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VP Robredo bats for fuel subsidy for fishermen
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said fishermen around the country should also receive fuel subsidy from the government to ease the burden of higher oil prices. “Iyong isang pinapakiusap natin, pati nga iyong mga ...
- November 9, 2018
No changing Boracay's rehabilitation timetable
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is rushing to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Aklan within the six-month timetable, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. Cimatu was reacting ...
- July 9, 2018
Not yet safe to swim at Manila Bay-DOH
On Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that it is still not safe to swim there, citing health issues. The DOH issued the advisory after photos of clean shores of Manila Bay went viral after its ...
- February 1, 2019
After Boracay, rehabilitate Laguna de Bay, Manila Bay
Long before he acted decisively on the “cesspool” that, he said, Boracay’s waters had become, President Duterte had singled out Laguna de Bay as a body of water that demanded immediate government attention and action. ...
- September 30, 2018
Tilapia hatchery
The city government here through the city Agriculture's office recently conducted a Tilapia Hatchery Seminar in Barangay Consolacion here, to introduce the new technology on breeding tilapia fingerlings. The seminar was ...
- May 23, 2014
To maintain export markets: Seafood exporters need food safety certification support
Seafood exporters may need support in obtaining food safety certification Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) to retain their Europe and US markets even as 15 exporters failed to sustain their certifications. ...
- October 7, 2014
Fisherfolk turn over tags to gov't for study
Fishermen have started returning tags recovered from their catch to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which is engaged in multilateral scientific-projects to develop regional conservation management plans ...
- May 25, 2009
Duterte apologizes to 22 fishers
President Duterte said he does not mean to belittle the plight of the 22 fishermen who were abandoned at sea by a Chinese vessel when he referred to the Recto Bank incident as a “little” maritime incident. In an interview ...
- June 26, 2019
PRRD leaves for Beijing today for Belt and Road forum
Amid the escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday April 25 in his four-day visit to Beijing. The President is ...
- April 24, 2019
Massive mangrove planting seen to strengthen E. Visayas coastal areas
The massive mangrove plantation initiated by the government will strengthen the protection of the coastal areas in Eastern Visayas against the rise of sea water or storm surge due to strong typhoons. DENR-8 Regional Director ...
- January 12, 2017