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Taal Volcano agricultural damage exceeds P3 billion, led by fisheries
(BusinessWorld,January 20, 2020 , on page S1/2)Crop damage due to Taal’s eruption was estimated at P3.17 billion a week after the volcano started emitting ash, with the fisheries sector accounting for more than half of the total, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. ... -
Tagum eyes crab-growing project
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2014 , on page S1/7)The local government is eyeing the revival of intensive crab growing under private investors with the construction of a multi-species hatchery. The hatchery had been proposed as early as a decade ago by previous city ... -
Taiwan solons, fishermen protest UNCLOS ruling
(BusinessWorld,July 21, 2016 , on page S1/10)Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to protest at an international tribunal ruling which undermined Taipei’s claims there. Eight lawmakers from the ruling Democratic ... -
Taiwan warns of Chinese bases near its South China Sea holding
(BusinessWorld,March 21, 2024 , on page S1/9)Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South China Sea, but Taipei is not looking to further escalate tensions ... -
Tar balls seen on Texas coast as cost of US oil spill balloons
(BusinessWorld,July 7, 2010 , on page S1/9)Tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico spill have turned up on the Texas coast, expanding the oil slick's impact to all five Gulf states, officials said late Monday, as BP's disaster costs soared above three billion dollars. ... -
Task force formed to assist local tuna industry workers
(BusinessWorld,February 23, 2010 , on page S2/5)The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has created Task Force GENSAN to facilitate the timely delivery of services and interventions for workers in the local tuna industry which was affected by a two-year ban against ... -
Task force formed to fast-track Manila Bay cleanup
(BusinessWorld,February 23, 2019 , on page S1/12)President Rodrigo R. Duterte has created a task force for the speedy rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay. Malacañang on Thursday released to reporters copies of Administrative Order No. 16, which Mr. Duterte signed ... -
Tawi-Tawi town gets P20 million from PRDP for seaweed project
(BusinessWorld,August 20, 2018 , on page S2/7)The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) has allocated about P20 million for the development of the marine industry in a town in the island province of Tawi-Tawi. PRDP, in a statement last week, said the funds will ... -
Tax haul from more inshore fishing seen at P24B
(BusinessWorld,June 25, 2019 , on page S1/4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said fishermen should make more use of inshore, municipal waters to boost the government’s ability to tax and modernize the industry. BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ... -
Territorial spat turns in Philippines' favor: capital flows shift away from China -Bank of America
(BusinessWorld,May 16, 2014 , on page S2/1-8)Japan's so-called "Abenomics" and its territorial row with China have prompted a shift in Japanese money away from the world's second largest economy and into the Philippines and its Southeast Asian neighbors, according ... -
Thai government says seafood exports not hit by slavery reports
(BusinessWorld,December 22, 2015 , on page SI/9)Thailand has come under fire from rights groups over allegations of trafficking, abuse and exploitation on its fishing boats, following investigations by media and campaign groups. “Australia’s seafood importers told us ... -
Thailand cracks down on illegal fishing as fears grow over possible EU export ban
(BusinessWorld,July 2, 2015 , on page S1/5)A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyze a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year. ... -
Thailand turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2018 , on page S2/6)Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicized death of a whale ... -
Things to know before setting off for Boracay Island
(BusinessWorld,October 26, 2018 , on page S2/12)Boracay Island is reopening today after several months of rehabilitation. But there are some things one must be mindful of before heading for one of the top tourist destinations in the country. One is that the island may ... -
Threats to Philippine coastal ecosystem cited
(BusinessWorld,February 23, 2010 , on page S1/4)Better management of marine and coastal resources requires better supervision of related economic activities, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report published last Friday. A statement on the report ... -
Tilapia markets underdeveloped despite strong Philippine production — BFAR
(BusinessWorld,November 12, 2018 , on page S2/7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Agricultural Resources (BFAR) said that the Philippines has to develop markets for tilapia, a widely-cultivated fish, amid a consumer preference for galunggong, or round scad. Speaking to ... -
The tip of the spear: The Chinese Coast Guard in the South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,February 10, 2021 , on page S1/4)On Jan. 29, 2021, the Philippines filed a strongly worded diplomatic protest against China’s passage of a law authorizing the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) to use force against foreign vessels in the contested waters of the ... -
To its resting place
(BusinessWorld,July 31, 2019 , on page S1/9)A carabao pulls a 200-kilogram, 138-centimeter pawikan (leatherback turtle) that was found dead by fisherman Tirso B. Renegado along the shores of Barangay Caraosan in Bula, Camarines Sur on July 28. In a report from the ... -
Top Philippine envoy tells China to get out of sea, files 2 protests
(BusinessWorld,May 4, 2021 , on page S1/10)The Philippines top envoy minced no words in telling the Chinese to get out of its waters in the South China Sea, cussing at its neighbor for failing to reciprocate its goodwill. “China, my friend, how politely can I put ... -
Top Philippine, Chinese envoys discuss sea row
(BusinessWorld,March 5, 2022 , on page S1/10)The top Philippine and Chinese diplomats discussed their countries’ sea dispute at the weekend, with China saying they should not let differences affect bilateral relations. “The two sides should remove disturbances calmly ...