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    • LRWC's Boracay resort on track for 2021 opening 

      Francia, Arra B. (BusinessWorld, July 30, 2018, on page S1/3)
      LEISURE & RESORTS World Corp. (LRWC) said it remains on track to open its $550-million integrated resort in Boracay by 2021, denying that the project has been delayed due to the island’s six-month closure since April. LRWC ...

    • Lucena eyes twin rivers as next tourist attraction 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 21, 2022, on page A7)
      The city government has launched a campaign to showcase the tourism potentials of its twin rivers — Iyam and Dumacaa — as the route of a floating restaurant that would make stopovers in key areas of the city. “Our twin ...

    • Lucena festival hails native smoked fish as 'food treasure' 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2015, on page A20)
      A weeklong festival dubbed “Pasayahan sa Lucena” last month brought into focus one of the city’s native products, the smoked fish or tinapa, which the local government aimed to bring into the mainstream of national cuisine. ...

    • Lucena fishport rehab 90% complete 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, March 6, 2022, on page B2)
      The rehabilitation of the Lucena Fish Port Complex (LFPC) is now 90 percent complete, according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). “Despite the recent devastation of powerful typhoons and dangers ...

    • The lure of mindoro fishermen's ancient way 

      Evora, Robert (Manila Standard, March 25, 2014, on page B6)
      Marginal fishermen in Mindoro Strait are on a roll in the the world’s yellow fin market, attracting buyers with their ancient practice of slapping the sea with their lines and beating expensive commercial operations using ...

    • Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill in Guimaras Island 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region VI; ASCC; LR; MCM (DailyGuardian, September 18, 2020, on page 10-11)
      For hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans, but they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they visit land. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had reported ...

    • Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill in Guimaras Island 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); PN (Panay News, September 19, 2020, on page 15)
      FOR hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans but they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they visit land. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had reported ...

    • Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill on Guimaras Island 

      (BusinessMirror, September 20, 2020, on page A7)
      For hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans and they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they visit land. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had reported ...

    • Luzon fishers groan as fuel prices surge 

      Inquirer Bureaus (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 23, 2022, on page A8)
      The skyrocketing prices of fuel are driving fishermen in this province out of business due to the huge expenses they incur on each fishing trip. Andy Abata, 53, a fisherman from the island village of Cabalitian here, said ...

    • LWUA bats for lone water services department 

      Antonio, Gianne Mae; Arinto, Mar Jensen (Manila Standard, June 29, 2018, on page C4)
      Amid the Duterte administration’s “Build Build Build” program, LWUA Acting Administrator Lapus pushed for the creation of a water department that will regulate water districts in providing faster, simpler and more efficient ...

    • M Lhuillier holds mangrove tree planting in Cebu 

      (DailyGuardian, June 25, 2019, on page 7)
      Representative of M Lhuillier’s OPEC Norte region participated in a mangrove tree rehabilitation activity in Sta. Rosa, Olango Island in Cebu last January 24, 2019. This mangrove tree rehabilitation was done in collaboration ...

    • Maaring makatulong ang puting buhangin ngunit polusyon ang tunay na problema 

      (Balita, September 10, 2020, on page 4)
      Laman muli ng mga balita ang Manila Bay. Tinatambakan kasi ngayon ng puting buhangin ang 500 metrong baywalk, sa katunayan hindi naman ito buhangin ngunit dinurog na dolomite boulders, isang uri ng limestone, na nagmula ...

    • Maasin watershed is heavily silted 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, February 14, 2018, on page 7)
      The Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corp. (MIB) appealed for a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach in managing the Maasin watershed which is now heavily silted. MIB is a joint venture company of Metro Iloilo Water District ...

    • Maasin watershed's vulnerability to climate change being assessed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, August 27, 2010, on page B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 and other stakeholders are now conducting an assessment on the vulnerability of the Maasin Watershed to climate change. The assessment is part of the five-day on going ...

    • The Mabini Reef 

      Arcilla, Rey O. (Malaya, May 27, 2014, on page B4)
      The government says it will exhaust all diplomatic and legal means to prevent China from turning Mabini Reef into another Mischief Reef. As I said in my last column, web should do as Vietnam has done in the disputed Paracels ...

    • Mabini, the diving heaven bounces back 

      Supetran, Bernard L. (BusinessMirror, December 19, 2020, on page A9)
      Mention Mabini, Batangas and instantly, scuba diving comes to mind. The municipality has been synonymous with scuba diving, being the birthplace of this underwater recreational sport. Situated within the world’s so-called ...

    • Macabebe, Masantol fishers get fuel discount cards from BFAR 

      De Leon, Jovi; Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, October 11, 2022, on page 3)
      Some 637 fishers in Macabebe and 355 in Masantol towns on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, received P3,000 worth of fuel discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to mitigate the effects ...

    • The macro-scale nightmare of microplastics 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, May 16, 2023, on page A4-A5)
      Last week, two scientists from Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology shared the results of a study they conducted in December 2021, which showed that there are microplastics in the air in all 17 cities ...

    • Magat Dam cleanup campaign protects fisherfolk livelihood 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, July 9, 2020, on page A7)
      Some 200 fisherfolk and community leaders have expressed concern over the proliferation of water lilies and driftwood that flowed into the Magat Dam, causing damage to fish cages that affected their livelihood. Responding ...

    • Magnet fishing clearing out French Rivers, scouring history 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A13)
      Equipped with powerful magnets, history enthusiasts and environmentalists scour France's rivers, pulling out bits of scrap metal, bikes, scooters and the odd kitchen appliance. Sometimes, too, they fish other more unexpected ...