Browsing by Subject "Scientific personnel"

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    • 11.5km coastline in Bohol declared national geological monument 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the 11.5km Loon-Maribojoc coastline as a national geological monument to provide for its management, protection and preservation. The coastline was ...

    • 1st Mangrove Congress on Research & Development set 

      (The Philippine Star, November 25, 2012, on page B-12)
      The 1st ASEAN Mangrove Congress on Research and Development unfold on Dec. 3-7, at the Century Park Hotel, Manila with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) ...

    • 23 HS teachers train on aquaculture, science research 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD); Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo (DailyGuardian, June 3, 2019, on page 13-12)
      Twenty-three science high school teachers from 13 public high schools in Iloilo were given the opportunity to take part in a three-day training sponsored by the Government of Japan. In a media release from Southeast Asian ...

    • 3 more states to do research in PH Rise 

      (The Manila Times, January 26, 2018, on page A1-A7)
      China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ...

    • 500-million-year-old sea creature unearthed 

      LiveScience.com (Panay News, March 1, 2013, on page 12)
      Scientists have unearthed a stunningly preserved arthropod, called a fuxhianhuiid, in a flipped position that reveals its feeding limbs and nervous system. Scientists have unearthed extraordinary preserved fossils of a ...

    • Advance mussel farming starts in Palawan under DOST 

      (Panay News, August 5, 2017, on page B5)
      Mussel researchers and extensionists in Palawan were trained on the new methods of mussel culture for better livelihood opportunities recently. The participants were provided with hands-on training on constructing alternative ...

    • Agriculture mag off the press 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2014, on page B-6)
      Make sure to get a copy of the June issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It is published by the Manila Bulletin and edited by yours truly. On the cover is Dr. Emilia T. Quinito holding a broodstock of ...

    • Agusan Marsh's natural beauty 

      Agatep, Charlie A. (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2010, on page B-10)
      While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...

    • 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 ...

    • The American who pioneered Philippine fisheries 

      Cichon, Melchor F. (DailyGuardian, July 30, 2020, on page 8)
      Dr. Albert William Christian Theodore Herre, an American, came to the Philippines in 1920 to head the Department of Fisheries in Manila in 1920 to 1928. After this, he went home. But he came back in 1931 and again in 1933 ...

    • Ancient reef raises hopes for corals seas warm 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 6, 2010, on page A22)
      Australian scientists said they had discovered a sprawling ancient reef in chilly southern waters which could hold new hope for the future of coral as sea temperatures rise. Researchers used high-resolution sonar and ...

    • Antique 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Journal, May 6, 2001, on page 25)
      An upland aquaculture project has been launched in Valderama town. The project is joint undertaking of the Antique Development Foundation (ADF) and the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • Aquaculture sector needs new blood 

      (The Daily Guardian, August 24, 2018, on page 10)
      Aquaculture experts are aging and the young generation seems not attracted at all towards this field. Although the Philippines is far from having an aging population as the country is expected to get a boost from a “young ...

    • Authors launch book on coastal plants 

      Pendon, Lydia (The Manila Times, November 9, 2018, on page A6)
      Two authors and scientists will launch an environmental book Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippines at the Camiña Balay nga Bato in Arevalo District in Friday of November 16, 2012, to graced by ...

    • Balik Scientist Act gets boost 

      Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2018, on page 4)
      Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo Nograles is crediting President Rodrigo Duterte for the imminent enactment of the proposed Balik Scientist Act, a measure that he co-authored and strived to pass during the previous ...

    • Batongbacal: Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, China stole it 

      ABS-CBN News; PN (Panay News, April 27, 2019, on page 8-10)
      A maritime affairs expert on Friday said Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal it decades later. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of ...

    • Benham R&D to be multi-agency effort 

      (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2018, on page B6)
      According to Dela Peña, the DOST had spent P39 million for the first exploration activities through its attached agencies Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development, and the ...

    • Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 15, 2002, on page B-4)
      Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ...

    • Biotechnology lecture 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2000, on page 21)
      Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, newly appointed executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), discusses 'Biotechnology for Increased Food Production: Prospects, Issues, and ...

    • Campaign to save Samar crabs 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2017, on page 8)
      A group of researchers, fisherfolk, and Samarnons have launched a campaign to save Samar Crabs. Jesus Racuyal, director of the Center for Fisheries Aquatic Resources Research and Development (CFFARRD), one of the leaders ...