Browsing by Subject "Habitat"

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    • DENR cites importance of Tubbataha Reef 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2010, on page B-3)
      Environment Secretary Horacio Ramos has claimed that the recent signing of Republic Act No. 10067, which places the 97,030-hectare Tubbataha Reef in Palawan under a permanent protection status, would improve the lives of ...

    • DENR takes steps to preserve Manila Bay 

      De Vera Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development (DENR-ERDB) will conduct the 15-month vulnerability study of the Manila Bay along with the Ramsar Convention-recognized wetland – the ...

    • DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 15, 2018, on page B-3)
      If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...

    • DENR's Manila Bay 'white sand' project violates at least five law - NGOs 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D.; Tupas, Emmanuel (BusinessWorld, September 9, 2020, on page S1/10)
      Several non government organizations (NGOs) claimed that the dumping of crushed dolomite or ‘white sand’ along the coast of Manila Bay by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) violated at least five ...

    • DENR, PCG release pawikan to habitat 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 14, 2014, on page B6-B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 and the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo released a green sea turtle back to its natural habitat recently. DENR-6 regional executive director Jim Sampulna and ...

    • DENR: no forced evacuation of Boracay wetlands residents 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2018, on page 13)
      “We have to find a place for them... we will recover the wetlands because this is like the kidneys of the island. But before we ask them to leave the wetlands... we have to find a relocation site for them. This is one of ...

    • DENR: Protect ocean for the future 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, May 14, 2020, on page 9-11)
      “You're not a wave you’re part of the ocean,” says Mitch Albom. Who doesn’t love the ocean? Each of us enjoys the breeze from the blue crystal waters and the cool, soft sands on our feet. Either white or blackish sand, ...

    • Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 1-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, ...

    • Endangered turtle finds new home 

      PN (Panay News, April 4, 2005, on page 12-22)
      Manang Leonor Daquila-Gelito was misty-eyed when "Uriel" was taken out of his one and a half square meter pond in Brgy. Manoc-Manoc, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Uriel, a nine year old endangered hawksbill turtle, was to ...

    • Establish 'no-take zone' in Spratlys, gov't urged 

      (Malaya, April 17, 2017, on page B5)
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      On the heels of its victory in the arbitration case against China, the Philippines must lead the other claimant states in exploring ways to reinforce the ruling by “improving both the national and regional fisheries ...

    • Establish 'no-take zone' in Spratlys, gov't urged 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 22, 2017, on page A8)
      On the heels of its victory in the arbitration case against China, the Philippines must lead the other claimant states in exploring ways to reinforce the ruling by “improving both the national and regional fisheries ...

    • Expanded law on protected areas to be signed soon 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2018, on page 10)
      At present, seven sites in the Philippines are designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites). These are the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area, Naujan Lake National Park, Puerto ...

    • Expert pushes for scientific approach in preserving Esplanade mangroves 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, April 4, 2018, on page 1-14)
      A Mangrove expert is pushing for a scientific approach in preserving the mangroves along certain sections of the Iloilo River Esplanade project. Prof. Rex Sadaba of the University of the Philippines-Visayas said the species ...

    • Fish condos' dropped into Carles' waters 

      Garcia, E. C. (Panay News, October 22, 2012, on page 2-16)
      Fisherfolks in the coastal barangay of Barosbos, Carles town welcomed the deployment of around 13 fish condominiums on the sea bottom. The deployment of the "fish condos" was spearheaded by Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. and ...

    • Fish output to grow 2% in Q1 2019 – BFAR 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 29, 2019, on page B2)
      The country’s fish production will likely expand by more than 2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. In an interview with The Manila Times, BFAR Director Eduardo ...

    • For Cynthia’s love of the wetlands 

      Aben, Elena (Manila Bulletin, March 19, 2017, on page 2)
      Senator Cynthia Villar has emphasized the importance of Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA), a unique space in Metro Manila, as a bird sanctuary and mangrove haven. LLPCHEA gained international ...

    • ‘George’ back in the wild on Sea Turtle Day 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2017, on page 7)
      The Ocean Adventure Marine Theme Park here appropriately marked Sea Turtle Day last Tuesday by releasing “George”, a rescued Olive Ridley or Pacific sea turtle, to his natural marine habitat, after simple rites at Camayan ...

    • Gov't should enforce law on reclamation - Oceana 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2019, on page B6)
      A conservation group last Tuesday urged the government to uphold and enforce the law in several reclamation projects submitted to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for process. “We are alarmed by the apparent ...

    • Govt toughens protection of Tañon Strait 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, January 26, 2017, on page B5)
      The Tañon Strait Protected Area Office is set to operationalize the enforcement plan for the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, increasing seaborne patrol operations and speeding up the filing of cases against violators. ...

    • Gov’t, LGUs take tougher stance against Tañon Strait illegal fishers 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 26, 2017, on page B-8)
      Concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will conduct more sea patrols and file cases against illegal and commercial fishers in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area between Cebu ...