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    • Aklanons hired for agri-fishery survey 

      Villanueva, Venus (Panay News, March 4, 2013, on page 7)
      Hundreds of Aklanons were employed as enumerators and team supervisors for this year's nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The NSO has fielded 290 census enumerators to ...

    • Aklanons to plant more mangroves 

      (Panay News, August 21, 2014, on page 7)
      This is the Isla Capispisan mangrove forest in New Washington, Aklan. Some 81.809 hectares of mangrove areas in New Washington will be reforested this year. Mangrove areas in Batan, Nabas, ibajay, Makato, Tangalan, and ...

    • Alaminos CDRRMO to help rehabilitate marine biodiversity in Hundred Island 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page B-8)
      A refresher on Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) was conducted recently here to upgrade the performance of the personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO). The WASAR Refresher Course will ...

    • Alaminos fisherfolks rely on payao for bounty catch 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, September 23, 2018, on page B3)
      Fishermen in this city can now look forward to having a bountiful fish catch to sustain their livelihood with the installation of deep sea-fish aggregating devices. The fish aggregating device called payao serves as a ...

    • Alaminos ramps up oyster production 

      Vispera, Eva (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2018, on page B4)
      Aside from its famous Hundred Islands National Park, the local government is also strongly promoting its oysters to encourage eco-friendly mariculture projects that will provide additional livelihood to the marginalized ...

    • Alarm raised over 'lapu-lapu' decline 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2015, on page 8)
      Fish farmers in Taytay, Palawan, are working double-time in expanding their production of grouper, or lapu-lapu, in 2,000 fish offshore cages that host 161 species of the highly-prized reef fish. These cages are perhaps ...

    • Alarm sounded anew on China's reclamation on disputed waters 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2015, on page 2)
      China’s “unbridled reclamation activity” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) worsens an already sensitive geopolitical situation and raises the specter of increasing militarization in the region. Foreign Affairs ...

    • Alarm sounded on illegal online wildlife trade 

      Torregoza, Hannah L. (Manila Bulletin, December 28, 2018, on page 4)
      Senator Nancy Binay has filed a resolution urging the Senate to probe the rising illegal online wildlife trade in the Philippines, saying the country’s environmental laws should be strictly enforced even through the Internet. ...

    • Alarming Chinese incursion 

      Vego, Herbert (DailyGuardian, June 15, 2020, on page 5)
      We wish we could believe that a newly completed beaching ramp built by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Pag-asa Island at the West Philippine Sea is really meant to counter the incursion of the Chinese naval ...

    • Alarming river siltation in Antique 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, January 1, 2020, on page 9-15)
      Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) could not keep his hands off the problem anymore. And so he called the mayors of all 18 municipalities of Antique for a conference on a ...

    • 'Alarming': Rozul Reef stripped of its corals 

      Dantes, Charles; Zurbano, Joel (Manila Standard, September 17, 2023, on page A1)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday reported massive coral harvesting in Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese militia vessels were seen swarming. AFP Western Command head Vice Admiral Albert ...

    • Alaskan salmon bagoong, unexpectedly 

      Torres, Rebecca S. (BusinessWorld, November 15, 2018, on page S2/9)
      Nanay Leonor hails from the town of Sta. Lucia in Ilocos Sur and she worked as a seafood processor at a salmon cannery in Alaska for over 15 years together with other Ilokano kababayans, people hailing from the same ...

    • Alava: from cycling to fish farming 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, August 13, 2017, on page D2)
      Leaving cycling for a moment to focus on fish farming has its ups and downs for former cycling champ Lupo Alava of Barangay Poblacion. Venturing into fishpond farming, he said, was not a walk in the park either. He experienced ...

    • Albay fishers get support 

      (Manila Standard, October 23, 2012, on page A6)
      Poor and marginalized Albay fisherman can now look forward to a more sustainable livelihood after their provincial government provided them vital fishing gear. The Albay office in Makati City said their provincial government ...

    • Albay's rich fishing ground tourist draw 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2016, on page A7)
      The vast golden white sands that appear and disappear with the tide day in, day out in Lagony Gulf is fast becoming a local tourist attraction this summer. This little city in the middle of the sea, known locally as Wara-Wara ...

    • Albert del Rosario has no moral authority to scold President Duterte 

      Biraogo, Louis (Manila Standard, May 7, 2021, on page B1)
      Former Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is currently drumming up public animosity against President Rodrigo Roa Duterte over the way the latter is handling the ongoing maritime dispute between the ...

    • Alcala assures PH climate adaptation 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2015, on page B6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the country is on the right track toward food security and climate change. “I think we are laying down a good foundation,” Alcala told the media here, citing the Benguet Agri-Pinoy ...

    • Alcala swears in 28 DA officials 

      (The Philippine Star, September 26, 2010, on page B4)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala swore in 28 officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other DA bureaus and attached agencies, who were recently appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Alcala said ...

    • Alcala swears in fisheries chief 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2012, on page 5)
      Dr. Felix Ayson is the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The belated report said Dr. Ayson was sworn into office by Agriculture ...

    • Alcala to revitalize PH fisheries 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Tempo, January 2, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/alcala-torevitalize-ph-fisheries/#.TwF0Ynqykhw)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has vowed to revitalize the fishing industry and reverse the current condition of dwindling catch and vanishing fish population. Central to this task is the scientific research needed ...