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    • Mayors reject BFAR-proposed contraction in municipal waters 

      (The Manila Times, October 23, 2020, on page B10)
      More than 30 mayors from different coastal towns in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are opposing a proposal from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to use the coast of the mainland as reference point in the ...
    • Mitra twits Laurel on 'faux pas' 

      (BulletinToday, November 19, 1986, on page 1)
      Agriculture Minister Ramon V. Mitra Jr. yesterday twitter Vice President and Foreign Affairs Minister Salvador H. Laurel for the "diplomatic faux pass" of appointing to the directorship of the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
    • Moratorium on fish pen operations declared 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2017, on page 16)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has declared a moratorium for one year on fish pen operations in Laguna de Bay.In a board resolution approved recently, the LLDA noted that fish pens and other aquaculture ...
    • More casual than regulars in BFAR-COA 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2019, on page A2)
      Casuals outnumber regular employees, three to one, at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Commission on Audit (COA) has found. In its annual audit report, the COA said there were 5,236 casuals in the ...
    • A New Management Structure for Agriculture 

      Dy, Rolando (BusinessWorld, October 2, 2018, on page S1/6)
      The country has one Department of Agriculture (DA) (or ministry in other places) for annual crops like rice, long-term crops (like coconut and rubber), high value crops (fruits and vegetables), livestock and fisheries. The ...
    • The new DA structure 

      Reyes, Mary Ann LL. (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2000, on page 23)
      The Department of Agriculture has finally issued the highly controversial administrative order reorganizing the management structure of the department. According to the AO issued last May 15, a copy of which was furnished ...
    • New SEAFDEC division chief sworn into office 

      Libril, Marvs (The Manila Times, July 30, 2012, on page A7)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has recently sworn in Dr. Felix Ayson, as the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Ayson ...
    • Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...
    • Pangasinan towns close fish pens to heal Kakiputan Channel 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 12, 2018, on page A12)
      The two towns in Pangasinan province, which lost P110 million due to the fishkill incidents last month, have stopped all fish pen operations to give Kakiputan Channel and other fish culture areas time to heal. On June 8, ...
    • PCAARRD starts IP protection plan 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, March 7, 2018, on page B4)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development is implementing a project to enhance intellectual property protection and management in state universities in the country.“The ...
    • PCAARRD's new Deputy Executive Director 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, December 19, 2018, on page 12)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is expected to get a boost following the installation of Dr. Melvin ...
    • PH to maintain ties with China amid WPS 'installations' 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, February 6, 2018, on page A3)
      The Philippine government will maintain its ties with China amid reports that Beijing had finished the construction of military installations in the dispute South China, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Roque ...
    • PH, UNDP implement program on climate change 

      (The Manila Times, March 8, 2016, on page A2)
      The Philippines moved to take concrete action to tackle climate change through a new program that will ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and sustainable development in development plans and programs of the ...
    • Phl gets climate change aid from Germany 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2018, on page 5)
      The German government has committed an additional €35 million to fund the Philippines’ climate change adaptation projects, citing the country’s vulnerability to the effects of global warming. German Ambassador Gordon Kricke ...
    • Platon is SEAFDEC chief anew 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 1998, on page B-15)
      Dr. Rolando R. Platon was reappointed recently chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department based here.
    • PPA awards management contracts for 3 ports 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The government has awarded terminal management contracts for ports of Sasa, Pagadian, and Pasig, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. The management contract for Sasa Port in Davao was awarded to the Pasig City-based ...
    • Projects on shrimp and 'ludong' set to boost PH inland aquatic production and management 

      Obrero, Genevic R. (DailyGuardian, August 19, 2022, on page 7-10)
      The shrimp and ludong industry in the country will benefit from the accomplishments of the four completed projects aimed at improving the production and management of these two inland aquatic commodities. These projects ...
    • Reappionted 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2002, on page B-7)
      Dr. Rolando R. Platon was reappointed for an unprecedented fourth term as chief of the Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) based in Tigabauan, ...
    • "Scientific works must be relevant to society." 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, April 12, 2002, on page 8)
      While looking meticulously at the root and the leaf, the scientist must be aware that he or she is inside the forest. This illustration was given by Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department ...
    • SEAFDEC chief reappointed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 21, 2002, on page B-10)
      On the government's endorsement through President Arroyo, the chief of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has been reappointed for an unprecedented ...