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Boosting sustainability in insurance by harnessing the value of mangrove forests
So, we all know that the Philippines is the preferred target of Pacific Ocean-born typhoons. On top of that, I am sure you have noticed or are noticing the increase in the number and ferocity of normal weather occurrences, ...
- June 27, 2022
Dar: shortage of fish, pork, rice still persists
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said there is still a shortage in the local production of fish, pork, and rice due in part to years of neglect of agriculture. In an interview on GMA-7, Dar said there was still ...
- June 1, 2022
Mussels 'greet' San Enrique shorelines
A multitude of mussels was found on the shorelines along Barangays Tabao and Poblacion in the San Enrique town in Negros Occidental. The residents have discovered this ton of mussels or locally tahong which is a famous ...
- July 13, 2022
US awards 4 Palawan marine protected areas
The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has recognized and granted awards to four of Palawan’s best marine protected areas (MPA). At the second annual Palawan MPA summit ...
- October 6, 2022
'World's biggest' freshwater stingray netted in Cambodia
A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said — a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...
- June 22, 2022
Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ...
- June 29, 2022
House probe on delayed Manila Bay project sought
An administration lawmaker has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives, urging the committee on good government and public accountability to conduct an investigation over a developer’s delay to finish its contract ...
- June 3, 2022
Explorer's ship found after a century
Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice during what proved ...
- March 11, 2022
1 dead, 101 rescued as vessel catches fire off Bohol
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Visayas said that one person died in the fire that hit a passenger vessel in the waters off Bohol Sunday, June 26, 2022. The victim was identified as Adolfo Rañola, 53, of Barangay Poblacion, ...
- June 27, 2022
BFAR, Malay LGU stop entry of shellfish from Capiz
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here and the local government unit (LGU) of Malay are implementing measures to prevent entry to Boracay Island of shellfish particularly oysters or “talaba” from the ...
- October 8, 2022