Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Davao"

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    • 10 graduates from WV topnotchers in fisheries board exam 

      (Panay News, November 9, 2023, on page 3-15)
      Graduates from Western Visayas have occupied the most spots in the Top 10 in the recently released results of the October 2023 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examinations (FTLE). The Professional Regulation Commission ...

    • 1st Dive Expo in Davao highlights underwater 'treasures' 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      Davao Region’s rich underwater biodiversity took center stage in its first-ever Davao Dive Expo launched by the Department of Tourism-Davao (DOT-11) and SM Lanang Premier at the latter’s The Atrium on June 24-26. The ...

    • 2nd batch of pawikan hatchlings released 

      Patumbon, Rojean Grace G. (SunStar Philippines, September 5, 2023, on page 10)
      The Davao Light and Power Co. (Davao Light) released anew 130 pawikan hatchlings from the second sea turtle nest found this year at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, Sitio Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya, Davao City, on Friday, ...

    • $55M pledged for fisherfolk, poor farmers 

      (Malaya, December 7, 2015, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported the International Fun for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations pledges $ 55 million for two projects that will start next year that aim to help fisherfolk and ...

    • Beyond the bottom line: AboitizPower eco-warriors at work 

      (Daily Tribune, May 5, 2023, on page B9)
      The surface of our tiny, blue dot in the vast universe is made up of about 70 percent water. Water is crucial for the sustenance of all living things on the planet, most obvious perhaps with that of marine life. While we ...

    • BFAR now accepting scholarship grant applications 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, July 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) is calling on students who plan to take up a course related to fisheries to apply for their scholarship grant. In an interview with PTV Davao on ...

    • China photo of the day 

      (The Philippine Star, January 2, 2018, on page 5)
      To help the Philippine fishermen increase their production and improve their livelihood, China donated 100,000 fingerlings of coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) to the Philippines, 50,000 of which arrived in Palawan last ...

    • Conservation NGO calls for crackdown on illegal fishing, suspension of fish imports 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, September 23, 2022, on page S1/5)
      The government needs to crack down on illegal fishing in municipal waters and reduce fish imports if it expects fisherfolk and marine resources to thrive, a conservation group said. “We are already feeling the pinch of a ...

    • Davao builds coastal recycling facility 

      Palo, Ruth (The Manila Times, October 8, 2022, on page A8)
      A P5 million material recycling facility (MRF) that will process plastic waste and bottles collected from coastal areas will be built in the city. The project is the initiative of the Davao City Bantay Dagat Association, ...

    • Davao expands partnership with Japanese city to agri ventures 

      Padillo, Maya (BusinessWorld, December 7, 2017, on page S1/3)
      Davao and its Japanese sister city Kitakyushu will be exploring cooperation in agribusiness, particularly in cacao and eel farming, as an expansion of their current partnership in solid waste management and environmental ...

    • Davao farmers, fisherfolk boosted 

      (Daily Tribune, September 17, 2022, on page B16)
      At least 500 corn farmers and fisherfolk here benefited from a PHP3,000 fuel subsidy extended by the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region. The DA-11 said that farmers and fisherfolk received the subsidy during Thursday’s ...

    • Davao fisherfolk receive needed aid 

      Trozo, Prexx (Daily Tribune, September 22, 2023, on page B16)
      More than 2,000 fisherfolks received rice and cash support from Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte during the ongoing distribution which will end today. The lawmaker’s son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II led ...

    • DENR creates body on anti-coral bleaching 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, September 13, 2010, on page A5)
      Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) ordered recently the creation of a task force under the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to monitor and document coral bleaching in the ...

    • Diving in Davao 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, June 6, 2022, on page 2)
      Following the easing of travel restrictions, tourism has started to get back on its feet. From May 28 to 29, 2022, the Samal Dive Festival Fun Diving was organized by the Department of Tourism in Davao Region (DOT-Davao) ...

    • DOST-Davao launches research for alternative bangus feed 

      Department of Science and Technology (SunStar Philippines, January 21, 2023, on page 10)
      The Department of Science and Technology Region-Davao Region (DOST-Davao) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Mindanao (DAPRDP), the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • A firm voice to China 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 31, 2022, on page A6)
      After meeting with top diplomats from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and India last week, incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlined his approach toward China’s persistent incursions in the West Philippine ...

    • Fish supply in Davao stable despite yearly fishing ban in Davao Gulf 

      Espinosa, Ian Carl (SunStar Philippines, May 23, 2023, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Davao Region (Bfar-Davao) said there should still be enough fish production despite the yearly ban on fishing small pelagic fishes in Davao Gulf from June to August. “Most ...

    • Harvesting the full potential of seaweed, bangus in Davao 

      Dela Peña, Zinnia B. (The Philippine Star, July 23, 2017, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will underscore its marketing chain projects for Davao Region’s seaweed and milkfish industries at the 24th Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink ...

    • Importation of fish, seafood products OK'd 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2022, on page B1-B4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 38,695 metric tons (MT) of frozen fish and aquatic products in the second quarter of the year, in a bid to stabilize supply and market prices. The DA ...

    • Locsin nixes joint probe of Recto Bank hit-and-run 

      Pazzibugan, Dona (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday rejected a proposal by his colleagues in the Cabinet for a joint investigation with China of the June 9 sinking of a Philippine fishing boat and the abandonment of its 22-man ...