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    • Maritime police confiscates small fishing boats 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, October 18, 2022, on page 2)
      The top official of the Maritime Police Station-Bacolod City said that the confiscation of small fishing boats in Manapla town, Negros Occidental, was legal amid questions raised by some boat operators. Its officer-in-charge ...

    • Masantol fishermen get livelihood assistance 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, July 25, 2022, on page 2)
      Fisherfolk from this municipality on Friday, July 24, 2022, received livelihood assistance from the government. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon Director Wilfredo Cruz personally turned over various ...

    • Masantol plants trees to protect shorelines 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, January 17, 2023, on page 2)
      The local government of Masantol is implementing measures to protect its shoreline and the community around it. As a coastal town, most of the 26 barangays of Masantol are situated along the Pampanga River.

    • Masinloc-Oyon bay passes water quality parameters 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, May 12, 2021, on page 2-15)
      The water quality of the 7,558-hectare Masinloc Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) in the towns of Masinloc and Palauig in Zambales has passed the water quality parameters of containing acceptable levels ...

    • Mati gets additional funds for fish port 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, February 6, 2023, on page 4)
      Mati City in Davao Oriental has secured an additional budget of PHP150 million for the second phase of its new fish port complex and PHP2 billion for the 2.25-kilometer road access and coastal highway that would connect ...

    • Mayor urges 2 mining firms to heed Prov'l order 

      ANV; JKV (SunStar Philippines, September 13, 2020, on page 4)
      Alcoy Mayor Michael Sestoso will meet with representatives of the Dolomite Mining Corp. (DMC) and the Philippine Mining Service Corp. (PMSC) to shed light on the dolomite controversy. Sestoso said the Provincial Government ...

    • Medellin set to become new dive site 

      Veloso, Arvie N.; Vestil, Justin K. (SunStar Philippines, March 15, 2022, on page 5)
      The Municipal Government of Medellin is set to open its waters to scuba diving enthusiasts after the Department of Tourism (DOT) found that some diving sites in the town have been found suitable for tourism purposes. ...

    • Meditalk: Are fish supplements good for the heart? 

      Espedilla, Fritz (SunStar Philippines, February 28, 2022, on page 5)
      Good day. There are a lot of fish supplements in the market that has been touting benefits for the heart. I just wanted to know if these fish supplements in the market are really good for the heart.

    • Metro 3rd gears for intensified coastal management 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 19, 2023, on page 2)
      Metro 3rd officials led by Third District Representative Francisco “Kiko” Benitez and Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez who chairs the Metro 3rd Coastal Management Alliance convened a special meeting of the ...

    • Metrobank Foundation delivers 6 boats for northern Cebu 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 4, 2020, on page 12)
      The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) recently turned over six motorized boats to beneficiary-communities of Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation (YBHF) in northern Cebu. The wooden sea vessels are called Yellow School Boats. ...

    • Minalin fisherfolks get P135-K worth of fishing gears 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, July 3, 2020, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continues to assist fisherfolks despite the virus pandemic as it distributed on Wednesday morning various fishing gears in this town. BFAR Central Luzon Regional Director ...

    • Missing fisherman found dead in Ilog 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, July 11, 2020, on page 3)
      The body of the missing fisherman in Ilog had finally been recovered two days after he and his brother figured in a sea mishap. Philippine Coast Guard Negros Occidental Chief Lieutenant Commander Jansen Benjamin said the ...

    • Missing fishermen from Sipalay found alive off Zamboanga del Norte 

      TDE (SunStar Philippines, February 24, 2021, on page 2)
      Two fishermen from Sipalay City, Negros Occidental who went missing following a fishing venture were found alive and well and were rescued off the coast of Ciocon town in Zamboanga del Norte Tuesday morning, February 23. ...

    • Mobile market helps CDO farmers, fisherfolk earn P5.9-M since April 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); Cagayan de Oro City Information Office (CIO) (SunStar Philippines, June 19, 2020, on page 3)
      Farmers, fisherfolk and small business entrepreneurs have already earned some P5.9 million through the “Kadiwa at Diskwento Karavan” that was started here, April 24 amid coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 contagion. The program ...

    • Modernizing fisheries: Agri chief eyes marine-agro-industrial estates, logistics master plan to modernize fisheries sector 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 9)
      Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for the amendment of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) charter to expand its function to include developing and managing marine and agro-industrial ...

    • More Filipinos fishing in Bajo de Masinloc -- PCG 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, March 28, 2022, on page 1-7)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, March 25, 2022, that there are more Filipino fishermen fishing off waters in Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales. The PCG said from February 28 to March 5, they monitored around ...

    • Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached 

      (SunStar Philippines, May 13, 2022, on page 9)
      More than 90 percent of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said. Bleaching ...

    • Mussels 'greet' San Enrique shorelines 

      Cañet, Carla (SunStar Philippines, July 13, 2022, on page 5)
      A multitude of mussels was found on the shorelines along Barangays Tabao and Poblacion in the San Enrique town in Negros Occidental. The residents have discovered this ton of mussels or locally tahong which is a famous ...

    • N Korea slams US for supporting Taiwan in nod to ally China 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, October 25, 2021, on page 14)
      North Korea on Saturday accused the Biden administration of raising military tensions with China through its “reckless” backing of Taiwan, and said that the growing U.S. military presence in the region constitutes a potential ...

    • Navy to increase visibility in disputed West Philippine Sea 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, February 11, 2021, on page 3)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they will increase visibility of naval assets in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to ensure the safety and security of Filipino ...