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Countries move to save sea cow population
As global sea cow (dugong) populations have been declining and the species classified as “vulnerable to extinction,” countries with surviving population of the animal need all the help they can get to help the elusive ...
- March 30, 2017
MOU on oil exploration with china constitutional
There is no need for the Senate to review the agreement forged by the Duterte administration with China on oil and gas development in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. Justice Secretary ...
- November 6, 2018
Farmers, fishermen earn P2M in a day
Farmers and fishermen who brought their produce to the Department of Agriculture’s TienDA “Malasakit” food outlets in Manila and Quezon City earned about P2 million in a one-day sale on Friday, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ...
- October 1, 2018
DENR accepting applications for protected areas permit
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to accept applications for permit for protected areas as the indefinite suspension for its issuance has been lifted after seven years. Special Use Agreement ...
- May 10, 2018
Sea row tackled at Duterte, Xi meet
While China has continued to downplay the 2016 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) ruling favoring the Philippines’ territorial rights, tension between the two countries have subsided following the ...
- April 27, 2019
900 fiberglass boats distributed in Antique
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over 900 fiberglass boats to the marginalized fishermen in Antique. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri said the boats were given as support for the sustainable ...
- March 29, 2019
What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures
Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not ...
- March 19, 2017
Declare part of PH Rise ‘no take zone,’ Duterte urged
Environmental groups on Thursday called on the government to exercise jurisdiction over the Philippine Rise by declaring part of it, the 17,000-hectare Benham Bank, as a “no-take” zone, where fishing and other human activity ...
- February 16, 2018
Oil sludge removal starts in Ilocos
Using shovels, rakes and dust pans, and even spoons, government employees, residents, fishermen and volunteers from different towns of La Union tediously scooped and gathered the coagulated oil that had reached coastal ...
- March 1, 2013
Duterte not so lovin' China?
President Duterte yesterday said China should "temper its behavior" on the South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea area. Duterte, during the launch of Go Negosyo's "Pilipinas Angat Lahat," said "one of these days, before my ...
- August 15, 2018