Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Coastal zone"

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    • 11.5km coastline in Bohol declared national geological monument 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the 11.5km Loon-Maribojoc coastline as a national geological monument to provide for its management, protection and preservation. The coastline was ...

    • 25,000 mangrove propagules for planting June 5 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 4, 2015, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 and its partners will mark 2015 World Environment Day (WED) on June 5 by simultaneously planting some 25,000 mangrove propagules in nine coastal areas in the ...

    • 7 coastal towns are fish landing centers 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2015, on page 20)
      Here’s good news. Seven coastal towns in Surigao del Sur Pacific Ocean facing province are the recipients of this year’s Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) in the country, it was learned yesterday. It was also learned ...

    • 'Bakawan' seedlings set for planting in Surigao 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2015, on page B-8)
      Heeding the call of the national government to combat global warming and climate change through massive tree-planting activities, particularly to plant mangroves along the coastal areas, a mining firm is set to plant ...

    • BFAR launces R-10 FishR Project 

      Imam, Camcer Ordoñez (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2013, on page 17)
      The national program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR) has been launched in Northern Mindanao or Region-10 at a hotel and a convention center here Wednesday, kicking off activities for the extensive implementation ...

    • Cabadbaran City cultivates 'ridge-to-reef' ecosystem 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      The city of Cabadbaran, the provincial capital of August del Norte, is taking the lead in protecting its ridge to reef ecosystem. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Protected Areas and Wildlife ...

    • Coastal resources 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2013, on page 13)
      The efforts to further enhance the protection and management of marine and coastal resources in the coral Triangle region, a marine area surrounded by six nations, including the Philippines, have reaped huge benefits among ...

    • Coral Planting 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2014, on page 14)
      Soldiers of the Army's 24th Infantry battalion will be planting 20,000 coral reefs in the coastal waters off Barangay Saysain to prepare the possible venue here for the 2015 Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC). Commanding ...

    • DENR takes steps to preserve Manila Bay 

      De Vera Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development (DENR-ERDB) will conduct the 15-month vulnerability study of the Manila Bay along with the Ramsar Convention-recognized wetland – the ...

    • Divers needed for Cebu coastal clean-up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, April 5, 2019, on page 12)
      The Junior Cham­ber International-Cebu Sinulog Inc. (JCI-CSI) needs 100 volunteer divers for this year’s Scubasurero Project, a massive coastal cleanup drive on April 21 at the Boyla Diving Resort Terminal in Lapu-Lapu ...

    • Fisherfolk seek urgent government help on fish kill 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2015, on page 15)
      Hundreds of fisherfolk from the coastal town of Manjuyod and Bais City in this province are asking government for a thorough investigation of the fish kill in waters here, which they claim has gravely affected their source ...

    • Mangrove Planting 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2015, on page 13)
      A mangrove planting activity was held Monday in the coastal areas of Barangay Talon-Talon in this city in observance of this year's World Wetlands Day celebration. The city government reportedly planted 2,000 propagules, ...

    • Marine protected areas in Palawan to rebuild fish stocks 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 27, 2016, on page B-8)
      A total of 1,013,340 hectares covering both the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo, plus another 80,000 hectares in Aborlan Palawan were recently declared as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This is part of a ...

    • Massive rehab of beach forests in W. Visayas set 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 14, 2015, on page 13)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas (DENR-6) Regional Director Jim Sampulna, said the project will cover Yolanda-devastated mangrove areas in Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces. ...

    • Month of the ocean: Stand up, save Philippine reefs 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 16)
      May is “Month of the Ocean” (MOO) to make people understand how conservation, protection, and sustainable management of ocean coastal and marine resources translate to a healthy and flourishing community, because these ...

    • More LGUs planning conservation areas 

      Garcia, Macoi (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2018, on page 11)
      Six more local government units in Negros Occidental are drafting ordinances to create their own local conservation areas (LCAs) as part of an eco-tourism initiative, an official of the Provincial Environment Management ...

    • MVP firms champion mangroves protection 

      Loyola, James (Manila Bulletin, July 6, 2015, on page C4)
      A study by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) show that what used to be 500,000 hectares of mangrove forest spread across the country have slowly wilted down to just about 100,000 due to continuous land ...

    • Our endangered coastal environment 

      Tarriela, Flor G. (Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2005, on page B-2)
      A beautiful island in the Pacific. The pearl of the Orient Seas. The Philippines where the sun shines and you can see a scenic sunset practically every day. A beautiful coastline stretching over 18,000 kilometers, with ...

    • Patrol boats from BFAR 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 27, 2016, on page 8)
      Two of the 15 coastal towns in the province have received patrol boats from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) headed by Nicolasito Calawag said only Tibiao ...

    • Red tide reaches Biliran 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2016, on page 9)
      The red tide contamination in Eastern Visayas has spread to the waters of Biliran province. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said that the latest laboratory tests confirm ...