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    • Dolphins, other marine mammals sighted anew in Sarangani Bay 

      Provincial Information Office (PIO)-Sarangani (SunStar Philippines, September 2, 2020, on page 10)
      A Risso’s dolphin is spotted at the Sarangani Bay, near Malapatan and Alabel, on August 28 during the conduct of marine mammal monitoring led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Sarangani and ...

    • Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2023, on page 5)
      The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...

    • DOST launches satellite monitoring program on Manila Bay 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 8, 2020, on page 7)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched on Friday the "IM4ManilaBay" (Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments) program, which aims ...

    • DOST pushes for more ISO-certified labs in WV 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 22, 2019, on page 8)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Western Visayas is stepping up its efforts to assist government laboratories in the region to acquire International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. ...

    • DOST-Davao launches research for alternative bangus feed 

      Department of Science and Technology (SunStar Philippines, January 21, 2023, on page 10)
      The Department of Science and Technology Region-Davao Region (DOST-Davao) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Mindanao (DAPRDP), the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • DOT 7 leads dive clean-up, conducts Oplan Islas 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, September 24, 2020, on page 12)
      As part of the 35th International Coastal Clean-up, the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7, Lapu-Lapu City Government and Crimson Resort, has conducted a Dive ...

    • DoTr, DA, DoE forge agri-fishery agreement 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, March 15, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Energy (DOE) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen and expand the implementation of the existing ...

    • DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo ...

    • Drilon appeals to Ilonggos: Guard Kapis shells 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 12, 2000, on page 1-15)
      Usec Drilon of the Department of Agriculture appealed to the Ilonggos particularly Tigbauan, Onton, and Guimbal fisherfolks to protect the Kapis shell (locally known lampirong) along Panay Gulf. This was addressed during ...

    • Drilon lauds SEAFDEC's role in economic growth 

      Fernandez, Mylene V. (SunStar Philippines, July 8, 2000, on page 1-3)
      Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon lauded Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) tremendous contribution to the upliftment of livelihood of fisherfolks in the country. In his keynote ...

    • Drilon speaks on "Women in Fisheries' 

      UPV-IPO (SunStar Philippines, March 14, 2000, on page 2-13)
      The University of Philippines in the Visayas has invited Undersecretary for Fisheries and Legislative Relations Cesar Drilon to be the keynote speaker in a conference-workshop on March 15-16, 2000 at the Four Seasons Hotel ...

    • Duterte asserts PH victory in South China Sea 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, September 24, 2020, on page 14)
      Addressing the United National General Assembly high-level general debate for the first time, President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the July 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines in the South China Sea territorial row ...

    • E.B. Magalona embarks on economic recovery plan 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, July 2, 2020, on page 5)
      The town of E.B. Magalona under Mayor Marvin Malacon started to endeavor on how the government could help stimulate the economic recovery and healing in their town with the severe impact of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ...

    • EB Magalona eyes marine hatchery 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, May 18, 2023, on page 5)
      The municipality of EB Magalona, dubbed the “Blue Crab Capital of Negros Occidental,” is proposing the establishment of a multi-species marine hatchery to ensure the sustainability and growth of its aquaculture products. ...

    • Eco-trail in Victorias City gets P1.2 M in aid 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 26, 2022, on page 6)
      The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has turned over financial assistance amounting to P1.2 million to Barangay VI-A Mangrove Eco-Trail in Zone III Pasil, Victorias City. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the ...

    • El Niño gives breeders chance to grow milkfish production – group 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 25, 2024, on page 5)
      Fish farmers, especially those growing brackish and marine species, should seize the opportunity to grow milkfish production amid the ongoing effects of the El Niño phenomenon. “The heat exacerbated by the phenomenon ...

    • Ending joint maritime exploration 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 28, 2022, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte made the right move when he ordered the termination of the talks with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. The talks began after Manila signed in November 2018 a ...

    • Enjoy the white sand beaches 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, March 4, 2020, on page 6)
      As the summer season draws near, people are considering going on a short vacation preferably going to the white sand shores like in the southern peripheries of the town of Hinoba-an. Beaching in the summertime is very ...

    • Enrile: Ruling on West Philippine Sea not meaningless 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, May 19, 2021, on page 5)
      Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the 2016 The Hague ruling favoring Philippines over China in its claim in the West Philippine Sea is not meaningless, but the United Nations (UN) has no police power to enforce ...

    • Exercise freedom of navigation at West Philippine Sea -- group 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, April 3, 2022, on page 3-11)
      Militant group Anakpawis is calling for the exercise of freedom of navigation at the West Philippine Sea. This, following the recent incident between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Panatag ...