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    • ADB supports Palawan tourism devt project 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (The Manila Times, October 24, 2019, on page B4)
      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the Department of Tourism (DoT) in preparing a tourism development project that will ensure a sustainable environment for El Nido and Coron in Palawan. “Palawan is known as ...
    • Agriculture eyes seaweed roadmap 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, April 6, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture said it is seeking to release a roadmap for seaweed production covering the year 2017-2022 to help farmers establish a sustainable and competitive industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ...
    • Benham eyed as ‘food zone’ 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, May 9, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Benham Rise could be the key to securing the country’s food security and the Philippines should build a research facility on its shallowest portion to assert its ownership of the resource-rich 13-million-hectare undersea ...
    • BFAR raises red tide alert in Biliran, Iloilo 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, November 12, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Naval in Biliran Island Province and Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo. Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries and ...
    • Govt echoes China line 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E.; Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Ayeng, Raffy; Villanueva, Ralph U. (The Manila Times, June 18, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ...
    • Helmet shells seized in Sulu 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, January 30, 2014, on page B6)
      Police and Bureau of Fisheries have intercepted 106 boxes of helmet shells, an endangered marine specie, at Chinese Pier in Jolo, Sulu police director Sr. Supt. Abraham Orbita said. He said the shells, which are sold in ...
    • Plan B if fish cages destroyed 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, August 6, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Friday his department must come up with a back-up plan to ensure enough supply of fish in Metro Manila once the dismantling of the fish pens in Laguna de Bay starts. The fish pens ...
    • Red tide up in W. Samar 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, January 4, 2017, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram, Western Samar. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin said that the coastal waters of ...
    • Zambo Sibugay falls up for rehab 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (The Manila Times, May 14, 2019, on page A7)
      The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 9 said the Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC-9) of the Regional Development Council (RDC-9) had recommended the rehabilitation of Busay Falls in Doña ...