• DA launches integrated urban fish-garden farming 

  Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2020, on page B3)

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bringing urban garde­ning closer to homes as it formally launched its urban aquaponics program early this week, which will provide interested municipalities with the proper equipment ...
• Upscale canned tuna dishes 

  Vanzi, Sol (Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2020, on page B-7)

  Here are easy, inexpensive, and nutritious dishes anyone can prepare using canned tuna and other ordinary ingredients.
• China: Virus not for SCS expansion 

  Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2020, on page 8)

  China’s foreign minister has dismissed claims that the country is exploiting the coronavirus outbreak to expand its footprint in the South China Sea, labeling such accusations as “sheer nonsense.” State Councilor and Foreign ...
• Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow 

  Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2020, on page 9)

  An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died at the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator named Saturn was about 84 years old when he died on Friday. Saturn was born in the United States ...
• DA releases P600 M loan assistance to farmers 

  Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2020, on page B3)

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) has continued to provide loan assistance to farmers and fishers affected by the pandemic, releasing nearly P600 million to date. The DA-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) said it ...
• Resolution No. 2020-306: Resolution Embodying Provincial Ordinance No. 2020-233, An Ordinance Establishing the Iloilo Provincial Agri-Fishery Resource System (PAIS-FARMS), A Computer and Internet Tool to Help the Farmers, Fisherfolks and Agribusinessmen of the Province of Iloilo and Province Funds Thereof 

  Palabrica, Matt P. (Daily Guardian, May 27, 2020, on page 8)

  WHEREAS, the 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Iloilo passed Resolution No. 2016-413, dated October 4, 2016, entitled: Resolution Adopting the Municipal Agriculture Information System (MAIS) Project of Mina, Iloilo as the ...
• P21.9 million milkfish dead in Pangasinan fish kill 

  Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, May 23, 2020, on page 9)

  Two towns in this province were hit by a fish kill this week, affecting P21.9 million worth of fingerlings and harvestable milkfish. Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste said 61 fish cages along the Kakiputan Channel in Barangays ...
• Duterte extends term of Boracay rehabilitation task force 

  Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2020, on page A10)

  The term of the interagency task force undertaking the rehabilitation of Boracay Island has been extended by another year. President Duterte issued Executive Order No. 115 on May 11 extending the term of the Boracay ...
• Expert warns crab farmers against ‘fake’ king crablets 

  De La Cruz, Joesyl Marie (Panay News, May 23, 2020, on page 9-11)

  Losses experienced by some crab farmers in the Philippines were traced to the very low survival of crablets that were misidentified as the popular king crab. Farmers prefer to culture king crab because it grows bigger and ...
• ‘We could be facing our last, best chance to save our species’ 

  Suntay, Robert; Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2020, on page 1)

  The ocean is my deepest love! It is my soul mate. It is what makes my most joyful experiences possible: filming and going on dive trips with Studio H2O (watch our underwater series, “Wreck Hunters,” on iWant TV), doing ...
• Fishermen appeal for systematic gov’t solution 

  Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2020, on page B-2)

  The country’s fishing sector – beset by a series of oil price hikes and declining output over the past years – had sought for an “extensive and systematic” government solution. The appeal came from a group of small ...
• Shrimp to contribute $600 M to PH’s farm exports 

  Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2020, on page B-3)

  Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer said shrimp is poised to contribute as much as $600 million to the country’s total farm exports if its production will be backed by proper technology. In a ...
• Philippines says most advanced ship to shield seas from threats 

  Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, May 25, 2020, on page S1/11)

  The Philippines took delivery of its first ever guided missile frigate at the weekend to protect its seas against threats, the presidential palace said, as China’s neighbors race to empower their Coast Guard fleets amid ...
• Body of missing Negrense fisher found in Iloilo 

  Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, May 26, 2020, on page 2)

  The body a missing fisherman who went missing after a cargo ship hit his boat has been found. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental chief, Lieutenant Commander Jansen Banjamin confirmed that the remains of 42-year-old ...
• Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow 

  Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, May 26, 2020, on page 15)

  An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old when he died on Friday. According to the zoo, Saturn was born ...
• Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow 

  Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, May 26, 2020, on page B6)

  An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old when he died. According to the zoo, Saturn was born in the ...
• Baguio’s water quality ‘improves’ under ECQ 

  Keith, Gaby B. (The Manila Times, May 27, 2020, on page A7)

  It is not just the air but also the Summer Capital’s water quality that benefited from the eight-week restrained human activity during enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). The city is currently under general community ...
• Missing fisherman in Negros found dead in Iloilo 

  Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 26, 2020, on page 3)

  The body of a fisherman who was reported missing in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on May 23, 2020 was retrieved from the coastline of Ajuy, Iloilo yesterday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental reported ...
• Malampaya Foundation spawns native, biggest giant clams 

  (Manila Standard, July 1, 2019, on page A3)

  The first ever in-situ spawning of the Palawan native species of the biggest giant clam, Tridacna gigas, was commenced by Malampaya Foundation and partners to help increase its declining population at Western Philippines ...
• PH Navy vessel docks at Pagasa Island port 

  Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2020, on page A1-A3)

  The Philippine Navy’s BRP Ivatan (LC298) made history last week for being the first Navy vessel to dock at the newly constructed port at Pagasa Island on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued on late Tuesday, Naval ...

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