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BFAR director proposes galunggong buffer stock
A buffer stock system is needed to ease supply disruptions in the market for round scad, or galunggong, which will require cold storage sufficient for at least six months of reserves, a fisheries official said. Bureau of ...
- September 13, 2018
New AFP chief mum on West PH Sea Dispute
The newly installed Armed Forces chief, Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri, refused to speak up on the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea. Iriberri said he prefers not to talk about the issue since the ...
- July 13, 2015
US to keep confronting Beijing in SCS
The United States will continue to confront China’s militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, arguing that Beijing hasn’t abided by its promise not to put weapons ...
- May 31, 2018
Duterte wary of US role in South China Sea dispute
President Duterte is not just afraid that a war in the South China Sea would crush the country—he’s also wary that American troops would take advantage and the conflict would spiral out of control. Reiterating that he will ...
- January 25, 2020
BFAR exec denies shortage of sardines
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday denied a shortage in the supply of tamban or sardines amid reports of unavailability in the wet market of the fish. In a radio interview, BFAR spokesman Nasario ...
- September 6, 2022
Zambo Sibugay falls up for rehab
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 9 said the Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC-9) of the Regional Development Council (RDC-9) had recommended the rehabilitation of Busay Falls in Doña ...
- May 14, 2019
Benham teems with metals lawmaker
“The sea floor around Benham is covered with metal-rich chunks—manganese nodules that also contain nickel, copper, cobalt and other minerals,” Atienza, one-time Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, said. The ...
- March 20, 2017
Great Barrier Reef risk being added to 'in danger' World Heritage listing
Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change. A UNESCO-tasked report ...
- November 30, 2022
LLDA eyes shutdown of 5 more firms
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating five firms for operating without necessary permits and violating environmental laws. LLDA general manager Jaime Medina said the five firms may be shut down after ...
- July 3, 2018
'Manila Bay makeover part of rehab'
Malacañang defended yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s makeover of Manila Bay’s shoreline. “On the issue of the Manila Bay rehabilitation, per the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- September 5, 2020