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    • 24 nabbed for illegal fishing off Bulacan 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2020, on page 15)
      Twenty-four fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing off the coast of Paombong, Bulacan yesterday. Col. Lawrence Cajipe, acting Bulacan police director, said the fishermen were using a motorized push net, locally known ...
    • Agri damage due to typhoons hit P1.6 B 

      Simeon, Loiuse Maureen; Laude, Jaime; Lazaro, Ramon Efren; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, July 28, 2018, on page 12)
      Damage to fisheries, which affected 1,050 fisherfolk, a majority of them in the Cordilleras, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Calabarzon, was pegged at P147 million. The DA committed P180 million worth of assistance to ...
    • BFAR puts up Bulacan fish sanctuary 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, August 17, 2022, on page 11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has established a fish sanctuary in Bulacan. The fish sanctuary, which measures 1,000 square meters, was put up in the Angat River system in the area of Calumpit.
    • Bulacan fish kill damage hits P17 M 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, May 9, 2018, on page 12)
      At least P17 million worth of milkfish have been affected in the fish kill in Obando, Bulacan. Personnel of the Bulacan agriculture office and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) conducted water analysis of ...
    • Carrageenan as fertilizer? Test yield positive results 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2015, on page B4)
      Rice field trials on the use of a carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) in Brgy. Balatong have increased crop harvest by more than 65 percent. The trial was conducted by a team led by Dr. Gil Magsino of the National ...
    • Crocodiles sighted in Bulacan river? 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, June 29, 2022, on page 10)
      Representatives from the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started an investigation yesterday into the reported presence of crocodiles in a river in this town.
    • DENR launches anti-trash campaigne in Bulacan town 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2018, on page B8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched here two campaign programs to minimize plastic trash clogging the waterways of the province. Lormelyn Claudio, Environment Management Bureau ...
    • DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap 

      Mercurio, Richmond; Ramirez, Robertzon; Villanueva, Rhodina; Lazaro, Ramon Efren; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, August 9, 2019, on page 1-8)
      Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were relieved following last week’s sea tragedy at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait that killed 31 people. Transportation ...
    • Fish kill hits Bulacan ponds 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, May 8, 2018, on page 13)
      Around 100 hectares of fish ponds in seven barangays in Obando, Bulacan have been affected by fish kill. Tons of milkfish have been floating in the ponds since Saturday, Wilfredo Cruz, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • Intense rainfall spawns sea of garbage 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Villanueva, Rhodina; Laude, Jaime; Mateo, Janvic; Dumlao, Artemio; Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, August 12, 2018, on page 1-6)
      The stretch of Roxas Boulevard looked like a sea of trash yesterday after Manila Bay overflowed due to heavy rains. Loads of trash, mostly plastic and styrofoam, from the sea were scattered along Roxas Boulevard, both lanes ...
    • Mangrove planting activity in Bulacan launched 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, July 30, 2020, on page 7)
      A mangrove planting activity in a 10-hectare coastal area in Hagonoy has been launched. Emelita Lingat, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bulacan provincial officer, said they provided technical ...
    • Red tide alert up in Bataan, Pampanga 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, November 24, 2018, on page 16)
      The coastal waters of Bataan and Pampanga have tested positive for red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in Central Luzon. In an advisory, the BFAR said shellfish gathered ...
    • Scientists bat for wider coverage of marine protected areas 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, August 6, 2015, on page B-8)
      As the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon establishes needed support to help marginalized fisherfolk in coastal villages of Manila Bay, scientists are raising the need to safeguard marine ...