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    • Flood control structure built to protect residents along Makato River in Aklan 

      Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region VI; RPAIO (DailyGuardian, August 9, 2021, on page 10)
      Residents living near Makato River in Aklan are protected from possible threats of water overflow with the completion of the flood control structure undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Aklan ...

    • Flood in Victorias prompts dredging of clogged rivers 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, January 9, 2021, on page 3)
      The flooding incident that earlier hit Victorias City and its neighboring towns and cities last New Year's Day revelry has prompted 3rd District Represenative Jose Francisco Benitez, Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, the ...

    • Floods revive calls to rehabilitate Mindanao river basins 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on Congress anew to immediately pass a bill creating the Mindanao River Basins Rehabilitation and Development Authority (MRBRDA) as floods caused by Tropical Depression ...

    • Floods unleash fish bonanza 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2018, on page A9)
      Floods have made 758 fishpond operators in Bulacan province poorer by as much as P54 million, with thousands of fish escaping from their pens since the prolonged monsoon rains this week. But escaping fish like “tilapia” ...

    • 'Florita' agricultural damage and losses jump to P19 million 

      Sarao, Zacarian (Panay News, August 26, 2022, on page 5)
      The estimated worth of agricultural damage and losses caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” rose to P19.1 million, said the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday. This is over six times the amount reported by the ...

    • Fluctuating output brings seaweed prices down 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, November 29, 2017, on page A1-A4)
      A cycle of boon and bane is bringing down the price of dried seaweed. "The low buying price is caused by production fluctuation from late 2015 until early 2017," said Dr. Nicomedes Decomenden of the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • 'FMAs need science-based management policies' 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, December 13, 2020, on page B2)
      Data, knowledge and management measures must be properly applied to efficiently implement science-based policies for designated fisheries management areas (FMAs) in the country, experts urged on Friday. During the first ...

    • Focus on Palawan 

      (Manila Standard, November 22, 2022, on page B1)
      When US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Palawan today, many will be listening to echoes of her speech – from as far as Washington, Canberra and Beijing and neighboring capitals from East Asia and Southeast Asia. The ...

    • FONOPS to counter China in WPS has failed - experts 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2019, on page 3-10)
      The United States’ Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in the hotly-disputed West Philippine Sea is a failure, as the approach specifically aimed at countering China’s octopus-like creeping aggression has not altered ...

    • Food chain collapse predicted in oceans 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 8)
      The world's oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in Australia said. Marine ecologists from the University of ...

    • Food leaders back aquaculture drive 

      Castaños, Milagros (Manila Bulletin, May 31, 2000, on page 27)
      Food industry leaders in the Visayas have vowed their full support to a Southeast Asian center here and a government bureau that recently launched a nationwide program to disseminate aquaculture technologies. Implementing ...

    • Food security 

      (Daily Tribune, October 13, 2022, on page A4)
      Hardy Filipino fishermen are doing more against rising inflation than those swathed in banker’s barong. Droves of Filipino fishermen fishing in Bajo de Masinloc’s fish-rich waters, while being mindfully shadowed by the ...

    • Food security a growing concern in Apec 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2015, on page B5-3)
      Recognizing the growing concern of food security in the region, member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) are pushing for the greater role of the private sector to enhance competitiveness and promote ...

    • Food security and agriculture R&D 

      Dar, William (The Manila Times, October 26, 2018, on page B6)
      And the latest GFSI report giving a low score of 6 for GDP per capita clearly shows that majority of households may not have enough purchasing power for food, including those of smallholder farmer and fishers (ironically). ...

    • Food security and attainment of a robust economy 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 2, 2018, on page 10)
      In the Philippines and throughout the world, food security and the attainment of a robust economy will always remain a major challenge. Towards the attainment of this goal, agricultural productivity must be achieved in the ...

    • Food vendors on Bohol’s Virgin Island out for good 

      Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2022, on page A8)
      The mayor of Panglao town in Bohol has decided to no longer allow vendors on Virgin Island following reports of expensive food being sold to tourists at a popular sandbar. Mayor Edgardo “Boy” Arcay said the local government’s ...

    • Food wrappers top list of collected garbage 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, October 26, 2018, on page 15)
      Collected food wrappers numbering to 7,047 topped the list of collected garbage during the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC), which cleaned the 5-kilometer stretch of coastal areas of Brgy. Sto. Niño Sur in Arevalo ...

    • Foodsphere expands its canned fish production line 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, June 10, 2010, on page B-2)
      Filipino food company Foodsphere Inc. has expanded its canned seafood product line to serve the growing market demand for healthy food products. "Our product line expansion is a part of the company's vision to manufacture ...

    • [ Foot spa ] 

      (Panay News, April 17, 2015, on page 2)
      In Tibiao, Antique, a foot spa is attracting a lot of attention. It uses fish. During a treatment, customers place their feet in tanks of warm, fresh water containing dozens of fishes. They suck and gently nibble away at ...

    • Footwalk to nature opens in Katunggan It Ibajay 

      (DailyGuardian, September 17, 2021, on page 10)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) Regional Executive Director Livino B. Duran and Mayor Jose Enrique Miraflores of Ibajay, Aklan led the ribbon cutting activity for the “Footwalk to Nature” last ...