Browsing by Subject "global positioning systems"

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    • Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings 

      Ramos, Fidel V. (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2017, on page 11)
      There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...

    • 'Bobo' traps: A smart way to fish 

      Rosas, Jay (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 9, 2015, on page A8)
      Sa lawud itagak, sa bukid pangitaon. (Drop it into the deep sea, but look for it in the mountains.) This is how 65-year-old fisherman Mamelito Quisada describes the traditional deep-sea fishing method practiced by his ...

    • China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2016, on page A1-A23)
      The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ...

    • Countries move to save sea cow population 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-8)
      As global sea cow (dugong) populations have been declining and the species classified as “vulnerable to extinction,” countries with surviving population of the animal need all the help they can get to help the elusive ...

    • DA completes Central Visayas survey 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2014, on page 17)
      The Region 7 office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has already completed the boundary delineation of protected areas (PA's) in Central Visayas last year. "We finished demarcating and ...

    • Device could uncover shark secrets 

      Seelye, Katherine Q. (Manila Bulletin, October 20, 2012, on page 10)
      Beachgoers on Cape Cod may have spotted several sharks this summer, bu when Chris Fischer and his crew - former subjects of the television show "Shark Wranglers" - went looking for the great whites here in early September, ...

    • Drones, troops protect Mexico sea turtle eggs 

      (The Philippine Star, September 17, 2015, on page B-8)
      A small drone buzzes above a pristine Pacific beach in Mexico as troops stand guard, seeking to deter poachers from snatching sea turtle eggs that end up on restaurant menus. The drone, with six rotors that sounds like a ...

    • 'Fish Holiday' Commercial fishers protest stiffer fines, requirements 

      Mateo, Wenceslao E. Jr. (The Daily Guardian, September 22, 2015, on page 2-7)
      Iloilo-based commercial fishing operator Jun Borres, along with Edgar Borres and Atty. Jackie Yao announced the fish holiday September 19 afternoon to Iloilo City Hall reporters at his home on De la Rama Street, City Proper. ...

    • 'Fish Holiday' vs New Law 

      Ereñeta, Merianne Grace (Panay News, September 22, 2015, on page 1-23)
      Local fish traders and fishermen are being urged to join three days of nationwide "fish holiday" beginning today. The "fish holiday" is a protest against Republic Act (RA) 10654 that, among others, imposes stiff penalties ...

    • Fish Holiday: supply stable but prices up 

      Tapalla, Angelica L. (The Daily Guardian, September 23, 2015, on page 1-7)
      Fish vendors said supply remained stable despite the fish holiday by commercial fishing firms from September 22 to 24. Vendors at La Paz market in Iloilo City said they prepared ahead of the fish holiday to keep up with ...

    • Fish importer faces raps for diverting funds 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 14, 2021, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has filed an administrative case against a Manila-based fish importer for misdeclaration and diversion of some P1.9 million worth of ...

    • Fishing in Phl more fun with GPS 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 12, 2015, on page 1-9)
      Fishing is now more fun in this city, thanks to the fish finder gadgets with global positioning system (GPS) turned over by Interior Secretay Manuel Roxas II to groups of fishermen here Friday. Roxas said the fishing device ...

    • Foreign vessel catches fire near Recto Bank 

      Punay, Edu; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2019, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday helped rescue 25 crewmembers of a vehicle carrier vessel that caught fire near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said they immediately sent ...

    • Military to probe boat chase in WPS 

      Maghanoy, Christian Crow; Ismael, Javier Joe; Tolentino, Reina C. (The Manila Times, April 10, 2021, on page A1-A8)
      The Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday said it would order the Armed Forces of the Philippines to investigate the incident Thursday in the West Philippine Sea where the boat chartered by an ABS-CBN news crew ...

    • Negros, Panay to join nationwide 'fish holiday': amended Fisheries code akin to putting a gun to our heads - PAFISBO 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2015, on page 21)
      Along with the umbrella Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations, Inc., Borres said PAFISBO will support the vigil of small-scale fish operators at Plaza Dilaw in Manila. The action will be held to indicate opposition ...

    • New Bantay Dagat patrol boats for Manapla, Cauayan 

      PN (Panay News, August 20, 2013, on page 7)
      Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. renewed his call for coastal communities to band together and police their territorial waters to, alongside the Provincial Bantay Dagat, fight illegal fishing. Marañon was in the coastal village ...

    • No longer a cesspool, Boracay now fit for swimming 

      Rendon, Jennifer; Mercurio, Richmond; Talavera, Catherine; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 16, 2018, on page 4)
      World-famous Boracay was declared safe for swimming as the island resort reopened yesterday for a 10-day test run, almost six months after it was shut down for a massive cleanup. “Boracay is no longer a cesspool but an ...

    • No significant amount of oil recovered 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 28, 2007, on page 9)
      No significant amount of oil has been found in the retrieval operations by Sonsub vessel Allied Shield from the sunken tanker Solar 1 off Guimaras Island. No oil was found in port tank No. 2 and starboard tank No. 2, the ...

    • Ship runs aground, damages coral reefs 

      Lesaba, Marrah Erika (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2010, on page A8)
      A cargo ship ran aground and damaged a large group of coral reefs in the waters off Barangay Poblacion 4, Calatagan, Batangas, on Sunday morning. Jessie delos Reyes, Bantay-Dagat head of Calatagan and Conserve and Protect ...

    • Watershed delineation 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) lauded the local government for earmarking P17 million for the ground delineation of the critical watershed areas here. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced in Thursday's ...