Browsing by Author "Miraflor, Madelaine"

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    • 'Artificial' fish shortage feared amid fishing ban in the Visayan Sea 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, November 20, 2021, on page B-3)
      Visayan fishermen fear that there will be an artificial fish shortage- which could trigger an increase in fish prices- amid the implementation of a state-imposed three-month fishing ban within their coastal areas. In a ...

    • DA secretary opposes creation of separate fishieries department 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2016, on page B-5)
      Agriculture chief Emmanuel Piñol said he is against the creation of a separate fisheries department as this would go against President Rodrigo Duterte's call for "effective government" and will require additional expenditure ...

    • Deal signed to upgrade skills of farmers, fishers 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2020, on page B-2)
      A deal among the government and private groups has been signed to upgrade the skills of farmers and fishermen on farm mechanization. The agreement was forged by Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers ...

    • For Laguna Lake water: Manilad to build ₱10-B new treatment plant 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2020, on page B-4)
      West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has turned further to Laguna Lake as it now finds it "too risky" to depend on the 52- year- old Angat Dam amid lack of new water sources. In a statement, ...

    • Gov’t urged to craft Benham Rise protection framework 

      Miraflor, Madelaine (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2017, on page B1)
      The Philippine government was urged yesterday to create a protection framework for Benham Rise, an undersea territory east of Luzon brimming with natural resources, to prevent foreign vessels from trespassing. Oceana, the ...