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Reviving ayungin culture in Laguna
(The Philippine Star,July 16, 2017 , on page B5)Considered as one of the most expensive freshwater fishes in the country, ayungin or silver perch is a small fish that is classified as among the near-threatened species in the Philippines. It is indigenous to Laguna de ... -
Reviving Davao River Filtering system deployment, eco-restoration urged
(SunStar Philippines,November 25, 2023 , on page 4)An official from the Davao River Basin Management Alliance said there is an urgency to implement Vertical Helophyte Filtering Systems (VHFS) to rescue the ailing Davao River. Dr. Della Grace Bacaltos, representing the Help ... -
Reviving our rivers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 2, 2018 , on page 11)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu’s recent directive for a national river cleanup hardly merited mention in the roiling national conversation, but, done properly, the program could have far-reaching impact across generations ... -
Reviving seahorse industry brightening
(Manila Bulletin,September 10, 2002 , on page B-14)A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ... -
Reviving the kapis shell industry
(Manila Bulletin,August 18, 2000 , on page 10)In the early part of the 20th century, the kapis shell provided the material for thriving export industry that produced lampshades, window panes, door chimes, chests, jewelry items, and other curio items. Most of these ... -
Reviving the Philippines' seas, shorelines, the 'Shore It Up!' way
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 18, 2018 , on page B4)All over the country are quaint coastal towns, unknown to many people in Metro Manila, despite their rich biodiversity and exceptional beauty. Now on it's tenth-year, the Metro Pacific Investments Foundation(MPIF), the ... -
Reviving Visayas agriculture and fishery ( a Marshall Plan?)
(BusinessWorld,January 7, 2014 , on page S1/4-S1/5)First, small-scale fishing needs to be brought back to its feet quickly. According to a University of Asia and the Pacific study, there were about 3,350 motorized boats and 975 non-motorized boats in 2008 in Guiuan, Eastern ... -
Revolution in ocean science solutions
(Daily Tribune,July 3, 2022 , on page B16)The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the United Nations (UN ) Ocean Decade and it will be in the spotlight during several major international summits ... -
Reward offered to get killers of whale shark
(Manila Standard,February 20, 2010 , on page A2)A conservation group and the Philippine government are offering a reward for information on the people responsible for the killing of an 18-foot whale shark. The World Wildlife Fund says the whale shark-the world's biggest ... -
Rice and fish
(The Philippine Star,November 16, 2022 , on page B3)There was this story of a school girl whose baon every school day was a cup of rice sprinkled with patis or fish sauce. That was all her parents could afford, the story on social media said. The basic Filipino diet is rice ... -
Rice eel exports reach P517m
(Manila Standard,August 9, 2013 , on page B3)Rice eel exports reached P517 million in the first half, as farmers in Cagayan Valley devised a way to turn the "pest" into an export-quality fish commodity, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Thursday. ... -
Rice farmer tries fish raising to fight hunger
(Panay News,August 11, 2000 , on page 2-4)A rice farmer in Brgy. Napnapan, Tigbaun, Iloilo hoping to improve his income - tries integrating aquaculture with rice farming. Bonifacio Terrania said after farming rice for more than 50 years, his life never improved. ... -
Rice to riches: Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes
(Manila Standard,August 10, 2017 , on page B4)The Mekong Delta, long renowned as the “rice bowl of Vietnam,” is now also home to a multi-billion-dollar shrimp industry and burgeoning numbers of farmers are building fortunes from the small crustaceans. The shrimp bonanza ... -
Rice to riches: Vietnam’s farmer gamble of shrimp
(The Manila Times,August 10, 2017 , on page B4)The Mekong Delta, long renowned as the “rice bowl of Vietnam”, is now also home to a multi-billion-dollar shrimp industry and burgeoning numbers of farmers are building fortunes from the small crustaceans. The shrimp bonanza ... -
Rice-fish culture center in Cabatuan
(Panay News,February 28, 2000 , on page 1-8)A fish hatchery will be set up by the provincial government in Cabatuan town, 20 kilometers north of Iloilo City to promote the "appropriate technology" in "rice fish culture." The Lowland Technology Development and Multiple ... -
Rice-fish farming system boosts profit in Region 2
(The Manila Times,November 4, 2019 , on page A7)A rice-fish farming technology demonstration project here by the Cagayan Valley (Region 2) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has shown that it could significantly boost farm productivity and income of farmers. ... -
Rice-fish farming to be revived
(Philippines Journal,August 8, 1990 , on page 1)Filipino farmers continue to shy away from the rich-fish farming mode of production despite the availability of technology for the system since the mid-1970s. Less than lukewarm response of the farmers on the rice-fish ... -
Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
(DailyGuardian,December 16, 2022 , on page 5)Creating a new global fund for biodiversity - a core demand of developing countries at UN talks in Montreal --"would take years" and be less effective than reforming existing financial mechanism, Canada's environment ... -
The right way? What Kaliwa Dam project means to those in the 'green' side
(Manila Bulletin,November 21, 2019 , on page B-7)Amid ongoing contentions about the controversial Kaliwa Dam, environmental group Haribon Foundation reiterates that the solution to the water crisis is right in our midst – the restoration of Philippine forests. Haribon ... -
Rise, Philippines
(Panay News,March 19, 2017 , on page 7)Benham is the name of an American geologist who discovered the continental shelf in 1933 and such continental shelf of the Philippines was named after him. Before the United Nations, the Philippines had proven that it is ...