Browsing by Subject "quarantine regulations"

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    • 'In effect, but undeclared' 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 4, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      China has been imposing air, and even maritime, travel restrictions against other countries, especially the weaker ones that include the Philippines, in the South China Sea (SCS) for years, but has not officially declared ...

    • Isko asks to barricade Bay Sands 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 22, 2020, on page A2)
      Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday asked the Environment department to barricade the Manila Bay Sands area in the city after people crowded it at the weekend and ignored social distancing. Domagoso also discouraged ...

    • Jeepney drivers try fishing for 'survival' 

      Salgados, Lynde (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2020, on page 2)
      If you come to Macajalar bay one sunny, if not cloudy morning and see a group of people in desperate attempt to catch fishes from near the shoreline -- don't be surprised anymore. It's called "survival mode" after City ...

    • MPD exec axed over Manila Bay beach crowd 

      Servallos, Neil Jayson; Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2020, on page 1-2)
      The police station commander in charge of the Manila Bay area was sacked yesterday after crowds that gathered to see the newly opened beachfront featuring artificial white sand failed to observe social distancing amid the ...

    • Navotas fish port closed for disinfection 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2020, on page A7)
      Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC), which supplies 70 percent of the fish requirements of Metro Manila, will be closed for 24 hours, for disinfection. The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority said the fish port would ...

    • Online training courses being fast-tracked to empower aquaculture industry 

      De La Cruz, Joesyl Marie (Panay News, June 27, 2020, on page 15)
      To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, an aquaculture research center is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. The Southeast ...

    • Online training courses seen to empower aquaculture industry 

      De La Cruz, Joesyl Marie (DailyGuardian, June 24, 2020, on page 6-7)
      To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, an aquaculture research center is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. The Southeast ...

    • Open fishing season 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 8, 2020, on page 4)
      The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has urged fisherfolk to take advantage of the open fishing season in most parts of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Open fishing ...

    • Pasil Fish Market to open on Aug. 15 

      JJL (SunStar Philippines, August 9, 2020, on page 4)
      Three months after closing due to the threat of the coronavirus disease, the Pasil Fish Market is set to reopen on Aug. 15, 2020. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the temporary closure of the market last May 2 after ...

    • Price of 'bangus' dips due to quarantine restrictions 

      Sotelo, Yolanda; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 6, 2020, on page A10)
      The price of “bangus” (milkfish) in Pangasinan province has slightly gone down, and producers are blaming strict quarantine protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Soriano, vice president of Feedmix Specialists ...

    • Protesters defy warning, hold ‘Grand Mañanita’ rally at UP 

      Araja, Rio N.; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, June 13, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      In a related development, the militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, which joined the protesters, said: “We fight for our right to rally. Not even a threat from the police will ...

    • Roque apologizes for 'offending' netizens 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2020, on page 5)
      Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. yesterday expressed belief that he did not violate any quarantine protocols when he went to a resort and swam with the dolphins. Roque also admitted he asked if the beach resort was ...

    • Roque says sorry for visiting Subic theme park 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 3, 2020, on page A8)
      Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque apologized to those who were offended after photos of him taking a dip with the dolphins hit social media despite a Metro Manila-wide quarantine which prohibits non-essential travel. ...

    • Toward a 'bluer normal' 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, August 16, 2020, on page A7)
      Impacted by the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), fishermen can play a crucial role in coastal and marine biodiversity protection and conservation. But they will need all the assistance that they could get. As the ...