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Palace asserts no need for China consent in marine protected areas declaration in West Philippine Sea
The Philippine government will not need China’s consent for its plan to declare some parts of the West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas, Malacañang said on Monday. “Di ba, he already said that?” Mr. Panelo said in ...
- April 30, 2019
Rody fires Pasig river rehab head
President Duterte has sacked Jose Antonio Goitia, executive director of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), following reports of alleged anomalies in the agency. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made ...
- September 11, 2019
Phl hosts 5th World Ecotourism Conference
Marine ecotourism will be at the centerpiece of this year’s 5th World Ecotourism Conference to be held on Feb. 20-22 in Cebu. With the theme, "Marine and Coastal Ecotourism: Oceans of Uncertainties, Waves of Opportunities," ...
- February 17, 2014
Govt will protect PH territory- Cayetano
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated the Duterte administration’s commitment to protect the country’s territory and economic rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “We are very serious about protection ...
- August 1, 2018
Super oysters
On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy." He grabs another handful and gets more good news. "
- September 4, 2012
Boracay's ecology on the brink of ruin
Scientific proofs exist that Boracay Island’s ecological balance is in a precarious situation. This was the outcome of a policy forum hosted by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) of the ...
- May 5, 2018
Scientists, academics attend biotech confab
Scientists and representatives from the academe and related government agencies and industries gathered here Tuesday for a two –day National Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Biotechnology held at Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- July 8, 2006
Activists bike, jog vs Manila 'white sand' project
The militant group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday held a “jogging and biking vs dolomite dumping” protest along the Manila baywalk in Roxas Boulevard, in protest against the ...
- September 12, 2020
Fisheries bureau eyes no more areas for adequate supply
BFAR National Director Eduardo Gongona told The Manila Times the agency had submitted its proposal to the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC) designating 15 major fishing grounds as FMAs. ...
- November 5, 2018
'Don't leave Boracay to local gov't alone'
This famed island resort must not be managed by the local government alone, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. The environmental degradation in Boracay must “not happen again,” the senator stressed. Boracay is currently ...
- July 28, 2018