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    • 170 states to sign landmark climate deal 

      (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2016, on page 15)
      World leaders will gather at the United Nations today to sign the Paris climate deal and get the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to start beating back global warming. French President Francois Hollande and Canada's ...
    • 5 Iloilo towns join hands to rehabilitate coastal waters 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, November 25, 2001, on page 20)
      Officials of five southern Iloilo towns have joined in the Herculean effort to rehabilitate the southern coastal waters of the province. In an unprecedented move, the mayors of the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal, Miagao, ...
    • BFAR, CSAP work to ensure sardines supply 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2022, on page B8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has forged a partnership with the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) to meet the supply of sardines for canneries during the closed fishing season. ...
    • BFAR-Region 7 fails to collect P33.6 M in fishpond rentals 

      Borromeo, Rene (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2010, on page A-26)
      The Cebu-based Central Visayas office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has failed to collect a total of P33.6 million in rentals from fishpond owners in the past years, the Commission on Audit (COA) ...
    • Capiz 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, June 13, 1999, on page 26)
      The San Julian irrigation dam in Tapaz town has been chosen as a demonstration center for technologies on cage culture of tilapia and other freshwater fish under a project to be undertaken by three government and nongovernment ...
    • China rebuffs Rody's SCS rebuke 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, August 17, 2018, on page 5)
      China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had the right to react to foreign ships or aircraft that get close to its ...
    • China warns US: be careful 

      (The Philippine Star, April 2, 2016, on page 1)
      China's defense ministry has warned the US Navy to "be careful" in the South China Sea and slammed a newly signed agreement between Washington and the Philippines. Earlier this month, Manila agreed to give US forces access ...
    • DA to put up 2nd mariculture park 

      de la Cruz, Rose (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2002, on page 26)
      Barely six months after opening the first ever mariculture park in Asia on Samal Island, the Department of Agriculture is putting up a second one, this time in Zambales province, closer to the populous market of Metro ...
    • Dagupan City pushes bid to become bangus capital of the world 

      De Leon, Eva (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2002, on page 28)
      Soon, bangus (milkfish), the country’s national fish and also this city’s famous product, will be known as the fish of the masses not only in the Philippines but also in Asia. House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., who is also ...
    • Farmers, fisherfolk to get subsidies for SSS contributions 

      (The Philippine Star, April 21, 2014, on page A-29)
      Farmers' monthly contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) as self-employed members will be fully subsidized by the Department of Agriculture (DA). Apart from farmers, fisherfolk will also be added to the list of ...
    • Floating solar facility to be put up in Laguna Lake 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2018, on page B3)
      Local solar developer SunAsia Energy has teamed up with French company Ciel & Terre to install a floating solar facility in Lguna Lake, the biggest fresh water resource in the country. The floating solar project will be ...
    • Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...
    • Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, May 2, 1999, on page 16)
      A Technology Promotion Center (TPC) for Western Visayas will be established. This is stipulated in a memorandum of agreement signed among the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), University of the Philippines in the Visayas ...
    • Iloilo town set to regain 'Alaska of RP' tag 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2000, on page 32)
      Time was when the Iloilo town of Carles was dubbed the "Alaska of the Philippines". The northernmost town of Iloilo's fifth district situated 147 kilometers north of Iloilo City, Carles has the longest coastline in the ...
    • Infocaravan boosts ties of 2 government agencies, SEAFDEC 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2000, on page 16)
      The "ISDA" Fisheries Technology Caravan" was a month-long cross-country technology transfer of the latest breakthroughs in fish breeding, production, and food processing of seaweeds and other aquatic products. It was ...
    • Joint Agro-Aquatic Venture 

      (The Philippine Star, November 24, 2002, on page B-4)
      Four agro-aquatic organizations from a joint venture in integrated rice-fish farming using organic inputs only in production of rice and fish. Alongside is the production of high value vegetables using organic inputs and ...
    • Joint patrols to benefit fishermen- senators 

      Romero, Paolo; Punongbayan, Michael; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2023, on page 1-4)
      Joint maritime patrols by the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea will greatly help in reducing encroachments by Chinese vessels as well as incidents of harassment against Filipino fishermen and other local vessels ...
    • Lanao 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 30, 2000, on page 14)
      A government center in Lala, Lanao del Norte had been chosen as demonstration site for environment-friendly shrimp culture technologies. This is stipulated in a memorandum of agreement signed between the Department of ...
    • Mariculture parks soon to be fixtures in RP's coastal areas 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 24, 2002, on page 28)
      It’s but a matter of time before mariculture parks become fixtures in some selected coastal areas in the country. A program to set up such facilities has been set in motion by government instrumentalities to help boost ...
    • MOA to protect El Nido signed 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2018, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government of El Nido in Palawan recently signed an agreement to protect natural resources on the island. Alexander Mancio of the El Nido-Taytay ...