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Climate change head told to shun foreign trips, attend House hearings
Congressman yesterday sent an ultimatum to Lucille Sering, Chairman of the Climate Change Commission (CCC), directing her to stop traveling abroad and show up at the next hearing of a House panel. Led by Ako Bikol Party-list ...
- June 4, 2015
Massive rehab of beach forests in W. Visayas set
Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas (DENR-6) Regional Director Jim Sampulna, said the project will cover Yolanda-devastated mangrove areas in Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces. ...
- July 14, 2015
One of rarest sharks caught
One of the extremely rare species of deepwater sharks was accidentally captured by a fisherman in Albay, early morning on Wednesday. Edgar Chavez, a fisherman from Barangay Marigondon, Pioduran, Albay, caught the megamouth ...
- January 30, 2015
Bluefin tuna sells for $37,000 in Tokyo new year auction
A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the threatened fish. The 180.4-kilogram ...
- January 6, 2015
DA gives assistance to farmers and fishers
Various sets of equipment were distributed to farmers and fishers within Mindanao region as part of the government's efforts to mechanize the farm sector in order to level up the country's competitiveness and gear for the ...
- March 9, 2015
Marine protection declaration sought for Ticao-Burias Pass
Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Gonzalez revealed he is preparing a legislative measure seeking the declaration of the Ticao-Burias as a Marine Protected Area. (MPA). PAMB—as provided under the NIPAS Act of 1992—is composed ...
- August 6, 2015
Solons ask BFAR to protect Panguil Bay in Lanaodel Norte
Mindanaoan lawmakers are calling on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to interven and stop overfishing and the depletion of marine resources in Panguil Bay in Lanao del Norte. Lanao del Norte Reps. Imelda ...
- December 1, 2015
Vietnam protests China's East Sea fishing ban
Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has voiced strong protest over China's announcement of a fishing ban in the East Sea. Binh said that the act violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and ...
- May 19, 2015
US, PH to hold war games near Spratlys
Philippine and US sailors and Marines will hold bilateral military exercises near the Spratlys Islands amid tensions over territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The United States will send its ...
- June 19, 2015
UN tribunal sets second deliberation on PH claim
A five-man international tribunal has decided to conduct next week a second round of hearing on the arguments raised by the Philippines in its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea before deciding if it has ...
- July 11, 2015