Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Pampanga"
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The bay, the river, the lake: abandoned and dying
(The Manila Times,August 3, 2018 , on page A1-A8)Manila Bae was once the “most beautiful and safely- situated bay in the world.” The Manila South Harbor in its fringes, which spans six provinces (Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Cavite), was considered the ... -
BFAR disperses 210,000 fingerlings in Cagayan
(The Manila Times,November 3, 2017 , on page B5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) on Thursday said it has dispersed 210,000 fingerlings to underutilized bodies of water under its Balik-Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) project. ... -
BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas
(The Manila Times,August 11, 2022 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ... -
BFAR to craft roadmap to put PH back in global seaweed market
(The Manila Times,April 6, 2017 , on page B2-B3)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Wednesay the Department of Agricultue (DA) through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will establish a National Seaweed Program to prepare local farmers to ... -
DA pushes dredging of rivers, tree farming
(The Manila Times,January 10, 2019 , on page A7)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced that it would focus more on tree farming nationwide this year as well as dredging of the country’s major rivers to address landslides, flooding and soil erosion, which were ... -
Dredge rivers, ease floods - Pacquiao
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2020 , on page A2)Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao proposed the dredging of rivers and water tributaries in low-lying and catch-basin areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga and Pangasinan to ease flooding. The chairman of the Senate public ... -
Manila Bay cleanup drives continues
(The Manila Times,July 11, 2020 , on page A7)Efforts by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are underway for resumption of a cleanup drive and restoration of Central Luzon portion of the Manila Bay. Manila Bay regional focal person Cynde Pagador ... -
Red tide hits Cancabato Bay in Leyte
(The Manila Times,January 16, 2019 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public from harvesting and eating shellfish from Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City that had been added to the list of areas found positive for the red ... -
Region 3 farmers, fishers receive DA assistance
(The Manila Times,June 23, 2023 , on page A7)Farmers and fisherfolk in Central Luzon seem to be consistently enjoying assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) amid rising prices of commodities by directly linking them to buyers through Kadiwa trade fairs ...