Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "La Union"

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    • Fisherfolk urge Noynoy to suspend Fisheries Code's implementation 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2010, on page A-28)
      Some 50 fisherfolk leaders and environmental activists urged Pres. Noynoy Aquino to suspend the implementation of the Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA No. 8550) due its failure to protect the livelihood and marine environment ...

    • Fishponds drying up in La Union 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2015, on page A-23)
      The fishponds in Barangays Biday, Bangcusay and Dalumpinas Este have low water level, city fishery coordinator Dolores Gurtiza said. Gurtiza said the tributaries of Carlatan River, which supplies water to fishponds, has ...

    • Gov't maps out strategy to grow seaweed sector 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2017, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to craft the country’s seaweed roadmap following huge export demand from one of the local aquaculture commodities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) targets to ...

    • La Union placed under state of calamity due to oil spill 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2013, on page A-28)
      The provincial board of La Union, upon the request of Gov. Manuel Ortega, has approved a resolution placing the province under a state of calamity due to the oil spill. Vice Gov. Aureo Nisce told The STAR that provincial ...

    • A nutritious noodle made from bangus scrap and seaweed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 21, 2010, on page B-4)
      Enriched noodles can be produced from scraps of milkfish and Gracilaria seaweed. This product has been developed by Aurora Afalla, a researcher of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), a multi-campus ...

    • Oil spill affects more towns in Ilocos Norte 

      Lagasca, Charlie; Molina, Teddy; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2013, on page A-19)
      An oil spill in the waters of Ilocos Sur and La Union has spread to three more towns in ilocos Norte. Reports yesterday said the oil spill has reached coastal villages in the towns of Currimao, Badoc and Bacarra. Arthur ...

    • Oil spill hits La Union, Ilocos Sur coastal 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, February 27, 2013, on page A-23)
      Authorities here are rushing to clean up an oil spill supposedly from a sunken Myanmar vessel that has reached coastal areas in Ilocos Sur and La Union. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has called on officials in the ...

    • Red tide alert up in Ilocos region 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2010, on page A-28)
      The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has alerted local governments in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan, comprising Region 1, to require market inspectors to ...

    • White shrimp farming gains momentum 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 2, 2007, on page B-2)
      When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...