Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "Sanctuaries"

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    • 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Araneta, Sandy; Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2012, on page 13)
      Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...

    • 1st Sarangani Dive Safari scheduled on April 29 to May 1 

      (BusinessWorld, April 18, 2017, on page S2/8)
      Sarangani Bay, one of the country’s unheralded beautiful bays, comes to life as the Province of Sarangani and the Department of Tourism (DoT) -Region 12 hold the first Sarangani Dive Safari on April 29 to May 1. Proclaimed ...

    • 2 arestado illegal fishing 

      Noriega, Richa (Balita, March 15, 2021, on page 2)
      Dinakip ng mga tauhan ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang dalawang lalaki matapos umanong maaktuhan nangingisda sa idineklarang fish sanctuary sa Bohol, kamakailan. Hindi na isinapubliko ng PCG ang pagkakakilanlan ng ...

    • 2nd salvage ship arrives at reef today 

      Zurbano, Joel (Manila Standard, February 16, 2013, on page A2)
      The United States has sent salvage ship Jascon-25 to Tubataha Reef to cut to pieces and remove the USS Guardian, a minesweeper, that ran aground in the protected marine sanctuary, coast guard officials said on Friday. Coast ...

    • AC Energy, Iloilo town partner to rehabilitate fish sanctuary 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, July 4, 2021, on page B3)
      AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) has partnered with the local government of Dumangas in Iloilo to rehabilitate over 90 hectares of fish sanctuary as part of its push for sustainability. The fish sanctuary will serve as a breeding ...

    • Aklan brgy has widest natural mangrove area 

      Bandiola, Odon S. (Panay News, March 18, 1999, on page 7-6)
      Despite being considered as the province's fishing sanctuary at the Sibuyan sea, barangay Bogtongbato, a coastal barangay in this town 39 kilometers west of Kalibo, still continues to remain thriving on subsistence fishing ...

    • Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation 

      Braid, Florangel Rosario (Manila Bulletin, March 1, 2014, on page 11)
      If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ...

    • Artificial reefs go a long way in saving the sea 

      Kilayko, Paul Stanley; Pagador, Juliana Rose; Rios, Dimple (The Daily Guardian, December 11, 2017, on page 4-11)
      Artificial reef projects are being expand in areas of Brgy. Damilisan, Brgy. Lanutan, and Brgy. Gines-Calampitao in Miagao, Iloilo to save its marine ecosystem. Using a P384,000 budget, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Artificial reefs: a boon or a bane? 

      Aranjuez, Mar Vincent (The Daily Guardian, November 1, 2018, on page 12)
      Numerous projects have been implemented by the government to aid Filipino fisherfolks and one of these is the artificial reefs project in Miagao, Iloilo. The artificial reefs project aimed to address the depleting fishing ...

    • Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ...

    • The battle for marine and human sustainability 

      (Manila Standard, January 9, 2014, on page C3)
      The Coral Triangle lies deep in the volcanic Indo-Pacific region, where two great oceans merge, and is bordered in the north by the Philippines, the west by Indonesia and Malaysia and the east by the Solomon Islands. It ...

    • BFAR puts up Bulacan fish sanctuary 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, August 17, 2022, on page 11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has established a fish sanctuary in Bulacan. The fish sanctuary, which measures 1,000 square meters, was put up in the Angat River system in the area of Calumpit.

    • BFAR seeks regulation of shark fishing 

      Gomez, Carla P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2016, on page A8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local governments to regulate, if not ban, the catching and sale of juvenile sharks. Carlito Delfin, acting assistant regional director of BFAR Western Visayas, ...

    • Cabadbaran City cultivates 'ridge-to-reef' ecosystem 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      The city of Cabadbaran, the provincial capital of August del Norte, is taking the lead in protecting its ridge to reef ecosystem. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Protected Areas and Wildlife ...

    • Can't go to Scarborough? Nolcom offers own fishing sanctuaries 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 3, 2014, on page B2)
      Soldiers are putting up fish sanctuaries off Zambales so that Filipino fishermen would not have to go the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground which China gained control of in 2012. Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio ...

    • Cebu capitol distributes marine sanctuary tools 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, December 3, 2017, on page 5)
      The provincial government of Cebu turned over marine sanctuary cordon ropes and marker buoys worth P2.2 million to 39 local government units in the province. Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino and Provincial Environment ...

    • Chevron extends La Union marine sanctuary project 

      (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page B4)
      Reaffirming its commitment to support communities and the environment, Chevron Philippines Inc. marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants has extended its Marine Protected Area project in Barangay Poro in San ...

    • Coffee table Tubbataha a chronicle of world heritage 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, November 24, 2016, on page B-10)
      It is no secret that the Philippines is host to one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park within the Sulu Sea. Such as natural gem made it to the list of UNESCO World Heritage ...

    • Come again to Camiguin 

      (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2019, on page C8)
      An initiative of the Camiguin provincial government and the Department of Tourism-Region 10, the event registered over 500 dives from dive groups from Manila, Batangas, Cebu and Bohol, as well as foreign enthusiasts from ...

    • Coral Restoration in Antique Underway 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2013, on page 13)
      A project restoring a two-hectare coral reef comprised of some 2,000 coral fragments in Nogas island, Anini-y, this province, almost done. The project was started early this year by the philippine Army's 3rd Infantry ...