Browsing by Subject "policies"

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    • 2 endangered turtles rescued, freed in Panay 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 14, 2017, on page 10)
      Two endangered green sea turtles in Panay Island were recently rescued and released back to their natural habitat, both pawikans (as the locals call it) were found in northern Panay. A female green sea Turtle was accidentally ...

    • .4-M bangus fry seized at NAIA 

      Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, March 11, 2013, on page 17)
      Customs officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) confiscated around 450,000 live milkfish (bangus) fry that arrived from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia on three different airlines Saturday afternoon. ...

    • Año: Jinggoy Estrada violated 5 ECQ rules 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Reysio-Cruz, Matthew; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2020, on page A8)
      For Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada violated several protocols under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) when he conducted a relief drive on Sunday in the ...

    • Asian leaders gather for climate workshop in Bacolod 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 3, 2018, on page 6-14)
      The gathering, dubbed the “First Regional Training-Workshop on Measuring and Mitigating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Sector,” is a project of the Department of Environment and ...

    • At last, the only rational policy for our disputes in the Spratlys: Fortify our islands and reefs there! 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, June 1, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      The opposition’s allegation that President Duterte has been kowtowing to China on our territorial disputes is unadulterated hogwash, so grossly ignorant of what sovereignty in the South China Sea entails. After four ...

    • Best ocean policy 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2012, on page 8)
      The PH Tubbataha Reefs National Park Act of 2010 is one of six ocean and coastal policies in five countries which will compete for the International 2012 Future Policy Award for the most effective and exemplary ocean and ...

    • BoC foils attempt to smuggle fishing vessel at Manila port 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Manila Bulletin, February 27, 2010, on page 4)
      The Bureau of Customs (BoC) foiled an attempt to sneak into the country through the Port of Manila (PoM) a fishing vessel from Taiwan without import entry and payment of duties and taxes. PoM district collector and lawyer ...

    • Boracay closure is the wrong direction, says ex-DOT chief 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, April 18, 2018, on page 1-14)
      A former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) opined that the government took the wrong direction in closing down Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan for six months. Narzalina Lim, an Ilongga who served as tourism ...

    • Boracay lands – parameters of use (1st of 3 parts) 

      Tirol, Cesar T. (The Daily Guardian, April 24, 2018, on page 4-5)
      Many legal-sounding words are being tossed about, which could also affect other paradise islands in the Philippines. It is said that February of last year the NAMRIA (National Mapping and Resource Authority) counted 7,507 ...

    • Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, October 25, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ...

    • Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2016, on page B-2)
      Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...

    • China assures it will protect PH - Duterte 

      Geducos, Argyll B. (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2018, on page 1)
      Duterte, in a speech in Davao City, reiterated that due to this development, he decided to go to China and Russia for help. He then praised the two world superpowers for extending assistance without asking for anything in ...

    • 'Code of Practice' urged for seaweed industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, November 11, 2001, on page 24)
      "Code of Practice" for the local seaweed industry should be formulated to minimize industry mal-practices and sustain its vantage position in the international market. This was the consensus arrived at by participants in ...

    • DENR tapped as lead agency to protect marine ecosystems of Philippine Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2018, on page 4)
      President Duterte has ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to take administrative jurisdiction and control of Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve (PRMRR) to ensure the protection of the ...

    • DENR to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2023, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills as it recently held discussions with local shipowners to form a technical working group. “We need to ...

    • DOST urges gov’t collaboration to save Laguna Lake 

      (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2017, on page 4/S3)
      The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) recommended possible courses of action that government agencies can collaborate on to help improve the conditions of Laguna ...

    • Duterte's China 

      Nery, John (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 31, 2016, on page A9)
      It is possible that the seeming inconstancy in the Duterte approach to the territorial and maritime conflict in the South China Sea is strategic. What does it mean when one day he talks about shelving our claims aside in ...

    • Endangered sea turtle trapped, released 

      (Panay News, August 12, 2017, on page 2, 14)
      A large female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was accidentally trapped in a fishnet in the waters of Barangay Camanci Norte, Numancia, Aklan. After assessment showed it was in good condition, the marine turtle was ...

    • Expanded law on protected areas to be signed soon 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2018, on page 10)
      At present, seven sites in the Philippines are designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites). These are the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area, Naujan Lake National Park, Puerto ...

    • Gov't eyes bond float to fund agri projects: DA needs P140B for farm-to-market roads, farm and fisheries modernization plan 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2018, on page B1)
      The government is planning to issue bonds to raise funds for the completion of the Department of Agriculture’s farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and its farm and fisheries mechanization program, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ...