Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "volcanic eruptions"

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    • Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2020, on page A2)
      Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...

    • Agri losses due to Taal eruption now at P3 billion 

      ABS-CBN News (DailyGuardian, January 18, 2020, on page 13)
      The cost of crops and livestock lost in the eruption of the Taal Volcano has jumped to P3.06 billion, the Department of Agriculture said Friday, as various groups sought to bring relief to survivors. Some 6,000 tilapia ...

    • Ashfall destroys P578m in coffee, other cash crops, livestocks and infra 

      Campos, Othel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Zurbano, Joel E.; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 15, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The damage from Taal Volcano’s eruption has reached P577.59 million in crops and livestock, with coffee growers hardest hit at P74 million in damages, the Department of Agriculture estimated Tuesday. The Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Batangas sees fewer migratory birds due to Taal Eruption 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2021, on page A6)
      The continuous unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas has affected the annual migration of birds passing through the province, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR in Calabarzon ...

    • BFAR urge to assess damage on Taal Lake 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 4, 2021, on page A7)
      National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday to conduct immediate assessment of the damage on fisheries ...

    • Damayan keeps responding to need for tents 

      (The Philippine Star, September 6, 1991, on page 1-10)
      In the aftermath of the Mount Pinatubo eruptions and the subsequent mudflows, lately spawned by the heavy continuous rains, tents have become a much needed commodity. Thousands of affected families had to flee their villages, ...

    • Eruptions, past and present 

      Villar, Manny (Manila Bulletin, January 15, 2020, on page 4)
      Taal Volcano decided to start the new year with a bang. Well, not really a loud bang but a lowed by a "stream-driven" eruption followed by a "magnetic" eruption. But it has disrupted the lives of our kababayans, especially ...

    • Evacuees tell about struggles in escaping Taal's wrath 

      Pedrajas, Joseph Almer; Unite, Betheena Kae; Aquino, Leslie Ann G. (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2020, on page 1-7)
      Some of the residents living near Taal Volcano had to wait overnight before they could evacuate on Monday morning to avoid being hit by falling trees and muddy rains caused by a mix of volcanic ash and rainfall. Gina de ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk get ₱1.9B in assistance from gov't 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 20, 2020, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P1.9 billion worth of inputs and assistance to farmers and fisherfolk whose livelihoods were affected by typhoons, the Taal Volcano eruption and the African swine fever ...

    • Fish cage operations in Taal allowed to resume 

      (Malaya, February 6, 2020, on page A2)
      Fish cage operators can now resume feeding their fish stock in Taal Lake as the government said water quality has improved. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, citing tests from January 14 to 30 conducted by the Bureau of ...

    • Fish from Taal Lake safe to eat, says fisheries body 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 21, 2020, on page A7)
      Despite the eruption of Taal Volcano, the consumption of fish from Taal Lake is safe, according to the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA- BFAR). The volcano sits on top of the lake. ...

    • Fish growers ask gov't: 'Reconsider' import plan: Aquaculture industry may suffer same fate as rice producers, warns group 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2020, on page A6)
      Fish growers in Taal Lake in Batangas province have opposed the government’s plan to import fish, saying this could only stall the industry’s recovery from damage wrought by Taal Volcano’s eruption and the low market demand ...

    • Fish kill rooted in volcanism 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2011, on page 11)
      Taal Lake, a caldera, has an ecology that is closely linked to its cradling Taal volcano, one of the 16 volcanoes of the world that erupts every 10 years. We've been studying this lake since 1989. I propose a paradigm to ...

    • Flight of first batch of repatriated OFWs from Iraq may be stalled due to Taal eruption- Lorenzana 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2020, on page 1-7)
      The first batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Iraq will have to wait longer before they could come home to the Philippines as their flight may be delayed due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, Defense ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • Oil spill tars Peru beaches 

      Agence France-Pressse (The Manila Times, January 24, 2022, on page B4)
      Peru declared an environmental emergency on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific keeps spreading. With the 90-day decree, the government said it ...

    • Pagsagip sa endangered Tawilis 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa M. (Balita, March 7, 2021, on page 5)
      Magandang balita para sa mga mahilig sa malutong na tawilis. Inihayag ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) na ang tanging sardinas ng tubig-tabang sa mundo na matatagpuan lamang sa Taal Lake ay matagumpay na ...

    • Peru: Environmental emergency after oil spill 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, January 24, 2022, on page B2)
      Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific. The stunningly powerful eruption last Saturday of an ...

    • The sea taking back reclaimed bay areas 

      Pascual, Federico D. Jr. (The Philippine Star, July 4, 2021, on page 8)
      We have long ignored the flashing red light warning us that the sea will eventually take back the large areas taken from Manila Bay as the burgeoning city looked farther west for more residential and commercial space to ...

    • Sorsogon rivers watched for fish kill after lahar flow 

      Manjares, Ma. April (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A11)
      Sorsogon officials have been closely monitoring waterways and major rivers connected to the slopes of Mount Bulusan for possible fish kill, following a minor lahar flow on Sunday. The provincial government earlier confirmed ...