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    • East Asia nations vow to curb marine pollution 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2018, on page 7)
      Countries in East Asia will bolster policies to reduce marine pollution and strengthen coastal restorations. Members of the intergovernmental Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) are ...

    • East Asian states issue declaration for sustainable marine resources 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 6, 2018, on page B6)
      Eleven countries bordering the seas of East Asia have issued a joint declaration affirming their commitment toward the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources in the region. The Iloilo ...

    • Eastern Samar promotes seaweeds farming 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2013, on page 7)
      The mayor of this town is pushing seaweeds culture as an alternative livelihood for fishermen in his municipality. Guiuan Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales told to reporters in a press conference at his office here that he ...

    • Eastern Visayas police intensifies drive vs illegal logging and fishing 

      Abrematea, Nestor L. (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2017, on page 9)
      The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has included in its list of priorities the intensified drive against illegal logging and illegal fishing. Eastern Visayas regional police director Chief Supt. Gilbert ...

    • Eastern Visayas region targets rebound in fisheries output 

      Meniano, Sarwell (Panay News, April 23, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is targeting the restoration of regional fishery production this year back to 2012 levels after more than a year of post-Haiyan rehabilitation activity. BFAR Regional ...

    • Eastern Visayas waters clear of red tide 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, July 23, 2022, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Eastern Visayas (BFAR8) announced that three waters in the region are now deemed as red-tide free just a week after they were declared positive of toxins that cause paralytic ...

    • Easy credit access for farmers, fisherfolks 

      Toreno, Shiela Mae H. (The Daily Guardian, July 7, 2017, on page B1-B7)
      Farmers, animal raisers, and fisherfolk of Tigbauan, Iloilo will no longer run to private lenders and pay high interest rate to finance their farms. With the Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) credit program of the Department ...

    • Eaten by the sea: Climate change, rising sea levels erode French coastline 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2021, on page A11)
      After fleeing to France to escape the Spanish Civil War, Amalia Romero’s family eventually managed to build a home on the south coast directly looking out over the Mediterranean. But today, the sea is gradually gnawing ...

    • EB Magalona eyes marine hatchery 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, May 18, 2023, on page 5)
      The municipality of EB Magalona, dubbed the “Blue Crab Capital of Negros Occidental,” is proposing the establishment of a multi-species marine hatchery to ensure the sustainability and growth of its aquaculture products. ...

    • EC allows Phi more time to curb illegal fishing 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, February 22, 2015, on page B-4)
      The European Commission has granted a six-month extension to the Philippines to finalize the adoption and implementation of measures against illegal fishing to prevent trade sanctions on Philippine fisheries imports. The ...

    • ECC suspension of compliant Boracay firms lifted 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, October 13, 2018, on page 12)
      The suspension of the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of compliant establishments in Boracay has been lifted, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. Cimatu ordered the suspension of the ECCs last ...

    • Eco-friendly boats for sustainable fishing 

      (Malaya, January 6, 2017, on page A10)
      SN Aboitiz Power-Magat Inc. turned over 15 fiberglass boats to fisherfolk organizations in Isabela, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya to promote sustainable livelihood. The boats were the result of a fiberglass boat making training ...

    • Eco-friendly tiger shrimp farming pushed 

      Dianala, Rex D. (Panay News, November 23, 2019, on page 9)
      With its premium taste and superior economic value, tiger shrimp is being pushed as an alternative species to farm alongside the popular whiteleg shrimp or vannamei. Locally known as lukon or sugpo, tiger shrimp’s potentials ...

    • 'Eco-rangers' train at Naujan Lake 

      Franco-Abanador, Rain Rhymes (The Manila Times, January 13, 2015, on page B8)
      Did you know that the science of climate change start with the sun? What have you done for the planet today? These are two of the questions I’ve encountered during my four-day “Eco-Ranger Training Workshop” last year at ...

    • ‘Eco-terrorism victimizes butanding’ 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2016, on page 13)
      The New York-based Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) launched last Monday a global partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Philippines to promote what they chose to support as the most environmentally sustainable ...

    • Eco-trail in Victorias City gets P1.2 M in aid 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 26, 2022, on page 6)
      The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has turned over financial assistance amounting to P1.2 million to Barangay VI-A Mangrove Eco-Trail in Zone III Pasil, Victorias City. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the ...

    • Eco-waste management convergence strategy 

      Oxales, Orlando (Manila Standard, February 24, 2020, on page A5)
      The “Battle for Manila Bay,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ call to all sectors for pro-active initiatives to clean-up Manila Bay and all water tributaries, recently marked its first year at the Baseco ...

    • Ecobricks movement gaining ground in PH 

      Gajate, Stanley Buenafe (The Manila Times, June 21, 2018, on page B6)
      The use of Ecobricks is gaining ground in the Philippines with a handful of green advocates believing it could help the country reduce plastic pollution, especially in water bodies. “In the beginning, it was more like for ...

    • Ecofish program 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2013, on page 9)
      The united state government is fully supporting the ecosystem improved for sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) program of the city government of Surigao. Through its United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ...

    • Ecological time bomb ticks at Macajalar Bay ... everyone in the area points to everyone else as the culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 21, 1999, on page 15)
      A palpable gloom hangs over this coastal community in Northern Mindanao, where a murky green growth in the waters has been an unwelcome annual visitor since 1994. Smelly and ever-spreading, the green blight that appears ...