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    • Blasted Fish 

      (BusinessWorld, July 2, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials apprehended on June 29 five fishermen on board two bancas who were using a homemade explosive locally known as Bigas-bigas at vicinity waters off Lamit Bay and Simaron ...

    • Bleaching 'killing' Great Barrier Reef 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Panay News, May 31, 2016, on page 11)
      At least 35 percent of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching, Australian scientists say. The experts from James Cook University ( JCU) say it is the ...

    • Bleaching hits 93% of Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 21, 2016, on page B8)
      Sydney- Australias Great Barrier Reef is suffering its worst coral bleaching in recorded history with 93 percent of the World Heritage site affected, scientists said Wednesday, as they revealed the phenomenon is also hitting ...

    • Blessings from a tree 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, June 25, 2020, on page 3)
      From the water we drink to the food that sustains us and the wood we use to build our homes - these are but a few of the many blessings God has given to man from a tree. The DENR 6 through the Provincial ENR Office in ...

    • Blockchain to quantify garbage in dirty rivers 

      Factao, Genivi (The Manila Times, August 14, 2018, on page B5)
      An environmentalist group vowed to clean up Pasig River using blockchain technology, a move that is seen to resolve garbage problems in other parts of the world. Environmentalist and entrepreneur Mariano Jose Diaz Villafuerte ...

    • Bloggers on West PH Sea info drive 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, May 1, 2015, on page 20)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is coordinating with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Cebu is tapping bloggers in its information campaign among netizens on the West Philippine Sea issue. DFA's Maritime and ...

    • Bloggers tapped for into campaign on West PH Sea 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, May 4, 2015, on page 6)
      The information campaign on the West Philippine Sea is now tapping bloggers to penetrate netizens. for the first time, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched a modern means to make the public, local and international, ...

    • Bloodless 'military' victory possible in South China Sea 

      Bautista, Faith; Lim, Jeff Nino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A12)
      Since Spain first conquered the Philippines 495 years ago, this country’s destiny has too often been determined by great foreign powers. However, then President Benigno Aquino III’s suit at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...

    • Blowback: China's artificial islands 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, December 24, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      The highly respected retired UP professor Clarita Carlos in her Facebook account expressed outrage over the transformation from 2013 to 2015 of the seven reefs in the Spratlys that China has occupied since 1988, into ...

    • 'Blue crabs capital' step up production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, November 30, 2017, on page 7)
      The town of E. B. Magalona, known as the “blue crabs capital” of Negros Occidental, is stepping up its seafood production. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon said in a press conference Tuesday demand for seafood products had ...

    • Blue mussels a 'bane' to Dagupan fish farmers 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2017, on page B-9)
      The blue mussels introduced in Dagupan rivers a few years ago are now considered a bane to local fish farmers raising signanid (malaga) and grouper (lapulapu). This was bared by Marvin Asis of the City Agriculture Office ...

    • Blue mussels reach Pangasinan coast 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2015, on page B-4)
      The blue mussels along the Brazilian and Colombian coasts of South America traversing the Panama Canal have reached coastal waters here by way of the tropical Eastern Pacific. Dr. Michael Rice, a professor of the Department ...

    • Blue mussels reach Pangasinan coast 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2015, on page B-4)
      The blue mussels along the Brazilian and Colombian coasts of South America traversing the Panama Canal have reached coastal waters here by way of the tropical Eastern Pacific. Dr. Michael Rice, a professor of the Department ...

    • Blue swimming crab hatchery in Concepcion 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, June 12, 2018, on page 13)
      The establishment of a hatchery for blue swimming crabs at the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) campus in Concepcion, Iloilo is seen to increase the marine species’ production. Provincial Agriculturist ...

    • Blue swimming crab industry in Iloilo seen to get boost in new hatchery 

      Castor, Rjay Z. (DailyGuardian, September 2, 2023, on page 1-11)
      The inauguration of the hatchery for blue swimming crabs (locally known as kasag) in the Northern Iloilo State University – Concepcion Campus on Thursday is seen to bolster the wild population of the species and increase ...

    • Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2022, on page 5)
      Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought. ...

    • Bluebottle jellyfish alert up in Boracay, tourists warned 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, February 15, 2019, on page 12)
      Beachgoers and swimmers here in the popular beach destination are reminded of the potential dangers of bluebottle jellyfish. In an advisory, the Malay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said ...

    • Bluefin tuna sells for $37,000 in Tokyo new year auction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2015, on page B6)
      A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the threatened fish. The 180.4-kilogram ...

    • Bluefin tuna tops agenda in Doha CITES conference 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2010, on page B-7)
      A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar. The 175-nation ...

    • Bluefin tuna trade ban fails to pass: 68 governments vote against ban, 20 in favor 

      Doherty, Regan (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2010, on page B-6)
      Efforts to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna suffered a blow on Thursday when dozens of countries voted against a trade ban, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. At the 175-nation meeting of the Convention on ...