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    • Gem-Ver fishers finally getting ₱6-M compensation 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2022, on page A6)
      Almost three years after what President Duterte played down as a “little maritime accident,” the 22 fishermen left for dead by a Chinese trawler that rammed their small fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will finally ...

    • Gender and the ocean 

      Salinas, Carlos (The Manila Times, June 19, 2019, on page B7)
      Last June 8 was World Oceans Day. The United Nations officially recognized the date as World Oceans Day in December 2008, although the Canadian government proposed setting such a day as early as 1992 during the Earth Summit ...

    • Gene therapy key discovered in seaweed. 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, June 6, 2017, on page A8)
      A researcher from Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has discovered that carrageenan, a common extract of red seaweed, may be used as a delivery agent in gene therapy. Annabelle V. Briones, a research scientist ...

    • Gene- edited salmon may soon hit menus 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A10)
      Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) in indoor tanks, they could ...

    • Generals should shut up on international disputes 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 16, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana in a phone call disputed the headline of my column last Monday that said he “lied on new illegal structures” at Union Banks, where Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef is. He ...

    • Genetic engineering for salmon and fish 

      Javier, Emil Q. (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2015, on page B-2)
      Since 1996 close to two billion hectares have been planted globally to GMO crops. However, to date no genetically engineered economic animal, whether poultry, livestock nor fish has been approved for release and ...

    • Genetic improvement to boost seaweed production 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, July 10, 2017, on page 10)
      The seaweed industry in the Philippines now faces certain challenges which include the decrease in biomass of harvested crops from farms mainly due to poor seed stocks quality, and outbreaks of various diseases. According ...

    • Gensan bats for fisheries department 

      Sumangil, Franz (The Manila Times, September 1, 2022, on page A9)
      The stakeholders of the tuna fishing industry in General Santos City are pushing for the creation of a department for fisheries and aquatic resources to achieve the full potential of the country's fisheries sector. Currently, ...

    • GenSan braces for losses in tuna export amid PH battle with COVID-19 

      Rebollido, Rommel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2020, on page A5)
      This vital economic hub in Mindanao is bracing for a beating as its major trade commodity, tuna, is cut off the export route with the cancellation of flights to Metro Manila as part of the community quarantine imposed by ...

    • GenSan eyes 'Tuna Capital of Asia' title 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The newly elected mayor of this city hopes to make this city become known as the "Tuna Capital of Asia," a step up from its current moniker of "Tuna Capital of the Philippines." Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, an opposition ...

    • GenSan farmers, fishers get P21-M govt assistance 

      Jannaral, Julmunir I. (The Manila Times, May 13, 2020, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture in Region 12 (DA 12) has teamed up with the local government unit of General Santos City (GenSan) in delivering P21 million in agriculture and fishery assistance to thousands of farmers and ...

    • GenSan fishermen seek fuel subsidies 

      Gorgonio, Gilbert Jr (Daily Tribune, September 10, 2023, on page B16)
      The last Tuna Congress here has urged the city government to hear the plea of local fisherfolks to grant them fuel subsidies amid rising petrol prices. City administrator, Atty. Franklin Gacal, said that Mayor Loemrelie ...

    • GenSan fishers reeling from oil price increases 

      Sumangil, Franz (The Manila Times, June 10, 2022, on page A7)
      A group of 300 fisherfolk in General Santos City has appealed to the government to help them through subsidies amid increases in oil prices. Ruel Libawan, a member of the Minanga Buayan Fishermen Association, on Monday ...

    • Gensan fishing industry to lose ₱400 M 

      Jubelag, Joseph (Tempo, September 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The local fishing industry here is going to lose some R400 million in revenues once the city’s fish port complex shuts its operation from September 2-5 after several workers of the fish port facility tested positive for ...

    • GenSan fishport to undergo rehabilitation 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, February 12, 2020, on page B4)
      The government is set to rehabilitate and modernize the General Santos Fish Port Complex in a bid to spur growth in the local tuna industry. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said there is strong need for the modernization ...

    • Gensan sizzles with Tuna Carnival 

      Heneral, Bernard S. (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2013, on page D1)
      Mention the word "tuna" and immediately, Gen. Santos City comes to mind because of the rich waters of Sarangani bay, one of the breeding grounds of the tastiest tuna in Mindanao which has a tickled the world's palate. ...

    • ‘GenSan still tuna capital’ – Mayor says 

      Jubelag, Joseph T. (Manila Bulletin, April 27, 2014, on page 20)
      Local officials here debunked reports that this city is no longer the tuna capital of the country. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera was reacting to reports released by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), which declared Occidental ...

    • Gensan tuna returns to international market 

      Sarmiento, Bong (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2020, on page A9)
      Tuna traders here are slowly getting back on their feet with orders from abroad, mainly from the United States, sluggishly coming back, industry players said on Tuesday. John Heitz, an American expatriate engaged in ...

    • Gensan ventures on shrimp farming 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 20, 2015, on page B2)
      The city government is pushing for the entry of more investments and ventures on shrimp farming and production in a bid to develop the industry as among the city’s major economic drivers. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said on ...

    • Gentle piranha found in Pasig 

      Ardosa, Carlos (Manila Standard, May 28, 2014, on page A6)
      Las Farolas, which turned a year old in April, is also the sanctuary of a friendly variety of piranha called the Red Pacu or Red Belly Pacu, an omnivorous South American freshwater fish. Pacu (scientific name Colossoma ...