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    • G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste problem 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2019, on page S2/6)
      Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ...

    • G20 plastic trash reduction goal doesn't address 'excessive production: Activists 

      Reuters (Malaya, July 2, 2019, on page B5)
      The world produced about 242 million tons of plastic waste in 2016, according to the World Bank. Some 8 million of that enters the ocean annually, with China and Indonesia being the biggest offenders, a study in the journal ...

    • G20 to tackle ocean plastic waste as petrochemical makers expand in Asia 

      (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B5)
      Japan wants to make reducing the glut of plastic waste in the oceans a priority at the Group of 20 summit it is hosting this month as governments around the world crack down on such pollution. Images of plastic debris-strewn ...

    • G7 hits large-scale reclamation at sea 

      Punay, Edu; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, June 10, 2015, on page 1-4)
      The leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to island-building and other coercive activities in the West Philippine Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. “We strongly oppose ...

    • G7 seeks demilitarization of ‘disputed’ sea features 

      Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2017, on page 1-10)
      The Group of Seven (G7) or the seven richest countries in the world have issued a joint communiqué expressing concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas and calling for a demilitarization of “disputed ...

    • G7 sends strong message to china 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page A1-A4)
      With a keen eye on the Philippines’ legal battle with China over territory in the South China Sea, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced democracies have agreed to send a strong message on the importance of ...

    • G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute 

      Romero, Alexis; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2015, on page 5)
      Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...

    • G7 to express concern over sea row, says paper 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 8, 2015, on page A20)
      Group of Seven (G7) leaders will express their concern over any unilateral action to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas amid tensions between China and a number of Asian countries, Japan's Yomiuri ...

    • G7 urges compliance with UN ruling on sea row 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, April 20, 2017, on page 2)
      Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations have issued a joint communiqué calling for the implementation of a ruling by a UN-backed arbitral court invalidating China’s expansive claims in the South ...

    • Gab on East Asia seas conservation seen to gather 1T 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 20, 2018, on page 6)
      An international multi-sector meeting that aims to discuss challenges in marine conservation in East Asia is expected to gather some 1,000 attendees at the Iloilo Convention Center in Mandurriao district. The 2018 East ...

    • Gab on media networking for aquaculture information set 

      PN (Panay News, November 4, 1998, on page 3)
      The Aquaculture Department (AQD) on the four technical departments of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) will hold a seminar-workshop on November 19-20 titled "Media networking for aquaculture ...

    • Gains of Pasig River rehab project cited in 6th year 

      Granali, Rima (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 20, 2015, on page A26)
      The Kapit-Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) project has not only rehabilitated the storied river but also spurred changes well beyond its banks. “My seemingly ‘mission impossible’ tasks—such as traffic management and cleanup ...

    • Galapagos fights to protect islands 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, February 9, 2018, on page B3)
      With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places you will probably never visit. Why ...

    • Galapagos hosts nursery for new tortoise species 

      (Manila Standard, February 2, 2017, on page B3)
      Crowded under a rock in the Galapagos archipelago, the baby tortoises wait for the sun to go down to leave their shelter. Nothing disturbs these eastern Santa Cruz tortoises (scientific name Chelondis donfaustoi), which ...

    • Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan 

      Pascual, Nicolo Paolo A. (BusinessWorld, October 19, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...

    • Galunggong imported from China tainted? 

      Naval, Gerard (Malaya, August 23, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Health yesterday warned the public to be careful about consuming round scad or galunggong that will be imported from China and are suspected to be tainted with formalin. Health Secretary Francisco Duque ...

    • Galunggong imports seen threatening 1.5M fisherfolk 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, August 31, 2018, on page S1/5)
      The importation of round scad, or galunggong, will affect the livelihoods of 1.5million fisherfolk, according to Senator Cynthia A. Villar, who chairs her chamber’s committee on agriculture and food. “There is a need to ...

    • Galunggong imports to arrive ahead of closed fishing season 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, August 16, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allowed the entry of up to 17,000 metric tons (MT) of round scad, commonly known as galunggong, which will reach markets ahead of the closed fishing season when supply of the fish is ...

    • Galunggong no longer a 'poor man's fish' 

      Casinas, Jhon (Tempo, March 6, 2021, on page 1-2)
      Don’t ever call mackerel scad or ‘galunggong’ as a poor man’s fish anymore. Even poor families now can no longer afford to buy ‘galunggong’ due to sudden increase of its price, obviously impacted by the skyrocketing prices ...

    • Galunggong prices decline 

      GMA News (Panay News, February 23, 2021, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Saturday that prices of round scad or galunggong have started to go down following the lifting of closed fishing season in various parts of the country. “‘Yung ...