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    • NRCP urges review of Laguna Lake management: troubled lake continues to decline despite current efforts, studies show 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, June 8, 2017, on page B5)
      The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) has called for a reassessment of policy and further research to improve the condition of Laguna Lake, saying that its studies ...

    • NSC meets today amid sea dispute 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, July 27, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will convene the 35-member National Security Council today to discuss the pressing issues facing the country before a delegation led by former President Fidel Ramos faces Beijing for talks over ...

    • NSC okays Christmas convoy in WPS 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, November 29, 2023, on page A9)
      The National Security Council (NSC) gave the go-signal to the planned civilian-led Christmas Convoy to the West Philippine Sea with the agreement that participating vessels would not proceed to the BRP Sierra Madre in ...

    • NSC shuns civilian Christmas trip to Ayungin Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2023, on page 2)
      The National Security Council (NSC) said Tuesday, Nov. 21, that it will not support any civilian mission in Ayungin (Second) Shoal in time for the Christmas season. This, after the Atin Ito coalition, a group of advocates ...

    • NSO conducts agro-fisheries census 

      (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2013, on page B-8)
      The National Statistics Office (NSO) is conducting the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), the sixth in a series of decennial agriculture census and the fifth in the decennial census of fisheries in the country. ...

    • NSO double-checks agri-fishery census data 

      PN (Panay News, June 6, 2013, on page 5)
      The National Statistic Office (NSO) Aklan has finished gathering data for its 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fishery. It is currently conducting data processing for the accomplished questionnaires. The process, which started ...

    • Nueva Ecija fishing sector gets boost 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, March 30, 2022, on page B15)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) are set to construct the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) Biotechnology Center at the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • Nukleyar sa WPS, ikinabahala 

      Abasola, Leonel (Balita, December 17, 2020, on page 2)
      Nababahala si Senator Risa Hontiveros sa nadiskubre ng Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) na mataas na uri ng radioactive materials sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). Dapat aniya itong pagtuunan ng pansin dahil ang ...

    • Nurseries for baby crabs to increase production 

      Zerrudo, Isabella Marie (The Daily Guardian, December 11, 2017, on page B1-B2)
      Bue crabs or kasag production in Western Visayas declined by 45 percent from 1992 to 2015, prompting efforts to enhance the sought-after crustacean’s survival. During the Media Brunch on Blue Economy for Sustainable Seas, ...

    • Nurturing a sustainable partnership 

      (Malaya, October 1, 2018, on page B7)
      The Philippines ranks third in plastic pollution in terms of dumping plastic into our oceans. Because of this, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, has been closely involved in coastal cleanups and other ...

    • Nurturing environment to save vulnerable animals 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2019, on page B-7)
      Approximately 138 newly hatched Olive Ridley turtles were recently released to the coastal waters of Pico Beach in Hamilo Coast. These are always much-celebrated events as the Olive Ridley turtle is the most abundant yet ...

    • A nutritious noodle made from bangus scrap and seaweed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 21, 2010, on page B-4)
      Enriched noodles can be produced from scraps of milkfish and Gracilaria seaweed. This product has been developed by Aurora Afalla, a researcher of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), a multi-campus ...

    • NVizcaya mine continues protection of rivers 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, January 10, 2019, on page 5)
      Artisanal mining, including some small-scale mining prevalent upstream in the upland town of Kasibu which continues to this day, has resulted in the elevated total suspended solids (TSS) levels in the Didipio River and ...

    • NZ minister discusses south china sea with 'charming' Duterte 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, November 24, 2018, on page 6)
      New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said he discussed the disputed South China Sea with a "charming" President Rodrigo Duterte during an informal meeting. McCully said the pair had a wide ranging discussion late ...

    • Obama asks India to do more for climate change 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 28, 2015, on page B5)
      President Barack Obama said the United States could be India's "best partner" Tuesday but urged his hists to do more in the battle against climate change as he wrapped up a three-day visit to New Delhi. Speaking to an ...

    • Obama heads to oil spill disaster zone 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 14, 2010, on page B3)
      US and British leaders sought to ease tensions amid sharpened rhetoric over the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama readied to take matters into his own hands. As political pressure mounts ...

    • Obama plans to quadruple Hawaii marine protected area 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2016, on page B8)
      The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area. Obama's proclamation will quadruple in size a monument originally ...

    • Obama presses China on sea row 

      (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2016, on page 10)
      U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States’ commitments ...

    • Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins 

      Reuters; Bloomberg; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, November 18, 2015, on page S1/12)
      US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ...

    • Obama talks tough on oil spill 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, June 9, 2010, on page A-28)
      President Barack Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic exercise. It’s “so I know whose ass to kick.” One target for the presidential foot- Tony Hayward, the embattled chief ...