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    • ₱1-B mangrove rehab project to benefit E. Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2014, on page 17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a massive mangrove rehabilitation project estimated at a cost P1 billion that will benefit Eastern Visayas and other super-typhoon Yolanda hit areas ...
    • 12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 5, 2022, on page B2)
      Twelve bodies have been found following a shipwreck in the South China Sea over the weekend that left more than two dozen crew members missing, Chinese authorities said Monday. The announcement came days after an engineering ...
    • 12 tugboat crew members, vessel missing after 'Odette' 

      BBT; CTL (SunStar Philippines, December 23, 2021, on page 3)
      Twelve crew members of mv Strong Trinity, as well as the vessel itself, are missing after Typhoon Odette (Rai) slammed into Cebu on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, packing winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts ...
    • 2 survivors of capsized ship back home, to get gov't aid 

      Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, September 21, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Two Filipino survivors of a cargo ship that sank off Japan arrived in the Philippines on Saturday and will be getting cash aid from government as well help in finding new employment, according to the Labor department. “We ...
    • 200 Antique fisherfolk to get materials to repair boats 

      (Panay News, November 12, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 will provide repair materials worth P10,000 each to 200 fisherfolk whose boats were badly damaged during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in ...
    • 350-ha mangrove reforestation up in Capiz 

      Guillermo, Jemin (Panay News, May 16, 2014, on page 4)
      Three hundred fifty hectares of mangrove areas in Capiz are set for reforestation. These mangrove areas are in the municipalities of Ivisan, Panay, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas and Sapian, said Valentin Talabero ...
    • 38 Filipino sailors missing off Japan 

      Torib, Yashika F. (The Manila Times, September 4, 2020, on page A8)
      Thirty-eight Filipinos were among 43 seafarers who went missing when a cargo vessel sank off Japan during a typhoon on Tuesday night. One Filipino was rescued by Japan’s Coast Guard. Two Australians and two New Zealanders ...
    • 38 Pinoys lost at sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A14)
      Thirty-eight Filipino seafarers remained missing in chilly waters off southwestern Japan a day after their cargo ship capsized on Wednesday as Typhoon “Maysak” smashed into the Korean peninsula. The Panamanian-flagged Gulf ...
    • 39 Filipinos in sunken cattle ship off Japan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 4, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Japanese coast guard rescuers searched Thursday for the remaining 42 crew, including 39 Filipinos, of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. The 11,947-ton Gulf ...
    • 4 'missing' fishermen return home safely 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, June 4, 2021, on page 10)
      The four fishermen reported missing at the height of Typhoon “Dante” on June 2 survived the bad weather and were able to return home safely. According to boat captain Vicente Salvadico, 42, of Sitio Kawit, Barangay Binaobawan, ...
    • 4 rescued from capsized boat 

      Celino, Felipe V. (DailyGuardian, September 10, 2021, on page 3)
      Four members of a family that was reported missing onboard a motor banca that traveled from Sapatos Gamay to Bangkal, Carles in Iloilo were rescued. The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) rescued Romeo Bataican, Rhoda Moncillo, ...
    • 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, ...
    • 'Agaton' destroys P16.8-M crops, fishing facilities in Negros 

      Garcia, Mark L. (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2018, on page 8)
      Typhoon Agaton, which hit Negros province in the first week of 2018, destroyed P16.8 million worth of crops and fishing equipment, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Negros Occidental reported. Based on the ...
    • 'Agaton' shrinks fish delivery in regional ports 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 14, 2022, on page A11)
      Tropical Storm “Agaton” that ravaged southern Philippines last month significantly reduced the delivery of fish products in regional fish ports. According to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority’s (PFDA) Modified ...
    • Agri damage due to typhoons hit P1.6 B 

      Simeon, Loiuse Maureen; Laude, Jaime; Lazaro, Ramon Efren; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, July 28, 2018, on page 12)
      Damage to fisheries, which affected 1,050 fisherfolk, a majority of them in the Cordilleras, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Calabarzon, was pegged at P147 million. The DA committed P180 million worth of assistance to ...
    • Agri damage from Lando reaches P8.45 billion 

      (BusinessWorld, October 27, 2015, on page S1/4)
      Damage to agricultural crops and fisheries in the five regions affected by typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) has reached P8.45 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. Data released by the DA ...
    • Agri damage piling up as storm exits PAR 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2022, on page A2)
      Damage to the agriculture sector caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), which is due to leave the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Monday afternoon, started to pile up after heavy rains ...
    • Agriculture damage caused by Typhoon Quinta hits P2.2 billion 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 2, 2020, on page S1/8)
      Agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Quinta (international name: Molave) has hit P2.20 billion, up from the previous estimate of P1.81 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a bulletin, the DA said ...
    • Agriculture damaged in Western Visayas estimated at P265M 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2020, on page S2/7)
      Damage to the agriculture sector of Western Visayas due to typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has exceeded P265 million as of Jan. 3 with more than half accounted for by rice crops and facilities, according to ...
    • Agriculture output boosted by Q4 gain 

      Roc, Bettina Faye V. (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2014, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      A surprising fourth-quarter gain provided a slight boost to farm output, the government yesterday reported, but the full-year result still fell well below the government’s target. Despite super typhoon Yolanda’s impact, ...