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Protecting whale sharks
The Philippines and Israel are working together to protect whale sharks, the largest known fish species. The governments of the two countries, along with Sri Lanka, will submit a proposal for inclusion of the whale shark ...
- October 26, 2017
PH shrimp industry banks on gov’t support to sustain growth
Filipino shrimp producers are banking on government support to sustain the industry’s growth in recent years. Industry players have gathered for the three-day 12th Philippine National Shrimp Congress at the SMX Convention ...
- November 22, 2019
Youth take active role in preserving Iloilo River
The youth sector is now one of the prime movers in the city's campaign to protect the Iloilo River. City Executive Assistant Mathilde Octavio said members of the Youth Eco Defender underwent a seminar as a prelude to their ...
- January 17, 2010
Scientists, academics attend biotech confab
Scientists and representatives from the academe and related government agencies and industries gathered here Tuesday for a two –day National Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Biotechnology held at Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- July 8, 2006
PH ignores Chinese names on Benham
Malacañang said Thursday it is not alarmed over China’s move to tag five underwater features of Philippine Rise with Chinese names, saying there was no bad faith involved and that bilateral relations remain intact. In a ...
- February 16, 2018
Yap orders thorough probe on Quedancor fund mess
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has ordered a thorough audit of the loan portfolio of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) due to the more than P500 million unexplained losses to the government. In a ...
- July 16, 2007
DOT gets ready for Boracay opening
Less than 200 tourism establishments in Boracay were so far able to meet the requirements set by the government’s interagency rehabilitation task force overseeing the cleanup of the popular island resort. “As of June 15 ...
- July 9, 2018
Visayan Sea meeting to tackle issues on illegal fishing
Visayas governors will be meeting on July 22 to talk about possible actions to be taken to stop illegal fishing in their waters considered as one of the country's richest fishing grounds. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor ...
- July 14, 2017
Planned Asean meet to focus on Boracay Island rehab
The government’s rehabilitation of Boracay Island is being eyed as one of the cases to be presented in the planned Asean meeting on mainstreaming biodiversity in the tourism sector.
The presentation will help Asean ...
- September 7, 2018