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Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near disputed waters
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...
- January 11, 2020
Coral transplant raises Barrier Reef survival hopes
Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area, Australian scientists said on Sunday, in a project they hope could restore damaged ecosystems around the world. In a trial ...
- November 27, 2017
Invasive water hyacinths could fuel PH kitchens
Several start-ups in the Philippines are turning pesky invasive water lilies into an eco-friendly form of charcoal, fueling tens of millions of kitchens and reducing logging. Also called water hyacinths, the aquatic plant ...
- February 3, 2017
Fisheries experts seeking balance between sharks, seafood trade
Asia- Pacific countries, including the Philippines, are working to achieve a balance between protecting sharks and related species, and ensuring healthy trade in seafood. In a statement, the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
- April 24, 2016
No toxic chemicals in dolomite sand Manila Bay, test results show
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has not found toxic chemicals on the dolomite sand from the Manila Bay beach nourishment project, based on the test results released by its Environmental Management ...
- October 2, 2020
Cebu City collects 41.6 tons of trash during cleanup drive
The Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF) conducted a cleanup on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, and collected 41.63 tons of garbage. The CMTF focused on areas along the Mahiga and Tejero Creeks; the mouth of the Guadalupe ...
- December 6, 2020
Gov't task force: Keep all Chinese ships off WPS
The Philippines on Wednesday has reiterated its call for China to withdraw its militia ships spotted massing in the country's maritime territory off the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Task Force for the West ...
- April 1, 2021
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2020, 20 October 2020
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local
Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Bataan (Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, ...
- October 22, 2020
Nogas Island coral reefs to be restored
Philippine Army units and the municipal government of Anini-y has entered into a partnership for the restoration of damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island in the town. The partnership was made possible with the assistance of ...
- February 21, 2013
PH to maintain ties with China amid WPS 'installations'
The Philippine government will maintain its ties with China amid reports that Beijing had finished the construction of military installations in the dispute South China, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Roque ...
- February 6, 2018