Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "natural resources"

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    • 3 published outstanding R&D receive Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards 

      Aya, Rose Anne M. (BusinessMirror, January 10, 2021, on page A5)
      Three published research and development papers in agriculture, aquatic sciences, and natural resources and environment were conferred with the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards. The awards were given during the recent virtual S&T ...

    • 5 key facts on Benham Rise 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 6, 2018, on page 5)
      Around a year ago, the obscure Benham Rise was catapulted to the center of national discourse, when Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the suspicious presence of Chinese vessels within our Exclusive Economic Zone ...

    • Awareness on fish products with export potentials 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, May 30, 2018, on page 10)
      The Country has high export potentials for its fish and fishery products. These potentials stemmed from the country’s vast natural resources, including the market demand and reasonable prices offered to export products. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ban on Benham in force: Rody lets China explorers in, bars other aliens 

      (Manila Standard, February 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific exploration on a vast undersea plateau claimed by Manila, his spokesman said Tuesday, now that China has completed its research there. Authorities announced three ...

    • Beating plastic pollution 

      Duran, Peter Paul (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page C1-C2)
      In truth, people throw away plastic waste each year that could encircle the earth four times over! What doesn’t ends up in our already brimming landfills ultimately reaches our oceans, thereby affecting more biodiversity ...

    • Benham Rise development body proposed 

      (The Manila Times, March 28, 2017, on page A3)
      House Bill (HB) 5360, which seeks to create a technical government agency that would protect and manage Benham Rise in the South China Sea, has been filed by Buhay party-list representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader ...

    • 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’ ...

    • Bikers’ concern for Iloilo River lauded 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, April 9, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Facebook post of Ilonggo artist and biker Rock Drilon on Apr. 1, 2018 shows two photos of a portion of the riverbanks of Iloilo River before and after it was planted with mangroves. The first photo shows several bikers ...

    • Bill creating Phl Rise dev’t authority pushed 

      Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, March 17, 2018, on page 7)
      Sen. Sonny Angara yesterday pushed for approval of a bill creating the Philippine Rise Development Authority (PRDA), which will boost research efforts in the potentially resource-rich undersea territory off the coast of ...

    • 'Biodiversity for food seacurity' conserves coastal, ocean resources 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2016, on page C4)
      The oceans, seas and coastal areas contain bounties of aquatic resources that feed mankind and animals.These areas are also sources of organic ingredients used in medicines that have cured deadly diseases. For thousands ...

    • Body to oversee Boracay development eyed 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2018, on page 12)
      The House committee on natural resources is eyeing to create a development authority that will supervise activities in this famed island destination. Committee chairman Rep. Arnel Ty (Liquified Petroleum Gas Marketers’ ...

    • Boracay rehabilitation to cost P25B: NEDA 

      Celis, Angela (Malaya, January 8, 2019, on page A1-A7)
      The Medium-Term Boracay Action Plan (BAP), which formally lays out the proposed programs for island's rehabilitation, has an estimated total investment requirement of P25.27 billion, according to the National Economic and ...

    • China hits back at US criticism sea 'restrictions' 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2015, on page 5)
      China hit back yesterday at United States criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South China Sea amid a festering marine territorial dispute with some of its neighbors. China claims most of the South ...

    • China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim 

      Mariano, Nat; Requejo, Rey E.; Araneta, Macon R. (Manila Standard, November 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ...

    • China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana 

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis; Rosario, Ben R.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page 1-9)
      China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ...

    • China's challenge to PH sovereignty 

      Simbulan, Roland G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2015, on page A16)
      For decades, our government has bowed to the impositions of foreign interests, which we have allowed to shape and dictate our policies. These have made us weak and vulnerable. And yet, we declare in our 1987 Constitution ...

    • Commercial fishing allowed in Philippine Rise — Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, May 17, 2018, on page A2)
      On board BRP Davao del Sur: President Rodrigo Duterte said he would still allow but “strictly” enforce commercial fishing in the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) after he proclaimed the 13-million hectare undersea region a ...

    • Conserving Southeast Asia's seas 

      Yozell, Sally; Christensen, Steen; Eyler, Brian (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2017, on page A17)
      The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...