Browsing by Subject "legislation"

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    • ₱1.2-B giant clam shells seized in Palawan; 4 nabbed 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2021, on page A3)
      About 200 tons of fossilized giant clam shells valued at around P1.2 billion were seized by authorities from four men who were arrested in Palawan province in the biggest recovery so far of the bivalves which are much-coveted ...

    • 120 captured sea turtles found in swamp 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, February 1, 2014, on page 11)
      Philippine police said Friday, January 31, they rescued 120 protected sea turtles found hidden in a pen inside a mangrove swamp, apparently intended for sale to foreign traders. It is just the latest case of sea turtles ...

    • 14 Senate bills about aquaculture near finality 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 29, 2017, on page A3)
      With the Senate set to approve on third reading 14 bills creating multi-species marine hatcheries, Senator Cynthia Villar said aquaculture will now get a needed boost in the provinces. After hurdling the second reading ...

    • 170 states to sign landmark climate deal 

      (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2016, on page 15)
      World leaders will gather at the United Nations today to sign the Paris climate deal and get the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to start beating back global warming. French President Francois Hollande and Canada's ...

    • 30 fish vendors get fish cladding tables 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, March 27, 2018, on page 13)
      Thirty fish vendors from three public markets in Iloilo City received fish cladding tables from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6, Mar. 26, 2018. The BFAR-6 turned over the livelihood assistance to ...

    • 94 named protected areas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 7, 2018, on page A6)
      Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ...

    • Agriculture can save the Philippines from COVID-19 havoc 

      Docena-Asuelo, Belen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2020, on page A9)
      A resounding yes to “Hope in agriculture” (Editorial, 5/24/20). As a country with vast untapped agricultural lands and abundant bodies of water, we need to revive the agriculture sector. And this global pandemic made us ...

    • Amended fisheries law to curb illegal foreign vessels 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 1, 2015, on page 2)
      The amended fisheries code also seeks to protect the Philippines' marine territory from illegal fishing activities of foreign vessels. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said, "the law is for our own good as we ...

    • Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 6, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ...

    • Bay 'nourishment' project continues to draw flak from lawmakers, group 

      Dela Cruz, Jovee Marie N.; Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 11, 2020, on page A4)
      Lawmakers are urging the leadership of the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the suitability and sustainability of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program, even as an environmental ...

    • Benham Rise renamed Philippine Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2017, on page 1-5)
      EO 25 stated that the undersea region, previously known as Benham Rise, is located within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. The area is also subject to the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of ...

    • BFAR Administrative, Circular No. 248, Series of 2013, Subject: Size regulation for sea cucumber collection and trade 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2013, on page B-13)
      Whereas, the alarming rate of the sea cucumber exploitation for the meat trade, the recent discovery of their potential medical and pharmaceutical applications and the recognition of their ecological importance became ...

    • Boosting agri-fishery mechanization in Philippines 

      Alcala, Proceso J. (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2013, on page 11-B-9)
      Republic Act (RA) 10601, the “Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law,” was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 5, 2013, to encourage farmers and fisherfolk to use modern, cost-effective, and ...

    • Boracay establishments face closure for releasing untreated waste water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 8, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to finish in two months the assessment of commercial establishments that may have been releasing untreated wastewater, and sewage causing pollution ...

    • Boracay eyed as water quality mgt area 

      Panay News (Panay News, May 15, 2018, on page 13)
      Making this island resort a water quality management area (WQMA) will ensure the protection of its coasts, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Section 5 of Republic Act 9275, or the ...

    • Call to declare Panaon protected seascape aired 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2023, on page B19)
      An international environmental group called on Congress for the immediate passage of a bill that will declare the island at the southernmost tip of Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated ...

    • Cavite SP sets oil spill probe 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2013, on page 16)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or Provincial Board will conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the oil spill which adversely affected the waters off the towns of Rosario, Tanza, Naic, Ternate, as well as a remote ...

    • China recognizes PH rights over Benham Rise 

      Hachero, Ashzel; Lopez, JP; Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, March 16, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said China has sent word recognizing Philippine sovereignty over the 13-million hectare Benham Rise and it is not going to claim ownership of the undersea region ...

    • Climate Change is real 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2015, on page S1/9)
      In a surprise move, US Senate Republicans joined Democrats and went on record on Wednesday acknowledging that climate change is real. The symbolic amendment attached to a controversial bill authorizing construction of the ...

    • Coalition calls for crisis plan for agriculture, fisheries sector 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2022, on page B4)
      A coalition of agriculture groups are pushing for a crisis response plan in agriculture and fisheries in the first 100 days to six months of the Marcos administration. In a letter to President Marcos, the coalition offered ...