Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Scientific personnel"

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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 ...

    • Agriculture mag off the press 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2014, on page B-6)
      Make sure to get a copy of the June issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It is published by the Manila Bulletin and edited by yours truly. On the cover is Dr. Emilia T. Quinito holding a broodstock of ...

    • Agusan Marsh's natural beauty 

      Agatep, Charlie A. (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2010, on page B-10)
      While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...

    • Alcala swears in fisheries chief 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2012, on page 5)
      Dr. Felix Ayson is the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The belated report said Dr. Ayson was sworn into office by Agriculture ...

    • Balik Scientist Act gets boost 

      Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2018, on page 4)
      Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo Nograles is crediting President Rodrigo Duterte for the imminent enactment of the proposed Balik Scientist Act, a measure that he co-authored and strived to pass during the previous ...

    • Biotechnology lecture 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2000, on page 21)
      Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, newly appointed executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), discusses 'Biotechnology for Increased Food Production: Prospects, Issues, and ...

    • Campaign to save Samar crabs 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2017, on page 8)
      A group of researchers, fisherfolk, and Samarnons have launched a campaign to save Samar Crabs. Jesus Racuyal, director of the Center for Fisheries Aquatic Resources Research and Development (CFFARRD), one of the leaders ...

    • Cayetano: Benham research more beneficial for Philippines 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2018, on page 3)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said it is more beneficial for the Philippines to allow China to conduct marine scientific research at Benham Rise, as long as Filipino scientists are also involved ...

    • Climate change wiped out prehistoric 'sea creature' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2016, on page B-8)
      Prehistoric global warming wiped out the ichthyosaur, a toothy, dolphin-like reptile that disappeared from Earth’s oceans tens of millions of years before the last dinosaurs, researchers said Tuesday. Paleontologists have ...

    • A collaborative province-led agriculture and fisheries extension model 

      Javier, Emil Q. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2018, on page B-2)
      Unfortunately, the rural extension was weakened by the well-intentioned Local Government Code of 1991 which devolved agricultural extension to the local government units (LGUs). True, devolution allowed for more democratic ...

    • Crab nutrition 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 10, 2014, on page B-7)
      One reason why crablet production in the laboratory is increasingly becoming more efficient is that the researchers have come up with improved nutrition for both the broodstock as well as the juveniles. Among the scientists ...

    • Degraded streams into fish habitat 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2016, on page B-6)
      Dr. Macrina Zafaralla is a one-woman army going around the country to promote her advocacy of reviving degraded shallow streams and rivers by a very simple and doable technique that rids the water of pollution so fishes ...

    • DENR tapped as lead agency to protect marine ecosystems of Philippine Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2018, on page 4)
      President Duterte has ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to take administrative jurisdiction and control of Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve (PRMRR) to ensure the protection of the ...

    • DENR to spend P1-B to explore Philippine Rise 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, February 7, 2018, on page B-3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spend nearly P1 billion to conduct geological investigation and exploration of minerals within the Philippine Rise, a 25-million hectare shallow continental ...

    • Device could uncover shark secrets 

      Seelye, Katherine Q. (Manila Bulletin, October 20, 2012, on page 10)
      Beachgoers on Cape Cod may have spotted several sharks this summer, bu when Chris Fischer and his crew - former subjects of the television show "Shark Wranglers" - went looking for the great whites here in early September, ...

    • Different kind of killer whale discovered off Chile 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2019, on page 5)
      For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one. Now they have. An international ...

    • Duterte to wage war over PH Rise 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, March 3, 2018, on page 6-1)
      “If any country would say that they want to try and experiment there [Philippine Rise] without our permission, hindi talaga ako papayag (I will not allow it) and it will mean war,” the President said at the opening ceremonies ...

    • Fighting Fungi: A thomasian's project could pave the way for environmentally-friendly way to clean polluted rivers... 

      Lim, Ronald S. (Manila Bulletin, February 26, 2013, on page F-1-F-2)
      When one looks at the stat of our country's waterways, it's hard not to get a little discouraged. While the Pasig River has always been held up as an example, it isn't the only body of water in the country that needs a ...

    • Fish farming a catastrophe for the environment - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2000, on page C-2)
      Fish farming, promoted as a smart way to help feed the world's surging population, is having a disastrous impact on the environment and on stocks of wild fish according to research published Thursday. Aquaculture is a ...

    • Fisheries awardees announced 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 18, 2001, on page B-20)
      A medical technologist, a former piggery caretaker, a professor and a chemical engineer-turned-fish scientist were declared winners of the "Fish for Every Filipino Awards 2001" for outstanding fish production and research. ...