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Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 15, 2013 , on page 5-7)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 22, 2013 , on page B12-B4)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Crop insurance for 1M farmers, fisherfolk
(Malaya,March 26, 2015 , on page A4)The number of covered farmers and fisherfolk under the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) grew by 24.31 percent in 2014, insuring close to a million in the agricultural workforce. PCIC is a government-owned and controlled ... -
Crops, cultured seaweeds worth over P100M lost to Zamboanga floods
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2023 , on page A8)At least P106.4-million worth of agricultural products, including cultured seaweeds, were lost to the widespread flooding spawned by a low pressure area in this city last week, affecting the livelihood of more than 3,000 ... -
Crowdsourcing to clean up Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,February 2, 2019 , on page 9)The crowds marching to clean Manila Bay reminded me of the crowds who went to Luneta to show who they wanted to lead political change. A million crowds showed up on the miting de abanse of Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to ... -
Crown of thorns outbreak found in Batangas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 1, 2013 , on page A10)An outbreak of the poisonous crown of thorn starfish (COTS) has been reported in the sea off a coastal village here, threatening corals in the waters that form part of Isla Verde Passage. Jacob Meimban Jr., executive ... -
'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs
(Manila Bulletin,September 16, 2015 , on page 15)Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ... -
'Crown-of-thorns' starfish threatens Sarangani town's marine life
(Manila Bulletin,June 18, 2022 , on page 4)An official of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) in Sarangani province warned Friday of an impending outbreak of the Crown of Thorns (COTS) starfish in the waters of Glan town. “If not immediately controlled, it ... -
Crude protein in hito feed improves profitability
(Daily Informer,April 17, 2000 , on page B1)It is profitability to feed pond-cultured Asian catfish ("hito") with a formulated diet containing 34 percent crude protein (CP). This was found in a study done by Eliseo Coniza, Mae Catacutan, and Josefa Tan-Fermin, ... -
Crude protein in hito feed improves profitability
(The Philippine Star,April 16, 2000 , on page 24)It is profitable to feed pond-cultured Asian catfish ("hito") with a formulated diet containing 34 percent crude protein (CP). -
Crude protein, pond catfish good tandem
(Daily Informer,December 14, 1999 , on page B1-B4)Feeding pond-cultured Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), the native, "hito" or "pantat" in Ilonggo with a formulated diet containing 34% crude protein (CP) is profitable. This was revealed in a recently concluded study ... -
Cruise ruins 18,900 sqm of coral reef in Indonesia
(BusinessWorld,March 23, 2017 , on page S1/10)Indonesia said Wednesday a cruise ship on a voyage organized by a British company had damaged about 18,900 square meters of coral reef, increasing the estimate of the devastation caused when the vessel ran aground. The ... -
Cruise ship brings 2.7K guests to Boracay Island
(Panay News,November 9, 2023 , on page 13)Boracay Island welcomes its second visiting cruise ship for this month and the fourth for this year, carrying 2,700 guests and crew on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The MS Westerdam cruise ship of the Holland America Line came four ... -
Cruise ship runs aground in Sulu sea
(The Manila Times,January 15, 2019 , on page A7)A cruise ship ran aground in the Sulu Sea after hitting a coral bed about 15 nautical miles off Cagayancillo Island near Palawan province, the Maritime Bulletin reported on Monday. It said MV Forever Lucky was sailing to ... -
Cruise Ships line up for Boracay visits
(Panay News,July 28, 2018 , on page 1)Halfway into the island’s six-month closure, cruise ships are already lined up for Boracay visits. Helen Catalbas, director of the Department of Tourism in Western Visayas, said on Thursday that about five to eight cruise ... -
Crusaders against plastic pollution spread the word in Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 16, 2019 , on page D2)Race for Water expedition, the world’s largest solar-powered vessel, just ended a two-week stopover in Palawan. The expedition’s goal is a crusade against plastic pollution in the ocean. After 10 days in Puerto Princesa ... -
Crushed dolomite for Manila Bay's 'white beach': Cebu Provincial Board may look into breach of agreement, not legality. Extraction, processing, hauling of sand covered by contract and law.
(SunStar Philippines,September 9, 2020 , on page 7)Cebu Provincial Board Member John Ismael Borgonia has made some noise over the report that the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project was using fine sand to cover a 500-meter stretch of shore. The synthetic fine sand turned out ... -
Crushed dolomite used as artificial white sand can cause respiratory issues - DOH
(DailyGuardian,September 8, 2020 , on page 10)Crushed dolomite can cause respiratory issues, the Department of Health warned Monday, days after the environment department began dumping artificial white sand nearby Manila Bay. “Ang dolomite po is a form of a rock na ... -
Crustacean program for Eastern Visayas
(Panay News,June 29, 2018 , on page 12)Sustainable production of crustaceans in Eastern Visayas is expected to be achieved following the conduct of different research and development initiatives.This welcome development will be conducted and implemented by the ... -
CSR focuses on coastal cleanup
(BusinessWorld,June 7, 2013 , on page S3/9)SHORE IT UP -- a project of Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) -- is the country’s longest corporate-backed environment program. It recently marked its fifth year as it kicked off a year-long clean-up drive in Mabini, ...