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    • Kapis shell industry being revived 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 31, 2000, on page B-5)
      Kapis is known scientifically as Placuna placenta and locally as "lampirong." It is a bivalve mollusk with translucent shells and a very small body. The only source of this shell is wild stocks that used to abound in some ...

    • Kapis shell industry revival 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2000, on page 30)
      Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon pledges the support of the Department of Agriculture in the campaign to revive the kapis shell industry in western Iloilo coastal towns. The program is being undertaken ...

    • Kapis shell revival off to a good start 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2002, on page B-10)
      A program to revive the country's kapis shell industry is now being pushed through by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department based in this town. SEAFDEC AQD head Rolando Platon initiated ...

    • Kapis shell trade revival urged 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2000, on page 30)
      Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon has urged Ilonggos, particularly those in the first district of this province, to protect the Kapis shells in their coastal waters and revive the once prosperous industry. ...

    • 'Kapis' makes comeback in Iloilo waters 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2002, on page A16)
      First, the good news: two valuable mollusks, the "kapis" (Placuna placenta) or windowpane oysters and "bay-ad" (Placuna sp.) have made a comeback near the shores of Iloilo province. And now the bad news: they may soon ...

    • 'Kapis' shells disappearing; gathering banned 

      Pagharion, Gerry T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 29, 1999, on page 16)
      The gathering of world-class kapis shells and other similar species of shells is now banned in Capiz. The ban came after Mayor Antonio del Rosario signed into law an ordinance passed by the city council to save the famous ...

    • 'Kapis' shells disappearing; gathering banned 

      Pagharion, Gerry T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 1999, on page 16)
      The gathering of world-class kapis shells and other similar species of shells is now banned in Capiz. The ban came after Mayor Antonio del Rosario signed into law an ordinance passed by the city council to save the famous ...

    • Kapitan Kress pays grand salute to fishermen as modern-day heroes 

      (The Manila Times, July 1, 2021, on page C3)
      JGO Ventures Corporation, the authorized distributor of Kress Elektrowerkzeuge in the Philippines has anchored its heart on supporting Filipino community causes. And together with Kress, the company pays homage to the valor ...

    • Kapitans urged to lead drive vs catching of immature crabs 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, August 4, 2017, on page 2-7)
      Barangay captains were asked to lead the campaign against catching of gravid and undersize blue crabs locally known as “kasag.” Mayor Jett Rojas of Ajuy, Iloilo said he has talked to the president of the Association of ...

    • Kapiz shell industry being revived 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2002, on page B-4)
      The country's kapiz (window pane oyster) shell industry, which dwindled to near extinction in recent years owing to overexploitation of this mollusk, is well on its way to being revived. Spearheading the move is the ...

    • Kapos sa lupa! Singapore nagtatayo ng floating solar farms 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Balita, March 10, 2021, on page 3)
      Libu-libong mga panel na sumasalamin sa araw at nakalatag sa dagat ng Singapore, bahagi ng pagtutulak ng kapos sa lupain na city-state na magtayo ng mga lumulutang na solar farms upang mabawasan ang mga greenhouse gas ...

    • Karding aftermath: Veggie, fish, rice prices to go up 20% 

      Campos, Othel; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Prices for vegetables, fish and even rice could shoot up by as much as 20 percent as a result of the damage wrought by super typhoon Karding, the Department of Agriculture (DA) warned Thursday. Agriculture Undersecretary ...

    • Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2002, on page B-8)
      Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...

    • 'Kasag' hatchery eyed within the year 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, June 11, 2018, on page 2)
      The Iloilo provincial government is eyeing to establish the first blue crab hatchery in Iloilo in 2018 at Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Concepcion town. Provincial Agriculture Office head Dr. Ildefonso ...

    • Keep fishing ban in parts of Or. Mindoro - BFAR 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 10, 2023, on page A3)
      Meanwhile, the coastal waters in Clusters 4 (Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao) and Cluster5 (Puerto Galera, Baco, San Teodoro) were found to be within acceptable standards for fishing activities. The provincial ...

    • 'Keep marine tourism intact' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 4, 2015, on page B2)
      Healthy marine ecosystems are critical to long-term and short-term development in marine tourism, experts said. World Wide Fund for Nature International Global Shark Program leader Andy Cornish made this point during the ...

    • Keep South China Sea free, Biden tells navy graduates 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 29, 2022, on page 2)
      U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to divide Europe by invading Ukraine had backfired and told Naval Academy graduates their job will be ensuring maritime freedom in the ...

    • Keeping Boracay Clean 

      Chanco, Boo (The Philippine Star, October 22, 2018, on page B6)
      Boracay, our prime tourist destination, will open again this week. While cleaning up the island is still a work in progress, one wonders if our government has the ability to keep it clean and the resorts compliant with our ...

    • Keeping the faith despite unfinished work in Boracay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, October 21, 2018, on page 15)
      Six months ago, Boracay Island was closed to tourism activities to pave the way for its rehabilitation. President Duterte had then described the country's premier beach destination as a "cesspool", referring to the huge ...

    • Keeping the fishersfolks afloat 

      (DailyGuardian, August 27, 2022, on page 6-10)
      With their bancas sporting new motor engines and additional fishing accessories, 33 marginalized fishersfolks from Brgy. Pandaraonan are now sailing out at sea farther, more confident and more equipped. The Department of ...