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Saving the bay
Weeks back, the DENR announced that it would start the Herculean task of cleaning up Manila Bay, until it becomes “swimmable” once again. And after a week of removing tons and tons of garbage floating in the nearby sections ...
- February 6, 2019
Boycott galunggong from China - group
The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) yesterday urged local vendors and consumers to boycott galunggong (round scad) imported from China and patronize “locally ...
- December 14, 2019
'Do not waste water'
This dry season, not only those in the agriculture sector must be mindful of how they use water. All households must judiciously use water, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). ...
- April 15, 2019
Farm output growth misses 2018 goal
Farm output rebounded in the fourth quarter to post a slight expansion but was not enough to push the full-year growth to reach the government’s target, according to data the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released ...
- January 24, 2019
Panelo tells Chinese ships to go away
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo yesterday said Chinese vessels have no business staying around Philippine-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea and should leave. "If they continue to ...
- April 11, 2019
Why is there a Chinese military vessel in Reed Bank
Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio believes that it was not a collision of fishing vessels that happened on June 9 in Reed Bank (Philippine name: Recto Bank; Chinese name: Liyue Tan), 80 nautical miles off Palawan and ...
- June 17, 2019
DENR finalizing informal settler relocation plan
A plan to relocate informal settler families living beside Manila Bay will have to be finalized before the ISFs are moved out, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said yesterday. ...
- January 19, 2019
Chinese envoy appeals for patience over SCS issues
Amid the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing's top envoy in Manila stressed China's commitment to peace and stability saying China will not "take the first shot" as it adheres firmly to the policy of a ...
- July 31, 2019
Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers
A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...
- August 2, 2019
Green is in!: Marine sanctuary in Sarangani Bay
Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) of the Alsons Power Group is helping establish a new 31.9-hectare Marine Protected Area (MPA) along with a beach forest rehabilitation and development project in Barangay Malbang in Maasim, ...
- January 24, 2019