Browsing by Author "De Vera, Ellalyn B."
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11.5km coastline in Bohol declared national geological monument
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,May 29, 2015 , on page 17)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the 11.5km Loon-Maribojoc coastline as a national geological monument to provide for its management, protection and preservation. The coastline was ... -
7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2015 , on page 5)The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ... -
Alarm raised over 'lapu-lapu' decline
De Vera, Ellalyn B.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2015 , on page 8)Fish farmers in Taytay, Palawan, are working double-time in expanding their production of grouper, or lapu-lapu, in 2,000 fish offshore cages that host 161 species of the highly-prized reef fish. These cages are perhaps ... -
BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,June 3, 2015 , on page B-4)The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ... -
Boy, 8, gets int'l award for saving 400-kg dolphin
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2010 , on page 1-9)An eight-year-old boy from Mindoro was conferred an award by an international conservation group for saving a beached dolphin on the coast of San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro last September 13. Carl Andrei Leuterio, a ... -
Clean-up Result
Giron, Anthony; De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,August 15, 2013 , on page 13)The waters of this coastal town, also called Salinas, is now 95 percent oil spill free, and that the slick-struck fishing villages are getting back on their feet with the development, the municipal government said Wednesday. ... -
Coastal resources
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,August 15, 2013 , on page 13)The efforts to further enhance the protection and management of marine and coastal resources in the coral Triangle region, a marine area surrounded by six nations, including the Philippines, have reaped huge benefits among ... -
Coral reef ecosystem rehab launched
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,August 25, 2013 , on page 5)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recognized the need to enhance the protection and management of reefs from overfishing and pollution in the coral triangle region, a global hotspot of marine ... -
Coral reefs face new El Niño threat
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,March 12, 2010 , on page 14)An international conservation group warned yesterday that the current El Niño episode may have adverse effects on the recovering coral reefs in the country. Gregg Yan, information, education and communications officer of ... -
DA acts to ease El Niño effects
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2010 , on page 11)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is about to complete the implementation of mitigation measures to address the effects of El Niño event on this year’s dry cropping season and to keep up with the coming wet cropping season. ... -
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,September 27, 2015 , on page 4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ... -
DENR hit for Tubbataha silence
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,February 5, 2013 , on page 5)An environmental group yesterday criticized the "silence" of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the environmental impact of USS Guardian in Tubbahata Reef- a known United Nations Educational, ... -
DENR monitor exotic species collection
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,March 31, 2013 , on page 3)Holders of wildlife permits previously-issued for the collection or possession of Chinese soft shell turtle, classified as an invasive alien species (IAS), will be subject to stricter monitoring and reporting requirements ... -
DENR warns vs invasive species
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,February 18, 2013 , on page 13)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje warned the public yesterday against bringing into the country exotic species, citing reports of damage to wildlife habitat by invasive Chinese ... -
Eel growers, DA eye crack at export market
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,January 20, 2015 , on page 12)The Department of Agriculture (DA) and eel growers in the country have agreed to consolidate their efforts to compete in the lucrative export market, amid the dwindling supply of Anguilla japonica, the preferred eel variety ... -
Fishing resumes
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,March 3, 2013 , on page 19)The three-month sardine fishing ban in the waters off Zamboanga had been lifted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which noted an improvement in the volume of sardine production during the closed ... -
Gov't addresses bay's knife fish' infestation
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,June 25, 2013 , on page B-8)The population of invasive species called "knife fish" in the Laguna de Bay has reached 10,000 kilograms, prompting national and local agencies and private companies to intensify effort to contain the infestation. " For ... -
Isda sa Kabukiran
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,January 5, 2017 , on page 4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working on the facilitation of distribution of fish straight from the fish ports to the country’ remote towns. Through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine ... -
'Lawin' damage to agriculture, fisheries tops P10.2 B, says DA
De Vera, Ellalyn B.; Wakefield, Francis T.; Antonio, Raymund F.; Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin,October 24, 2016 , on page 4)Super-typhoon Lawin's (Haima's) damage to agriculture and fisheries has reached P 10.2 billion in northern Luzon, with rice, corn and vegetable suffering the highest losses, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ... -
LGUs move to integrate climate policies
De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin,December 15, 2016 , on page B-9)Local governments have integrated climate change policies in their protected landscape and eco-town projects in disaster-prone areas in Marikina City and Rizal. In a multisectoral project together with the Southeast Asian ...