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    • Mapping technology being touted to develop mussel farming industry 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 23, 2018, on page S2/8)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are seeking to develop the mussel farming industry using geolocation technology. In a statement by Philippine Council for Agriculture, ...

    • Marcos says agri ambitions go beyond self-sufficiency 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, October 7, 2022, on page S1/4)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Thursday that his goals for agriculture go beyond achieving self-sufficiency, and extend to making the Philippines a global leader in food production. “The work to improve our ...

    • Marcos told to assert sea claim against China 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, July 12, 2022, on page S1/12)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should veer away from his predecessor’s foreign policy and assert the country’s claims in the South China Sea, a coalition said on Monday, a day before the sixth anniversary of the ...

    • Mariculture park awardee on urban gov't innovation 

      Francisco, C. Q. (BusinessWorld, January 24, 2003, on page 28)
      The Mariculture Park of the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) was named as one of the three awardees of the Urban Good Governance Innovation Facility in Asia. At the same time, The Urban Governance Initiative (TUGI) of ...

    • Marikina River dredging to start Feb. 17 — DENR 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced over the weekend that the Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) will begin dredging the Marikina River on Feb. 17. In a statement Saturday, the DENR said ...

    • Mati building fishport, dairy plant to diversify agricultural base 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, June 28, 2021, on page S1/5)
      Mati, the capital of Davao Oriental province, recently celebrated its 14th year of cityhood with projects supporting agri-ventures, particularly fisheries and dairy production. The city broke ground on a modern fishport, ...

    • Maynilad plants 13,000 tree samplings mangrove propagules in 2020 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, February 16, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Maynilad Water Services, Inc. planted 13,000 tree saplings and mangrove propagules last year under its watershed management initiative that aims to prevent flooding and soil erosion. In a statement, the west zone water ...

    • Measures lined up to save dying Iloilo River 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2010, on page S1/1)
      An estimate one million cubic meters of wastewater is dumped in the Iloilo River daily, environment officials said this week. Noel Z. Hechanova, Iloilo City environment and natural resources office (CENRO) chief, said 200 ...

    • Meat, fish supply seen adequate for holiday season, Agri dep't says 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, September 22, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects the supply of meat, fish and other foods to be sufficient for the year-end holidays. “A big chunk of the supply comes from the locally-produced rice, and production of ...

    • Mega Tuna maker eyes new overseas markets 

      Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (BusinessWorld, February 6, 2017, on page SI/3)
      Mega Gobal Corporation, maker of canned sardines and tuna, is looking to broaden its market presence both locally and abroad this year, as it expects strong consumer growth to continue. The company is targeting a 28% ...

    • Memo on Philippine crab signed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel (BusinessWorld, September 30, 2019, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines and the United States have partnered with the private sector to promote sustainable management of the local alimasag or blue swimming crab in the Visayan Sea.The partnership will engage local governments, ...

    • Microbes galore in seas; 'spaghetti' mats Pacific 

      Doyle, Alister (BusinessWorld, April 23, 2010, on page S3/9)
      The ocean depths are home to myriad species of microbes, mostly hard to see but including spaghetti-like bacteria that form whitish mats the size of Greece on the floor of the Pacific, scientists said on Sunday. The survey, ...

    • Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental' 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...

    • MinDA gearing up to increase offshore milkfish farming output 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (BusinessWorld, March 2, 2020, on page S2/7)
      The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it will train aquaculture farmers starting this week to build up milkfish and white shrimp output, with a target of 10,000 offshore fish cages within two years. Secretary ...

    • More Chinese ships may be dumping waste at sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, July 16, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Chinese ships could also be dumping human wastes in other parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines, US-based geospatial imagery firm Simularity, Inc. said on Thursday. Simularity’s earlier report showing ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • Mothers earn from spicy dilis 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2014, on page S1/7)
      There will hardly be idle time for mothers in this city’s coastal communities these days after they were introduced to producing spicy dilis (anchovy) that sells well to the island’s residents and visitors. These mothers ...

    • Motorized boats open up new fishing grounds for Lupon villagers 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Eighty-year old Leonardo R. Dabon has been a fisherman for the last 65 years, but this year marks the first time he will be putting out to sea in a motorized banca. "I started fishing in 1950 when I was just 15 years old," ...

    • MPIC dedicates over a decade to shoring up ESG 

      (BusinessWorld, July 14, 2021, on page S1/3)
      Investing in power, water, transportation, and healthcare — essentials in the day-to-day lives of Filipinos — translates to contributing to national progress and improving the quality of life in the country. Anchored on ...

    • MPIC, Maynilad commit to help in Manila Bay rehabilitation 

      (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/5)
      Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. have committed to help the government clean up Manila Bay through the Adopt-an-Estero program. In a statement on Tuesday, MPIC and Maynilad said they ...