Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "development projects"

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    • Abalone: an opportunity for sustainable livelihood for fishermen 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2016, on page B-2)
      A team of scientists and researchers from the Western Philippines University (WPU) in Palawan province received a P4.3 million financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Aid to help increase the ...

    • China builds ports, helipads on Spratly islands 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, January 12, 2015, on page 1-11)
      China’s reef reclamation and development projects in the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea last year have progressed by leaps and bounds, and security officials expect them to be turned into man-made ...

    • China opens cinema on disputed SCS island 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 25, 2017, on page 12)
      Soldiers and residents on one of the islands China controls in the contested South China Sea can now relax and watch a movie after the first theater in the strategic waterway opened its doors Saturday, reports say. In its ...

    • DOST's Project NOAH integrated into Pagasa 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, January 20, 2015, on page 14)
      The new weather and hazard modeling technologies developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be transferred to its weather arm. Projects NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) and DREAM ...

    • Drought-stricken Cotabato towns get FAO, NZ grant 

      (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2017, on page B6)
      Farming and fishing families in Mindanao are no stranger to both natural and human-induced disasters. For over four decades now, their lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by recurrent displacement as a result of ...

    • ‘Eco-terrorism victimizes butanding’ 

      Villanueva, Marichu A. (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2016, on page 13)
      The New York-based Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) launched last Monday a global partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Philippines to promote what they chose to support as the most environmentally sustainable ...

    • ‘Philippines not giving up territory to China’ 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2017, on page 2)
      The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

    • Raising ulang in fish cages 

      RAF (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2007, on page B-4)
      It is now feasible to raise ulang (giant freshwater prawn) in fish cages in lakes. The technology was developed and continues to be refined under a collaborative project on the development of a genetically improved strain ...

    • Seaweed for income, and vs climate change 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, December 15, 2016, on page B-6)
      Manila, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started identifying possible sites for seaweed farming, an alternative source of income for coastal communities that can help counter the ...