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    • Aboitiz Cleanergy Park welcomes over 100 new pawikan hatchlings 

      (Malaya, January 8, 2016, on page A10)
      The 109 pawikans came from a nest of 152 eggs and were released last December 2, witnessed by former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and barangay officials, Ateneo de Davao ...
    • Agri, livestock expo seeks to level up farmers' technology adoption 

      Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (The Daily Guardian, March 24, 2018, on page 16-17)
      “We need to equip our farmers, fisherfolk, processors and livestock raisers on how to market, process and to ensure that their products can compete with our neighbors in South East Asia,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa ...
    • Agriculture remains our greatest hope 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2015, on page 10)
      When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ...
    • Agriculture remains top priority in 2015 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, January 8, 2015, on page B1)
      The provincial government of Negros Occidental will keep the agriculture sector a top priority in 2015, said Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The governor said on Tuesday that the province will continue with the agriculture ...
    • Agriculture's water problems can become too big. 

      Dar, William (The Manila Times, June 16, 2017, on page B5)
      It may even boil down to the following: store rainwater, by increasing the absorptive capacity of watersheds through reforestation and building more small water storage (impounding) and catchment systems; expand both the ...
    • Aklan mayor ready to face probe over Boracay issues 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, April 6, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Mayor Ceciron Cawaling of Malay, Aklan won’t back down from any investigation that would be conducted relative to issues hounding tourist haven Boracay Island. Rowen Aguirre, an executive assistant to Mayor Cawaling, said ...
    • As-Pac aquaculture consultation set Institution, donors to meet in Makati, Iloilo 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) (Manila Bulletin, November 27, 2002, on page 16)
      The Philippine is the venue of the consultation of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and aquatic resources management in the Asia-Pacific region slated on Nov. 27-29. The ...
    • Asean ministers decry Chinese reclamation 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 7, 2018, on page A2)
      China’s continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers from the 10-nation Association of ...
    • Baliao is SEAFDEC/AQD chief for a third term 

      (DailyGuardian, September 8, 2021, on page 6-10)
      Dan Baliao, the current chief of the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was reappointed to a third term and will serve for another two years until Sept. ...
    • Baliao is SEAFDEC/AQD chief for a third term 

      PN (Panay News, September 8, 2021, on page 13)
      Dan Baliao, the current chief of the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was reappointed to a third term and will serve for another two years until Sept. ...
    • Better livelihood opportunity for farmers promoted 

      (Panay News, September 1, 2015, on page 16-17)
      Goat raising, a practical business venture requiring low initial capital, is not popular among farmers as a livelihood option due to their lack of proper skills and motivation to improve goat management. To change farmers’ ...
    • BFAR R3 builds 22 fishports 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, September 17, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon is constructing 22 community fishing ports worth P65 million throughout the region to help fishermen earn more for their families. The community fishing ports, ...
    • China to start building on reclaimed land reclaimed from disputed sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2015, on page A1-A8)
      First the horizontal development, now the vertical development. The foreign ministry on Tuesday said China would complete within days its land reclamation projects on disputed areas in the South China Sea in an apparent ...
    • Congress probe of Bora closure rehab sought 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 12, 2018, on page A2)
      A lawmaker on Wednesday sought a congressional probe of Boracay’s shutdown supposedly to make way for its rehabilitation and the reported construction of a $500-million casino-resort on the island. In filing House Resolution ...
    • DA mulls bigger fisheries budget 

      Go, Marianne V. (The Philippine Star, December 27, 2009, on page B-3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allocate a hefty P1 billion budget for the fisheries subsector, particularly aquaculture, next year. As part of moves to develop aquaculture industry, two DA agencies have partnered ...
    • DA to create Prawn Board 

      Felix, Rocel C. (The Philippine Star, April 6, 2003, on page B-7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will create a Prawn Board to address the pressing concerns of the industry, particularly growers in Negros Occidental, one of the biggest prawn-producing regions in the country. The local ...
    • Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...
    • DENR regional heads to inventory tourist sites 

      (Panay News, May 11, 2018, on page 13)
      “The Boracay Island experience has been an eye opener on the environmental problems plaguing our ecotourism sites. We will now work harder to strictly enforce environmental laws to avoid the same problems,” said Sampulna. ...
    • DENR widens inspections of coastal establishments 

      Newman, Minerva BC; Newman, Minerva Bc (Manila Bulletin, March 13, 2018, on page 6)
      DENR Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales said the task force will compel resort and commercial establishment owners to comply with the clean water act and solid waste management act. Gonzales said the task force was formed ...
    • DOST pushes for more ISO-certified labs in WV 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 22, 2019, on page 8)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Western Visayas is stepping up its efforts to assist government laboratories in the region to acquire International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. ...