Browsing by Subject "viruses"

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    • Agri workers, fisherfolk, vets exempted from quarantine 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D.; Tupas, Emmanuel (BusinessWorld, March 26, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Agriculture workers and veterinarians have been included in the list of exemptions from the mandatory home quarantine imposed by the government in Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a ...

    • Año: Jinggoy Estrada violated 5 ECQ rules 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Reysio-Cruz, Matthew; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2020, on page A8)
      For Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada violated several protocols under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) when he conducted a relief drive on Sunday in the ...

    • BFAR destroys infected white shrimps 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2005, on page A-27)
      About 1,100 pieces of imported white shrimps known as "Peneaus vannamei," costing $35 each, will be "destroyed" today, following a recommendation by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

    • BFAR eyes lifting of ban on P. vannamei shrimp 

      Padua, Reinir (Malaya, October 14, 2005, on page B12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has temporarily suspended the breeding of the Pacific White shrimp also known as Peneus vannamei broodstocks in Dagupan City due to the pond's low salinity. Dr. John ...

    • CENRO Bago City brings COVID-19 aid to river warriors, frontliners, farmers 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 12, 2020, on page 8-10)
      These river warriors help preserve and protect the Sum-ag River from pollution and exploitation, as it serves as fish wharf for residents in the nearby communityy and being developed into a cruising destination. CENRO Bago ...

    • China’s song, Cebu’s COVID-19 tunes 

      Escoda , Isabel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2020, on page A9)
      Apparently believing it can lull Filipino sensibilities with some schmaltzy video music, China has unleashed its propaganda machine with a song online. Ostensibly promoting harmonious relations, the video is obviously also ...

    • Chinese embassy’s ‘One Sea’ video draws wave of anger 

      Concepcion, Pocholo; Ostria, Rey Anthony (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2020, on page A8)
      A wave of anger and disapproval swept social media over a music video that was intended to celebrate China’s solidarity with the Philippines in fighting the coronavirus. Netizens raged after watching the video of the song ...

    • Clinic for 'sick' fish 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2002, on page 1)
      And now, a "clinic for sick fish." The facility is the Diagnostic Service Unit set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. To assist the fishy ...

    • COVID-19 and small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia 

      Parcon, Jude Vincent (DailyGuardian, May 15, 2021, on page 4-5)
      Dr. Alice Joan G. Ferrer, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, together with other academicians, recently published research on the effects of COVID-19 on small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia. The research magnifies ...

    • DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B.; San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2020, on page 1-8)
      As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ...

    • DA okays P246-M loans for small farmers, fishermen 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 23, 2020, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved an initial P246.3 million in loans for small farmers and fishermen, and agri-fishery micro and small enterprises (MSEs), under its Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance ...

    • DA suspends farmers’ loan payments 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2020, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture is suspending the payment of farmers’ loans for one year as the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is expected to affect their income. DA-attached ...

    • DA vows to sustain agri, fishery exports 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2020, on page B-3)
      It would be a long shot but the Department of Agriculture (DA) still wants to see the country’s agriculture exports turning in some revenues even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was after exports of agriculture and ...

    • The effects are maddening as they go viral 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, September 9, 2011, on page A9-A10)
      Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is caused by betanodaviruses, or spherical viruses that targets the nervous system and kills brain cells in fish in order to survive and thrive. When it hits, VNN causes fish to act crazy. It ...

    • Efforts on to prevent the collapse of shrimp industry 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, August 13, 2003, on page 9-8)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) here hastened the promotion of an "environment-friendly shrimp grow-out technology" in an effort to prevent the virtual collapse of the shrimp industry. This, after ...

    • FAO, BFAR launch campaign vs tilapia lake virus 

      Hernandez, Jerry (The Manila Times, January 25, 2023, on page A8)
      To mitigate the threats posed by the tilapia lake virus (TiLV) to the fishery industry, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are gathering tilapia farmers and ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk also COVID-19 front-liners 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2020, on page A11)
      While our health wor­kers are our recognized front-liners in addres­sing COVID-19, farmers and fisherfolk are also front-liners. This is because they produce the food we need to survive. With healthy food, our immune systems ...

    • Farmers, fishermen to get SAP 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020, on page B-2)
      Qualified farmers and fishers will also receive social amelioration program (SAP) cash aide from the government during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), on top of the one-time COVID-19 cash assistance being distributed ...

    • Feeling shortage of crabs, prawns? Solon blames virus 

      Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, April 16, 2014, on page B2)
      The vice chair of the House Committee on Agriculture to Address the spread of the "white spot syndrome virus" which has been threatening the country's fishpond industry, infecting crustaceans. "It has been reported that ...

    • Frogs, fishes not 'scientific solutions' vs dengue 

      de Vera, Analou (Manila Bulletin, July 25, 2022, on page 3)
      Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment ...