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DA boosts seaweed industry, address 'cocolisap' scourge
The national government through the Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended P10.67 million worth of assistance to strengthen the carrageenan industry in the Zamboanga peninsula. Piñol also awarded 50 fiberglass bancas, ...
- September 18, 2016
Red tide alert up in 3 Panay Island provinces
The red tide alert has been raised over three provinces on the island of Panay. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said they recorded red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo provinces. Red tide refers ...
- December 1, 2015
DENR allots ₱90-M for Zambo mangrove, beach forest rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has allotted P90 million to the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in this city to undertake a “rigid rehabilitation and reforestation” of ...
- April 28, 2015
'We are not farmers'
Natives of world-famous Boracay Island are puzzled by President Dutere’s statement on implementing a land reform program after the government rehabilitates the resort island. “Hindi kami nagtatanim dito (We don’t plant ...
- April 11, 2018
Red tide-hit aklan towns put under states of calamity
Three towns in the eastern part of Aklan province have been declared under a state of calamity due to massive red tide infestation. Aklan provincial board secretary Odon Bandiola said a resolution has been passed declaring ...
- December 13, 2015
US-BFAR partner to improve fish production in the Visayas
The United States government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have jointly launched “Fish Right,” a P1.3 billion five-year sustainable fisheries project aimed to increase fish biomass and strengthen ...
- November 21, 2018
DENR warns vs invasive species
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje warned the public yesterday against bringing into the country exotic species, citing reports of damage to wildlife habitat by invasive Chinese ...
- February 18, 2013
Solons question P122-B Laguna Lake dike project
The House Committees on Public Works and Highways and Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources have been urged to look into the alleged displacement of around 80,000 urban poor households following the implementation's ...
- September 27, 2015
Overfishing observed in 75% of PH
The number of unregulated and illegal fishing in the Philippines have resulted into the decline of sustainable with fisheries with 75 percent overfished fishing grounds in the country, Philippine fisheries advocates revealed ...
- August 16, 2015
7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation
The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ...
- January 4, 2015