Browsing by Subject "freshwater lakes"
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The bay, the river, the lake: abandoned and dying
(The Manila Times,August 3, 2018 , on page A1-A8)Manila Bae was once the “most beautiful and safely- situated bay in the world.” The Manila South Harbor in its fringes, which spans six provinces (Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Cavite), was considered the ... -
Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake
(The Philippine Star,November 17, 2002 , on page 1)Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has displaced milkfish as the dominant fish species in Laguna de Bay. Latest figures of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (DA-BAS) indicated that bighead ... -
Black sea
(Tempo,September 13, 2021 , on page 5)Why is it called the Black Sea? I discussed this a bit on Kaunting Kaalaman, one of my segments on “TV Patrol.” Long, long ago, the Black Sea was once a freshwater lake. Today, it is known for its brackishness and “blackness.” ... -
Ceremony
(Manila Standard,June 22, 2017 , on page C3)This photo taken on June 20, 2017 shows people watching on fishing boats during the open harbor ceremony marking the end of the spring fishing ban and the opening of the fishing season on Poyang lake, in China's central ... -
DENR: last call for fish pens ‘self-demolition’ order stressed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 15, 2017 , on page A3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued on Saturday its “last call” to owners and operators of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay to conduct “self-demolitions” before it starts clearing the ... -
Endangered Lake
(The Philippine Star,May 13, 2018 , on page 12)It’s been nearly a year to the day Roy Cimatu took over as secretary of environment and natural resources. Among his promises upon assuming the post was a thorough cleanup of water resources, particularly the country’s ... -
Fishers’ group hits ‘blanket order’ to demolish Laguna de Bay structures
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 19, 2017 , on page A16)The Alyansa ng mga Pederasyong Kumikilos sa Lawa ng Laguna posed the question as it called for the suspension of the moratorium on aquaculture being imposed by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA). The group ... -
Fishkill in Taal Lake spreads to Lipa, 2 towns in Batangas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 6, 2011 , on page A1-A22)Showing no signs of abating, the Taal Lake fishkill has spread to two more towns and a city over the weekend. Authorities on Sunday reported tons of farmed and endemic fish species turning belly up in new areas of the ... -
Full gov't mobilization urged for Laguna de Bay
(BusinessWorld,May 9, 2019 , on page S1/4)The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said President Rodrigo R. Duterte needs to issue an executive order broadly mobilizing government agencies to work toward the rehabilitation of the Laguna de Bay. In a ... -
Gelatin sourced from tilapia skin eyed for halal market
(The Philippine Star,March 10, 2016 , on page B-8)Technology developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to produce gelatin from the skin of tilapia may be key to breaking into the billion-dollar global cosmetics and pharmaceutical halal market. DOST ... -
Laguna de Bae and its knifefish
(Malaya,October 20, 2017 , on page B5)Laguna de Bae is the largest fresh water lake of all of South East Asia, 12 leagues wide (66 kilometers) and very deep. Centuries past, fishing from this lake was productive, for subsistence fisherfolks, but not anymore ... -
Major causes of Laguna mass fish kill traced
(Manila Bulletin,July 18, 2002 , on page B-10)Mass fish kill in Laguna de Bay has been traced to four major causes - dissolved oxygen, pollution, turbidity, and diseases. Eighty percent of reported fish kill incidents occur between May and September. These were the ... -
MAP calls for Laguna Lake rehab
(Malaya,May 9, 2019 , on page A8)The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) asked the Duterte administration to order the rehabilitation of Laguna Lake both for water source and eco-tourism. The group urged President Duterte to take action similar ... -
MAP urges holistic Laguna Lake rehabilitation for water security and eco-tourism
(BusinessWorld,May 28, 2019 , on page S1/6)Laguna Lake is the largest freshwater lake in our country and among the largest in Southeast Asia. It is an ideal, logical, inexhaustible, and proximately-located source of fresh water for Metro Manila. It is well endowed ... -
PH tapping Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake
(Manila Bulletin,February 3, 2018 , on page B-4)The Philippine government will tap Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. In line with the government’s ... -
Prelate on Laguna Lake: It will die
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 5, 2016 , on page A7)In a gathering in this city last week, retired Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said it is the duty of everyone to take care of the lake by not contributing to its death. “Time will come, that if Laguna Lake ... -
Save Laguna de Bay
(The Philippine Star,May 28, 2018 , on page 12)Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and also Metro Manila (Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa). It is ... -
Toxin-causing algae behind Laguna Bay fishkills
(The Philippine Star,August 28, 2000 , on page 18)Researchers of a Southeast Asian center have found a strain of toxin-producing algae that may have caused fishkills in the Laguna Lake. Scientists of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ... -
Water at Bato lake reaches critical level; fish kill feared
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 22, 2015 , on page A20)With the extreme heat gripping the country, water level at the Bato Lake here has been dropping fast to its critical level. From last month’s 3 meters, the water level is now 1.75 meters, Alejandro Pili Jr., agriculture ...