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Fishing communities bear brunt of lockdown
A sinking feeling has enveloped fishing communities across the country as the uncertainty of an extended lockdown continues to bite. As the government scrambles to control the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ...
- April 15, 2020
Filipino student's film on plastic waste makes waves in 50 countries
“Citsalp,” a Filipino animated short film about the adventures of a plastic cup that ended the life of the last whale on Earth, has started to make waves in different film festivals around the world. The animation, which ...
- July 9, 2022
Whale's death linked to failure to find food in over fished seas
Hunger could be the cause of death of a sperm whale that had been stranded in waters of Calauag town in Quezon province and environmentalists are linking the case to illegal and overfishing in the area. The area where the ...
- February 26, 2015
PH seeks 5-year extension of fishing access
The Philippines is looking to secure a five-year extension of its fishing access to the tuna-rich high seas pocket 1 (HSP1) of the Pacific Ocean that set to expire this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- December NaN, 2017
Molasses spill blamed for fish kill
The Apalit town government in Pampanga province has suspended the business permit of an alcohol fermentation plant operating there, following fish kill reports along the stretch of Pampanga River in the towns of Macabebe ...
- September 21, 2017
Du30 puts reclamation application on hold
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the processing of applications for reclamation projects in the country due to reports of corruption. Speaking to top government officials from Central Visayas on Thursday ...
- April 2, 2022
Fishpond owners importing bangus fry
Don't be surprised if you find out that the bangus you're eating is imported from Taiwan. Fishpond owners are now importing bangus fry from Taiwan after the country's supply has reached critical levels. The importation has ...
- March 16, 1995
Fishkill traced to rain, flood, sewage
Rain, floodwater and sewage draining into the Pampanga River caused oxygen in water to drop to extremely low levels, killing thousands of fish downstream in Candaba, Masantol and Macabebe towns last week, according to a ...
- July 28, 2015
Crab fattening pushed to ensure better yield
There is one word crab vendors do not want their merchandise to be associated with: payat (skinny). The label sticks like glue. Meat shops are given some leeway whenever they sell a fatty slab of pork, but customers remember ...
- March 2, 2016
Sardine makers won't recall price hike request
Canned sardine manufacturers won’t take back their earlier request to raise the price ceiling on their products as their input cost continues to shoot up due to rising fuel prices and the weakening of the peso against the ...
- October 25, 2022