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DENR verifying reported waste dumping in PHL-claimed parts of South China Sea
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is already verifying reports that swarms of Chinese ships anchored in Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea are dumping human waste there, a department ...
- July 15, 2021
MPIC dedicates over a decade to shoring up ESG
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 ...
- July 14, 2021
Catfish festival expected to give village in Davao City a marketing, tourism boost
A village here known for its catfish farms is getting a marketing boost with the declaration of its 10-year-old annual Pantatan Festival as an official tourist event and the area as a Davao City "foodie" destination. The ...
- October 19, 2015
RP media remiss in covering mangrove conservation issues
Issues related to mangrove development and conservation appear to have the least important among Filipino journalists covering the environment, a survey of the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau showed. Kathleen ...
- June 16, 2006
Microbes galore in seas; 'spaghetti' mats Pacific
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, ...
- April 23, 2010
Oil spill-affected Mindoro coastal towns to get fishing ground sharing scheme
The National Government will provide a fishing ground sharing scheme for coastal towns in Oriental Mindoro that are still affected by a major oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker. The Department of Interior and Local ...
- May 5, 2023
Salt industry dev’t bill hurdles House committee
A house committee has approved a substitute bill outlining plans to revive the salt industry. The House Agriculture and Food committee approved on Thursday the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, which seeks ...
- May 12, 2023
Aquaculture output seen normalizing with import ban lifted on fish feed raw material
The admission of a pork-based raw material used in the manufacture of fish feed is expected to lead to a normalization of aquaculture production, after the raw material was subject to a temporary import ban following an ...
- May 8, 2023
BFAR and Landbank partner for program to aid fisherfolk
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines have partnered to come up with a livelihood program meant to help fisherfolk. The Agriculture department said in a statement ...
- March 11, 2010
Fishing for abandoned nets in Greece
Greek and Dutch divers have removed two tons of discarded plastic fishing nets from the seabed in northern Greece, where they posed a risk to local marine life, including a rare endangered species of Mediterranean seahorse. ...
- May 31, 2019