. The funds from ...

    • Exxon spill still lingers 

      dpa (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2014, on page B-7)
      Sea otters were among 20 marine species threatened by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Many sea otters died from exposure to the 40, 000 tons of sticky crude oil spilled in the tanker disaster. Their population ...

    • Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West ...

    • Eyewitness at Ayungin: Chinese force, PH grit 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 24, 2022, on page A6)
      China is closely watching this patch of reef, one of the maritime features occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, as if ready to seize it at the earliest opportunity to establish firm control over that ...

    • Fabric of success: How 'lotus silk' is weaving its way into Vietnam 

      Philipson, Alice (Manila Standard, August 29, 2020, on page B3)
      Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread. Her great-aunt made and sold traditional silk to the French ...

    • Face masks in River 

      Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (SunStar Philippines, May 20, 2021, on page 2)
      A local environmental group is calling for a regulation of recreational activities within the Panigan-Tamugan River after several solid wastes were recovered, including several face masks and face shields, during a clean-up ...

    • Facts about oysters 

      (Panay News, October 23, 2015, on page B6)
      Oyster - people either love them or hate them, but rarely do oysters garner a simple "meh." Yet surprisingly, there is a lot we don't know about this tasty and slimy bivalve, save for the idea that you eat them raw, ...

    • Facts and myths on seafood allergies 

      (The Manila Times, July 5, 2018, on page D4)
      It is indeed a pity to live in a seafood-abundant country as the Philippines and be allergic to seafood. But what if you’re staying away from any fresh catch across the islands when you don’t have to? While seafood allergies ...

    • Facts, and versions of them 

      (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page A4)
      The President is waiting for all facts to come in before commenting on the incident involving Chinese and Filipino vessels in Reed Bank on June 9. This supposedly explains his long silence on the issue, amid different ...

    • Failed experiment at DA 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2016, on page A-14)
      Various stakeholders in the agri-fishery sector organized themselves to speak with one voice with each of the five presidential candidates in the coming May 9 elections who aspire to succeed outgoing President Benigno “Noy” ...

    • (Fake) sand and fury in Manila Bay 

      Contreras, Antonio (The Manila Times, September 8, 2020, on page A4)
      Halitosis cannot be cured by chewing white Mentos, in the same manner that the waters of Manila Bay cannot be cleaned by simply layering a small stretch of its beachfront with white sand or, to be more accurate, with crushed ...

    • The fallacy of good intentions: The Philippine Independent Foreign Policy 

      Oreta, Jennifer Santiago (BusinessWorld, July 9, 2019, on page S1/6)
      In light of the latest maritime incident involving the ramming of the boat of Filipino fisherfolk by a Chinese vessel, the administration is being pressured by its domestic constituents to act and show proof that it truly ...

    • The false promise of fish oil supplements 

      Gonzales, Eduardo (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2019, on page C1)
      A news item I recently read cites a scientific study which shows that omega-3 supplements are not heart protective. I thought all along that fish oil, which contains Omega-3 fatty acids, is good for our health.

    • Families in Laguna, Batangas benefit from PCAARRD's tilapia farming proj 

      Aya, Rose Anne M. (BusinessMirror, November 1, 2020, on page A3)
      Tilapia farming is now accessible to selected beneficiaries in Laguna and Batangas. Through the initiative of an agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), a total of 14 farmer cooperators are trained and ...

    • Families of sea tragedy victims receive aid from Duterte 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, August 8, 2019, on page 3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte last night released financial assistance to the families of 31 persons who drowned after three motorboats capsized in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3. Thirteen of the casualties were at the Gegato-Abecia ...

    • Family of missing Negrense from sunken ship not giving up hope 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, September 5, 2020, on page 2)
      The family of a missing Negrense sailor is refusing to give up hope of finding him alive. His ship sank off the coast of Japan earlier this week. Margarita Payas, mother of 32-year-old Andren, said her son’s wife Justine ...

    • 'Family-oriented' Boracay eyed 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 29, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Tourism Region 6 (DOT-6) is eyeing to make this island resort a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens in less than three months. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the ...

    • FAO pushes for implementation of six-year Mindanao agri program 

      Macabalang, Ali G. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2015, on page 15)
      The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is facilitating the implementation of a six-year strategic framework for Mindanao’s agriculture sector that seeks to stir “inclusive growth and sustained ...

    • FAO to help in campaign vs illegal fishing 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 16, 2022, on page A9)
      Delegates of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (UN FAO) arrived on Monday to assist the Philippines in its effort to combat illegal fishing, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • FAO, BFAR launch campaign vs tilapia lake virus 

      Hernandez, Jerry (The Manila Times, January 25, 2023, on page A8)
      To mitigate the threats posed by the tilapia lake virus (TiLV) to the fishery industry, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are gathering tilapia farmers and ...