Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "water reservoirs"

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    • BFAR, QSU, make water reservoir productive 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, June 4, 2017, on page D1)
      Efforts get under way for the revival of a water reservoir into a healthy and attractive source of fish products inside the compound of a university here. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Quirino State ...

    • Bingawan never goes dry and here's why 

      Villagracia, Medy (The News Today, September 18, 2000, on page 9)
      More than half of Bingawan is devoted to rice but the fields are rainfed, meaning they are dependent on rain for their irrigation needs, according to Leticia Celeste, the municipal agriculturist. Mayor Ted Peter Plagata ...

    • DA allots P594 M for irrigation, agri projects in Palawan 

      (The Philippine Star, January 23, 2012, on page C-2)
      The Department of Agriculture is allocating P594-million worth of irrigation projects, farm machinery, and inputs, and fishery initiatives in Palawan, to help make the province sufficient in rice, major staples, fishery ...

    • DA launches large agriculture projects in Palawan 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, January 23, 2012, on page A3)
      As part of the government's food self-sufficiency initiative, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked some P594 million for irrigation projects, farm machinery and fisheries inputs in Palawan. The projects include ...

    • 'Dead' Iloilo river turned into freshwater reservoir 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 3, 2000, on page 28)
      A once "dead river" in Iloilo is now throbbing with fish life, thanks to a government-hosted Southeast Asian research center located in Tigbauan town. Actually, the "dead river" in Dumalag town was a stream that naturally ...

    • Duterte won't stop mega dam 

      Ereñeta, Merianne Grace (Panay News, July 25, 2016, on page 1-19)
      Those against the construction of the Jalaur River mega-dam in Calinog, Iloilo have been making a lot of noise lately in a bid to get President Rodrigo Duterte's attention. Delegates to the recent international solidarity ...

    • Dwarf planet Ceres is 'Ocean World' with salt water deep underground 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2020, on page A6)
      Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an “ocean world” with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet ...

    • For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, February 15, 2018, on page A5)
      Before man-made climate change kicked in—and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May—the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping ...

    • Hoover Dam 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, April 3, 2018, on page 4)
      A stay in Las Vegas is not complete without visiting the historic and world-famous Hoover Dam which is only about 40 kilometers from The Strip. Lessons can be learned from this mega-dam in view of the start “kuno” of the ...

    • Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 15, 1998, on page 16)
      A research project in netcage culture of tilapia in a small freshwater reservoir has been started in Bingawan town.

    • Iloilo mega dam to play key role in PH food security, says Drilon 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2022, on page A11)
      The construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province, the biggest such project outside of Luzon, is halfway done, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Sen. Franklin Drilon, the ...

    • Inland fish production hike planned 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2000, on page F-2)
      To support the program of the Estrada Administration, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) situated in Tigbauan, Iloilo, is gradually shifting its focus on trying to reach more communities and transfer ...

    • Lake Lanao on conservation mode 

      (Malaya, January 27, 2016, on page A2)
      Government has mandated to have all generating power plant units running one week before and after the elections. The Climate Prediction Center of the United States- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ...

    • Low water pressure due to heavy siltation at Maasin weir – MIWD 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, February 16, 2018, on page 2)
      The entire service area of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) is experiencing intermittent low water pressure in the past two days due to heavy siltation at the Maasin weir. From Feb 15-16, 2018, water production at the ...

    • Magat Dam cleanup campaign protects fisherfolk livelihood 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, July 9, 2020, on page A7)
      Some 200 fisherfolk and community leaders have expressed concern over the proliferation of water lilies and driftwood that flowed into the Magat Dam, causing damage to fish cages that affected their livelihood. Responding ...

    • Negros Oriental's Lake Balinsasayao: More than a watershed, a haven of life 

      (Daily Tribune, February 5, 2023, on page B16)
      ‘For centuries, the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes have protected both upland and lowland communities from the worst effects of storms, floods, and droughts by stabilizing water distribution and the local climate.' Lake Balinsasayao ...

    • New BarotacViejo irrigation facility to be developed for tourism, aquaculture 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (BusinessWorld, April 23, 2019, on page S1/10)
      The newly-opened million Barotac Viejo Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) will be further developed for aquaculture and farm-tourism. “Ten percent of the 50 square kilometers of the water reservoir will be allocated ...

    • NIA starts Bayabas river conversion into a reservoir 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, February 20, 2023, on page A8)
      The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will begin the conversion of the Bayabas River in Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan into a water reservoir with a P2.45-billion allocation from the 2023 National Budget. NIA ...

    • Palawan gets ₱549M from DA 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2012, on page 14)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pouring in P549 million for irrigation, farm machinery, and fisheries projects in Palawan. Alcala stressed that among the projects crafted for Palawan are the P498-million bato-Iraan ...

    • Planetang Ceres, isang ocean world 

      (Balita, August 12, 2020, on page 3)
      Ang dwarf planet na Ceres -- matagal na pinaniniwalaan na isang bato na walang laman sa kalawakan - ay isa palang mundo ng karagatan na may mga reserbang ng tubig-dagat sa ilalim ng ibabaw nito, ipinakita sa mga resulta ...