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    • 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 ...

    • NE fishers get 100K fingerlings 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, May 12, 2023, on page 3)
      Fisherfolk from Nueva Ecija province who were affected by Super Typhoon Karding (Typhoon Noru) in September last year on Tuesday received some 100,000 catfish (hito) fingerlings from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Nearly 100 pilot whales strand themselves on an Australian beach; half have died despite rescue efforts 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 27, 2023, on page 11)
      Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, July 25, 2023, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, July 26, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them. ...

    • NegOcc coast guard intercepts over 15 kilos of dried seahorse 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2021, on page 3)
      The Coast Guard Station (CGS) Negros Occidental has intercepted at least 15.25 kilos of dried seahorses Friday morning, March 26, 2021, at the Banago Port in Bacolod City. Captain Ludovico Librilla, station commander of ...

    • NegOcc pushes for aggressive, sustainable fishery dev't 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, February 22, 2017, on page 7)
      The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental is pushing for an aggressive priority-focus for the development of the province’s fishery sector, including the sustainable management of resources. Governor Alfredo Marañon ...

    • NegOcc small fishers slam proposed measure favoring commercial fishers 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, February 9, 2021, on page 6)
      Calling it anti-poor, anti-environment and anti-sustainable development, leaders of various small fisher groups in the province hit a proposed measure at the House of Representatives for allegedly favoring commercial ...

    • NegOcc to adapt new technique for river basin conservation 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 6)
      In a bid to advance river basin conservation with a new adaption technique, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has launched the First Provincial Local Conservation Areas Management Summit at the Provincial ...

    • Newly renovated Pasil Fish Market now open 

      PAC (SunStar Philippines, August 29, 2020, on page 4)
      The Pasil Fish Market is finally open to the public after four months spent by the Cebu City government renovating the old edifice. The City facilitated the replacement of the market’s old roof, made improvements on all ...