Browsing by Place "National Capital Region"

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    • 10 graduates from WV topnotchers in fisheries board exam 

      (Panay News, November 9, 2023, on page 3-15)
      Graduates from Western Visayas have occupied the most spots in the Top 10 in the recently released results of the October 2023 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examinations (FTLE). The Professional Regulation Commission ...

    • 6 fisherfolk missing in Camarines Norte 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 27, 2022, on page 3)
      Six fishermen were reported missing in Camarines Norte after Super Typhoon Karding (Noru) battered the province and other areas in Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday, ...

    • Agri problems systemic, says Marcos 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, October 26, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday underscored the need to address the systemic issues plaguing Philippine agriculture for years due to the longstanding neglect of the sector. In his speech at the 70th anniversary ...

    • Almost 2,600 kilos of trash collected in Muntinlupa under Maynilad’s clean-up drive for Laguna Lake 

      (BusinessWorld, July 29, 2022, on page S1/10)
      Hundreds of sacks of solid waste weighing a total of 2,584 kilograms were collected during a recent clean-up drive in Muntinlupa City’s two rivers as part of Maynilad Water Services, Inc.’s (Maynilad) program to protect ...

    • Angat dam dips below critical level 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2019, on page 1)
      The water level in Angat Dam, Metro Manila’s water source, has dipped to critical as El Niño continues to persist in the country. The latest update from state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical ...

    • Angat dam's water level drops 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, May 16, 2023, on page 3)
      Rains in the past week did little to increase the water level of Angat Dam, according to latest data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of May 12, the water ...

    • Angat water for Metro Manila further cut; reduction till June 30 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A4)
      The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has again reduced the water allocation of Metro Manila from Angat Dam as the regulator expected the level at the reservoir to hit the critical mark of 160 meters above sea level. ...

    • BFAR exec to review order vs selling of imported fish 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 13, 2022, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told the Senate yesterday that it will open up a review of Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 195 with a wider range of stakeholders. Officer-in-charge Demosthenes ...

    • BFAR, CSAP work to ensure sardines supply 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2022, on page B8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has forged a partnership with the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) to meet the supply of sardines for canneries during the closed fishing season. ...

    • Can the annual floods from Marikina River be controlled? 

      Nepomuceno, Ariel (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2022, on page 13)
      The recent torrential floods that devastated Pakistan is reminiscent of the 2009 onslaught of Ondoy that left thousands dead and billions of damaged properties. Then after, other threats from the overflow of rivers became ...

    • Commercial fishing group denounces smuggling 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2022, on page B-1)
      Inter-Island Deepsea Fishing Association (IDSFA), which comprises commercial fishing operators in the country, said that smuggling of fisheries products, primarily galunggong, has adversely affected their livelihood as the ...

    • Cordillera farmers get P700-M agri aid 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, September 24, 2019, on page A5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has provided P700.44 million- worth of project assistance to 42 farmers' associations and cooperatives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as part of its effort to increase ...

    • DENR puts up e-toilet in Bataan to curb pollution in Manila Bay 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, January 13, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Luzon (DENR-3) has put up an ecotoilet (e-toilet) facility in Orion town, Bataan province as part of the continuing effort to reduce the pollution in Manila ...

    • DENR to water firms: Pay P2-B fine, help clean up Bay 

      Enano, Jhesset; Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 8, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday urged the two water distributors in Metro Manila to comply with the Philippine Clean Water Act instead of fighting a Supreme Court order fining them ...

    • Du30 counts on China's word PH fishermen won't be harmed 

      Aurelio, Julie; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 3, 2019, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants China’s “continuing assurance” that Filipinos will not be harmed while fishing in the heavily disputed South China Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo ...

    • Fish growers seek reprieve amid high production 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 30, 2022, on page B10)
      The rising inflationary pressure from the global supply chain disruption, the war in Ukraine, and spiraling petroleum prices have stolen the limelight in recent months. The resulting costlier raw materials led to surging ...

    • Fish sustains life for Navotas family 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, September 11, 2022, on page A6)
      Money is easy to get by at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, a popular pier that is considered an entrepot for marine products to the National Capital Region. Among the most lucrative local port, it has nurtured generations ...

    • Fisheries sector hit by fry shortage 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, August 30, 2022, on page B2)
      Nationwide fish farm productivity remains subpar due to the lack of quality feed and fingerlings, industry stakeholders claimed. Speaking at a bi-monthly media briefing on August 22 organized by the food security advocacy ...

    • 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, ...

    • From swamp to city to TV: Crocodile adventure drama Lolong premieres on GMA 

      Soliman, Michelle Anne P. (BusinessWorld, July 1, 2022, on page S2/4)
      Social media users have been seeing an awful lot of crocodiles on their feeds lately. No, not politicians. Real ones. Sort of. First there were photos of picturesque waterside scenes with captions asking if the viewer could ...