Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Batanes"

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    • AFP to build fishermen’s shelter in Batanes 

      Almirol, Abe (Manila Standard, March 24, 2018, on page A3)
      The Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced it would spearhead the building of a civilian facility in the Mavulis Island of Batanes Province, the country’s farthest island in the north. “The ...

    • BFAR releases P3.18m to fund seaweed project 

      Jocson, Brenda (Manila Standard, August 25, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here has released P3.18 million to finance various seaweed projects to control the high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in Cagayan Valley or Region 2. Milagros ...

    • BFAR, Itbayat Island open first tilapia hatchery 

      (Manila Standard, April 11, 2024, on page B3)
      Batanes fish farmers will soon have their own local source of tilapia fingerlings as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the local government inaugurated on April 4, 2024 ...

    • Navy beefing up Batanes forces: move comes amid frequent poaching in fish-rich area 

      Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, June 26, 2015, on page A7)
      The Philippine Navy has deployed more troops in Batanes Island and peripheral waters in a move to ward off foreign poachers in the fish-rich area, Navy Chief Vice Admiral Jesus Millan said on Thursday. The number of personnel ...

    • PH asserts WPS presence: Coast Guard activates drills to secure 'maritime jurisdiction' over vast areas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea that an official said Sunday were part of efforts to secure the country's “maritime jurisdiction” over the disputed waters. The exercises near the ...

    • Sen. Legarda explores Filipino culture and life built on water 

      (Manila Standard, October 25, 2018, on page C3)
      The waterways of the Philippines— our seas, lakes, and rivers—come into focus as Sen. Loren Legarda’s documentary series Dayaw returns for a sixth season tonight at 6:30 on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel. With a theme of ...

    • Troops deployed to secure PH Rise 

      Tuyay, Francisco; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 17, 2018, on page A2)
      The military had deployed hundreds of Marines troopers in the country’s northern frontier to secure and maintain the country’s sovereign rights over Philippine Rise, after China renamed four seamounts and a hill in the ...