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Oil prices go berserk: P71 per liter in Romblon town
From a Romblon resident who complained he has to spend P40 more to fill his motorcycle’s gas tank to commercial tuna fishers in General Santos City who feared losing buyers if forced to increase prices by at least 14 ...
- October 6, 2018
BFAR blames climate change for dwindling galunggong supply
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is pinning the blame on climate change for the seasonal dwindling of supply of the staple fish galunggong or round scad in the country.“Unang una, climate change. ‘Pag umuulan, ...
- August 25, 2018
DA plans 10-year fisheries roadmap
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to craft a 10-year masterplan for the local fisheries sector to improve its contribution to the overall agriculture industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the DA will ...
- September 9, 2017
Senator calls for Benham Rise protection strategy
The government must immediately draft a comprehensive strategy to protect Benham Rise from foreign incursion, Sen. Ralph Recto said yesterday. “No ifs or buts. The government must have a ‘Benham Rise Protection Strategy.’ ...
- March 13, 2017
DILG: no palace order stopping Boracay West Cove demolition
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday denied that the Malacañang has issued an order suspending the demolition of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort. DILG assistant secretary Epimaco ...
- May 17, 2018
Obama talks tough on oil spill
President Barack Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic exercise. It’s “so I know whose ass to kick.” One target for the presidential foot- Tony Hayward, the embattled chief ...
- June 9, 2010
Biotech forum held communicators
A scientific forum on biotechnology which focused on the communicators as the people who play a vital role in spreading the information regarding biotechnology was held at MO2 Westown Hotel here on November 15. The said ...
- November 20, 2012
Cebu food security program intensified
The Cebu provincial government vowed to continue to provide equipment for programs involved in the improvement and progress of the agricultural sector here. This came after Governor Hilario Davide said his goal is to achieve ...
- January 3, 2018
Fishers to take case to SC
A fisherfolk group has vowed to shift the battleground to save the dying Laguna Lake before the Supreme Court (SC) after the Department of Justice (DoJ) allowed the national government and Belgian firm to proceed with the ...
- September 9, 2010
DA assures support for Capiz farmers, fisherfolk
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas assures support to all marginalized farmers and fisherfolk in Capiz. “We will provide the necessary interventions for you with the support of the provincial government,” ...
- April 14, 2019