Browsing by Author "Ocampo, Karl"

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    • 13 towns endangered, gov't geosurvey shows 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2021, on page A9)
      Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) warned of a “potential creeping crisis” in southeastern Luzon following its latest geological survey showing 13 municipalities in the area as highly vulnerable to coastal erosion, storm ...

    • Agriculture grew 5.72% in first half: decline is expected next quarter due to bird flu outbreak 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2017, on page B1)
      The agriculture sector expanded by 6.18 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, bringing the first-half growth to 5.72 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. According to the PSA, the ...

    • Batanes as next agri tourism spot pushed 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page B1)
      With the appointment of agriculture undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the next tourism chief, the prospect of Batanes becoming a popular agro-tourism spot has become “brighter,” according to Agriculture Secretary ...

    • Gov't eyes bond float to fund agri projects: DA needs P140B for farm-to-market roads, farm and fisheries modernization plan 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2018, on page B1)
      The government is planning to issue bonds to raise funds for the completion of the Department of Agriculture’s farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and its farm and fisheries mechanization program, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ...

    • Local fish prices steadily going down 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2021, on page A3)
      Prices of local fish in Metro Manila have been steadily declining following the lifting of the three-month ban on fishing in the country’s major fishing grounds. The price of galunggong (roundscad) fell to P180 a kilogram ...

    • PH files protest vs China over boat sinking 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie; Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina; Gascon, Melvin; Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 14, 2019, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after an anchored Philippine fishing boat was hit by a Chinese vessel that abandoned 22 Filipino fishermen as the boat sank in the disputed South China Sea on ...

    • PH seeks 5-year extension of fishing access 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December NaN, 2017, on page B1)
      The Philippines is looking to secure a five-year extension of its fishing access to the tuna-rich high seas pocket 1 (HSP1) of the Pacific Ocean that set to expire this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Reclamation work in Masinloc halted 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page B6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the expansion activities of Alpha Water Realty Services Corp. (AWRSC), operator of the Masinloc coal-fired plant in Zambales. This after the DENR ...