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    • 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 ...

    • Alcala urges aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds 

      Go, Marianne V. (The Philippine Star, September 4, 2011, on page B-2)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is urging aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds and lessen their dependence on fish meal. In his presentation at the recent National Tuna Congress in Gen. Santos City, ...

    • Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation 

      Braid, Florangel Rosario (Manila Bulletin, March 1, 2014, on page 11)
      If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ...

    • Alcohol eyed in Pampanga River fish kill 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2017, on page A10)
      Molasses discharged by an alcohol fermentation plant into the Pampanga River on Sept. 19 may have reduced the amount of dissolved oxygen to a degree that could have triggered a fish kill incident near the towns of Macabebe ...

    • Alcohol plant faces fines for fish kill 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2017, on page A14)
      An alcohol fermenting plant faces penalties following the spill of 46,000 liters of molasses that was initially ruled as the cause of the fish kill downstream of the Pampanga River on Sept. 20. Lormelyn Claudio, director ...

    • Alejano: Palace virtually surrendered PH claim to Kagitingan 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 2, 2019, on page A7)
      By “thanking” China for establishing a rescue center on Kagitingan Reef, Malacañang has virtually surrendered the Philippines’ claim to the disputed feature in the Spratly archipelago, according to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano. ...

    • Alert raised for coal contamination: Barge with 6,705MT of coal stuck in Antique waters at 'Seniang' height 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 4, 2015, on page A6)
      An alert has been raised over the possible contamination of the waters off Antique province by a cargo of more than 6,000 metric tons of coal in a barge that ran aground on Tuesday at the height of Tropical Depression ...

    • Alex de Rossi pokes fun at Manila Bay white sand project, attacked by netizens 

      Ramos, Neil (Tempo, September 11, 2020, on page 5)
      Social media is still toxic for celebrities as Alessandra de Rossi found out recently, making an offhand comment about the Manila Bay white sand project. Taking to Twitter to poke fun on the issue, Alex said, “Pakibilis-bilisan ...

    • Alexandra Costeau: 'the choices we make impact our oceans' 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2016, on page B-8)
      For four years now, Alexandra serves as an Oceana senior advisor and shares the same vision of saving the world through the oceans. Being a filmmaker, she used documentaries to show the people how the world can be saved. ...

    • Algae bloom in Laguna Lakes resurges 

      (The Philippine Star, June 19, 2015, on page 21)
      The high count of algae in the lake, where Maynilad draws water for treatment in its Putatan plant, is causing water distributed in the cities of Las Piñas, Parañaque and Muntinlupa to have a peculiar taste and smell. ...

    • Algae emits 'sickening' smell in Muntinlupa 

      (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2019, on page 10)
      Residents in some parts of Muntinlupa City have complained of difficulty in breathing, asthma attacks, stomach pains and nasal clogging reportedly due to decaying algae in Laguna Lake. The city health office said the foul ...

    • Algae in France kills 2, closes 6 beaches 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, July 18, 2019, on page B7)
      Six beaches around Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, France have been closed to the public due to unmanageable quantities of sea algae, which local campaign groups say may be linked to two recent deaths in the area. On July 6 an ...

    • 'Algae make Boracay sand white and cool' 

      Catalbas (Panay News, March 18, 2017, on page 5-14)
      The algal bloom in Boracay Island is a blessing, not a curse to the tourism industry, according to the Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC). Algae contributes to making Boracay’s sand white and cool even under the scorching ...

    • Algae market potentially worth $320 billion draws Honda Motor and oil refiner Eneos 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, January 25, 2022, on page Sl/9)
      Oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc. and Honda Motor Co. are among a group of more than 35 Japanese companies and institutions that have banded together to try to tap the potential of microalgae to help replace fossil fuels and ...

    • Algae scourge triggers hunt for culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 20, 1999, on page 14)
      For five years now, between the months of June and August, an iridescent tangle of green algae has been showing up in the shallow waters off Macajalar Bay, 30 kilometers west of Cagayan de Oro City. At first, residents of ...

    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2015, on page 9)
      Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...

    • Algae-type chlorella a super food? 

      Buban, Charles E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2014, on page B4)
      Chlorella is a type of algae that grows in freshwater. It contains large amounts of chlorophyll, a pigment that plants and other organisms utilize to absorb light and use its energy to to produce life-sustaining carbohydrates ...

    • 'Algal bloom caused Sapian Bay fish kills' 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2016, on page 6)
      An algal bloom triggered two fish kills at the Sapian Bay in Capiz, the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 said. The fish kills were discovered on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 3 this year. ...