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    • Maasin watershed is heavily silted 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, February 14, 2018, on page 7)
      The Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corp. (MIB) appealed for a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach in managing the Maasin watershed which is now heavily silted. MIB is a joint venture company of Metro Iloilo Water District ...

    • Malandog River in Antique up for rehab 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 30, 2017, on page B7)
      The Malandog River in Hamtic town in the province of Antique is up for rehabilitation to regain its once pristine state. Secretary Roy A. Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in his recent ...

    • Man convicted for cutting mangroves 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Negros Occidnetal (The Daily Guardian, February 1, 2019, on page 4)
      A resident of Barangay, Suay, Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental pleaded guilty of the environmental crime and was sent to prison by the Regional Trial Court Branch 56. Alfredo Cordero was the subject of a complaint filed ...

    • Management Group pushes for Boracay rehab by thematic areas 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, February 19, 2019, on page 3-14)
      Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), which spearheaded the initial phase of the rehabilitation activities in the island resort, has been renamed Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG). From a ...

    • [ Mangroves ] 

      (The Daily Guardian, December 5, 2018, on page 13)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office and DTI Iloilo Provincial Office key officials led by regional director Rebecca M. Rascon, Assistant Regional director Ermelinda P.Pollentes, DTI Iloilo provincial ...

    • Mangroves, mini-forest to surround coal plant 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, March 11, 2010, on page 1-14)
      An independent power producer in Iloilo City will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The mangrove farm ...

    • Manila, Beijing in 'very serious conversations,' says DFA official 

      Placido, Dharel (The Daily Guardian, June 2, 2018, on page 12)
      The Philippines and China are in "very serious conversations" over Beijing's activities in the South China Sea, a foreign affairs official said Friday. Government agencies are "not being remiss in their duties" even if the ...

    • 'Manipulators' control the prices of bangrus 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 3, 2018, on page 7)
      Manipulators are controlling prices of bangrus or bangus (milkfish) in the market, according to a fisheries group leader. According to Philippine Alliance of Fisheries Producers Inc President Joseph Martin Borromeo, they ...

    • Manufacturers of canned sardines want SRP imposed on 'tamban' 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, April 3, 2019, on page 14)
      Manufacturers are asking the government to set a suggested retail price on tamban to help moderate the prices of canned sardines. Bombit Buencamino, executive director of the Canned Sardines Manufacturers Association of ...

    • Marine life thrives near Gigantes Island 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, February 7, 2019, on page 3-14)
      Large fishes have been spotted near the shore of Carles in Iloilo province's Gigantes Island based on testimonies of local fishers, as gathered by a team sent by the local government unit to probe the stranding incident ...

    • Marine product exports still reeling from 'Yolanda' 

      Mateo, Wenceslao Jr. (The Daily Guardian, April 21, 2014, on page 1-2)
      Marine product exports from northern Iloilo remain tepid five months after Typhoon Yolanda despite assurances from the local and national governments that rehabilitation efforts are in effect. The 2014 first quarter report ...

    • Market denial of 'hotfish' starts 

      Conserva, Louie Hope (The Daily Guardian, February 21, 2018, on page 2-7)
      The Iloilo provincial government in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR-6) has started the implementation of "market denial," a strategy to combat illegal fishing. Provincial Agriculturist ...

    • Mayor Espinosa slams critics on river project 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 17, 2018, on page 2-14)
      The Iloilo- Batiano River was sustained during his term. This was the reaction of Mayor Jose Espinosa III to criticisms that he only took over the Iloilo-Batiano River Rehabilitation Project from Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog ...

    • Mayor eyes coastal clean-up drive 

      PIO Iloilo City (The Daily Guardian, February 15, 2019, on page 12)
      In a move to make the coastlines clean, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said the City Government will initiate a clean-up drive. Espinosa has instructed the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) to make ...

    • Mayor willing to swim in dangerous waters 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, March 13, 2019, on page 2-3)
      Iiloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said he is willing to swim in coastal barangays in the metro to prove his seriousness in cleaning up the polluted coastlines. “Kon ako lang kinahanglanon, ako lang anay eh. Somebody has ...

    • Milkfish fry sufficiency program in full swing 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 5, 2019, on page 7-11)
      Due to the diminishing availability of wild-caught fry and insufficiency of hatchery-bred fry from local hatcheries, SEAFDEC/AQD acquired recently, additional 78 milkfish broodstocks to support the government “Bangus Fry ...

    • Mollusk matters 

      Fernandez, Lyncen M. (The Daily Guardian, March 20, 2019, on page 13)
      Researchers from the academe, the fisheries sector, and government agencies gathered at UP Visayas in January to identify research and commercialization initiatives for mollusks. The end in mind is to come up with capsule ...

    • More fish landings, freezer project for small fishers 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 13, 2015, on page 3)
      The recent Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on food security and blue economy is geared towards putting the farmers in the global supply chain. In response, Asis Perez, national director of Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Mud crab culture could save marine resources – SEAFDEC 

      De Los Santos, M. A. (The Daily Guardian, November 17, 2015, on page 2-11)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) said mud crab culture could reduce fishing pressure on the seas and other natural marine habitats. Dr. Felix Ayson, chief of SEAFDEC’s Aquaculture Division, said ...

    • NBI files complaints vs. Boracay resorts, Aklan officials 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, July 23, 2018, on page 2-5)
      The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints against six Boracay resort operators and developers and several town officials over environmental offenses including alleged encroachment on forest ...