Browsing by Place "Laguna"

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    • 1,000 ha of fish pens first to go on April 1 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2017, on page A18)
      Thirty corporate and individually-owned fish pens, occupying a total area of 1,000 hectares in Laguna Lake, would be the first to be demolished as the government opens up the lake, according to a list issued by the Laguna ...

    • ₱14 B for lakeshore road project bared 

      Angeles, Fernan Jose (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2000, on page 30)
      An inter-agency flagship project is eyeing the reclamation of some 300 hectares of Asia's second largest freshwater basin, Presidential Commission on RIZLAQUE Growth Area executive director Nicandro D. Natividad announced. ...

    • 95 towns, cities broke environment laws - DILG 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, February 15, 2019, on page 19)
      A total of 95 towns and cities within the Manila Bay watershed area have not complied with environmental laws, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said yesterday. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the ...

    • After lockdown, fish kill hits Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2020, on page A8)
      Communities on Talim Island in Laguna de Bay lived through the quarantine on surplus fish, after movement restrictions disrupted supply delivery from the island to fish ports and public markets in Metro Manila and nearby ...

    • Agri chief assures Metro food supplies ‘more than enough' 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee; Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, March 14, 2020, on page A1-A8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday assured the public that the community quarantine had not affected food supplies for Metro Manila. “We have determined that there is enough supply of all basic goods that can be ...

    • Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2020, on page A2)
      Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...

    • Agri losses due to Taal eruption now at P3 billion 

      ABS-CBN News (DailyGuardian, January 18, 2020, on page 13)
      The cost of crops and livestock lost in the eruption of the Taal Volcano has jumped to P3.06 billion, the Department of Agriculture said Friday, as various groups sought to bring relief to survivors. Some 6,000 tilapia ...

    • Agriculture remains our greatest hope 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2015, on page 10)
      When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ...

    • All hands on deck to save the Manila Bay! 

      Siytangco, Deedee M. (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2019, on page D-3)
      ANGEL THOUGHTS ‘The only things you can take with you when you go on your final journey are the things packed in your heart. So start packing!’ The US side of the majestic Niagara Falls has frozen over, thanks to a snowstorm. ...

    • Bangus production expected to recover this year 

      Buco, B.V. Jr. (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2010, on page S1/6)
      Despite the threat posed by the raging dry spell caused by El Niño, bangus -- or milkfish -- output for this year is expected to grow by 4.6%-5.4%, a reversal from the 0.93% decline reported last year, officials of the ...

    • Bangus shortage: LLDA reso stinks- fishers 

      Mauricio, Orlan L. (Manila Standard, September 24, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Growers, small fishermen, market dealers, brokers, fishpen and fishpond operators in Rizal and Laguna, and fingerling suppliers and traders from Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Pangasinan and Metro Manila are seeking the help ...

    • Bangus, other fish prices go up due to cold weather 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2023, on page 12)
      Consumers were greeted with higher prices of bangus and other fish at public markets due to the cold weather. The bangus available at public markets also got smaller, according to a report on “Unang Balita” yesterday. In ...

    • BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2010, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ...

    • BFAR: Pollution caused fish kill 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 13, 2019, on page A4)
      Water pollution and not blast fishing caused the recent case of fish kill off Las Piñas and Parañaque in Manila Bay where at least 30 tubs of dead fish were found along the coastline, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 7)
      There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ...

    • City of Dreams Manila: Stepping towards a sustainable future 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2019, on page 13)
      With a strong vision for a greener future, City of Dreams Manila is putting sustainability at the forefront of its operations through executing various green measures that reduce the integrated resort's environmental impact ...

    • Clean Laguna Lake 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 22, 2018, on page B8)
      Truckloads of garbage were recovered last March 15 here during the Laguna Lake clean-up drive initiated by the Laguna Water District Aquatic Resources Corp. (LARC), the municipal government, and various stakeholders.

    • Clean Manila Bay a Duterte legacy 

      Villar, Manny B. Jr. (Panay News, February 20, 2019, on page 11-15)
      The rehabilitation of Manila Bay is one major legacy that President Duterte can proudly leave to the nation. It is a gargantuan task but I believe the government can do it. No Philippine president has succeeded in cleaning ...

    • Demolition of fish pens in Laguna Lake starts 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A8)
      Two fish pens, occupying about 100 hectares in the Laguna Lake, were demolished early Tuesday as part of the government’s effort to ease the overly congested water body covering parts of Laguna and Rizal provinces and Metro ...

    • DENR eyes more trash traps in Calabarzon rivers 

      Valenzuela, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2020, on page 9)
      Forty-two additional trash traps will be established along major rivers in Cavite, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas in line with the Manila Bay rehabilitation program. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...