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    • Is PH dropping Sabah claim?: Lawmakers demand explanation, but Palace disputes report 

      Luci, Charissa; Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Lawmakers asked yesterday the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain the reported downgrading of the country’s claim on Sabah in a bid to gain the support of Malaysia for the Philippines’ arbitration case against ...

    • Is the DPWH killing coral reefs? 

      See, Aie Balagtas (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 10, 2017, on page A19)
      He might get into trouble for it, renowned marine biologist Wilfredo Licuanan himself admitted, but he just had to say it: “The No. 1 destroyer of coral reefs in the Philippines is the Department of Public Works and ...

    • Is the Paris deal a solution against climate change? 

      Dordas, Sofia (Panay News, January 13, 2016, on page C2)
      The world is in a serious threat called climate change brought about by our very own discriminate wrongdoings. Global temperature was seen to increase by 1°C from the 19th century which resulted to the melting of glaciers ...

    • Is tobacco the next 'miracle crop'? 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2018, on page 6)
      Tobacco juice, tobacco dust juice and tobacco lime are not only for traditional organic insecticide used in domestic gardening but also for mainstream commercial agriculture. Tobacco has been proven effective against a ...

    • Isabela fish farm reels in success with Landbank support 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2022, on page 3)
      When Cagayan Valley, one of the country's largest tilapia-producing regions, faced a region-wide shortage of tilapia fingerlings in 1993, business graduate Arnel Santiago decided to establish his own fish hatchery to help ...

    • Isabela fish farm reels in success with Landbank support 

      (Manila Standard, July 22, 2022, on page A3)
      When Cagayan Valley, one of the country’s largest tilapia-producing regions, faced a region-wide shortage of tilapia fingerlings in 1993, business graduate Arnel Santiago decided to establish his own fish hatchery to help ...

    • Isabela fishing town celebrates 'Ikan' Festival 

      Almirol, Abe (Manila Standard, June 26, 2018, on page B4)
      This promising town with pristine white beaches fronting Luzon’s Pacific coast celebrated its 49th founding anniversary on Wednesday, and the 2018 “Ikan” Festival on Thursday. “A decade ago, fish catch was very much abundant. ...

    • Isabela town backs protection of 'Ludong' fish 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2014, on page 9)
      The local government of San Mariano, Isabela, announced its support for the initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to preserve the endangered freshwater specie of "Ludong," known as the "President's ...

    • Isang paalala sa problema ng polusyon sa Manila Bay 

      (Balita, February 18, 2021, on page 4)
      Dalawang dekada matapos ipag-utos ng Korte Suprema sa 13 ahensiya ng pamahalaan sa pamumuno ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang paglilinis ng Mania Bay, nananatiling hindi ligtas ang tubig nito ...

    • Isatu pushes seaweed wine project 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, May 4, 2023, on page B5)
      The Iloilo Science and Technology University (Isatu) is pushing a project to develop wine from seaweeds found in the coastal areas of Panay Island. The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health ...

    • Isda halin sa Visayan Sea matinlo - BFAR 

      Portal, Tadz (Hublas, September 12, 2006, on page 9)
      Ang ikaduha nga advisory sang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) angot sa oil spill sa Guimaras Strait nagasiling nga ang mga isda nga nadakop sa Visayan Sea ang negatibo sa bunker oil. Ang advisory napetsahan ...

    • Isda sa Kabukiran 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2017, on page 4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working on the facilitation of distribution of fish straight from the fish ports to the country’ remote towns. Through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine ...

    • Isdang loro 

      Atienza, Kim (Tempo, March 22, 2021, on page 7)
      You see them in wet markets where they’re sold as food. You also see them in homes, as pets sealed in aquariums. It’s sad that the commercial sale of parrot fish or loro fish is allowed around here. The importance of parrot ...

    • Isdang tao 

      Atienza, Kim (Tempo, October 18, 2021, on page 4)
      Nature is full of quirks, outrageous discoveries. Twitterworld was abuzz sometime back when someone posted a picture of a rare kind of fish which had a human-like mouth, complete with teeth. The strange creature had full ...

    • Isko asks to barricade Bay Sands 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 22, 2020, on page A2)
      Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday asked the Environment department to barricade the Manila Bay Sands area in the city after people crowded it at the weekend and ignored social distancing. Domagoso also discouraged ...

    • Island beaches shut down to save fragile ecosystems 

      Chandran, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2018, on page A4)
      Not only Boracay Island but also Maya Bay will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect ecosystems crumbling from warming seas and unchecked sprawl, despite the risk to tourism revenues and tens of ...

    • Island defense buildup targets no one-China 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, January 11, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China said Wednesday that the defense facilities it has built on the disputed Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea are not directed at any country. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lu Kang made this ...

    • Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2023, on page A3-A4)
      The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...

    • Island may offer clues to coral reefs' survival 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2017, on page A4)
      The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. The seabed of Shikine island is a “living laboratory” for ...

    • Island village in Roxas suffers from dry spell 

      Billones, Jomarie A. (The Daily Guardian, June 2, 2015, on page 2)
      Residents of the island barangay of Olotayan here are relying on rations from the Metro Roxas Water District(MRWD) due to the dry spell brought about by the mild El Niño. Three boats deliver some 200 to 300 containers of ...