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    • 84% of Pinoys want to assert PH claim on disputed waters 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, January 28, 2017, on page 9)
      More than majority, or 84 percent of Filipinos agree that the government should assert the country’s rights on the West Philippines Sea, a Pulse Asia survey released on Friday said. The survey held from Dec. 6 to 11 asked ...

    • 86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...

    • 88 fishermen arrested 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2014, on page 13)
      Police have arrested at least 88 fishermen in six motor Bancas off the sea of this city for violating the fisheries code. The police, Coast Guard and "Bantay-Dagat" (Sea Watch" groups have been on guard against illegal ...

    • 9 Boracay businesses charged with forestry, water violations 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, December 4, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The government has charged nine Boracay establishments with illegally occupying protected forest land on the island, the Environment department said. The violations involve rules laid down under the revised Forestry Code ...

    • 9 drown after sinks in Indonesia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2022, on page A9)
      At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate ...

    • 9 Endangered animals taken from Zoo in Rizal province 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2018, on page A10)
      Nine endangered animals have disappeared from the country’s biggest zoo whose management took to Facebook on Tuesday to ask for help in finding them. Taken from Avilon Zoo, located in Rodriguez, Rizal, were three mature ...

    • 9 held for illegal fishing in Novotas 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 16)
      Nine fishermen were arrested yesterday for allegedly fishing in Manila Bay off Navotas using a method that destroys the seabed. They were reportedly caught using the “hulbot” or Danish seine method beyond Pier 2 of the ...

    • 9 held for illegal fishing off coast of Bulacan 

      Sausa, Raadee S. (The Manila Times, March 1, 2013, on page A7)
      Nine fishermen were apprehended for illegally fishing in the coastal village of Pamarawan, recently. Senior Supt. Joel Orduna, officer in charge provincial police director of Bulacan province, said that the that nine ...

    • 9 Sino fishermen plead 'not guilty' to charges 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, May 22, 2014, on page A3)
      Nine Chines fishermen arrested by Philippine authorities in disputed South China Sea waters pleaded not guilty to all charges against them on Wednesday, the prosecutor said. The nine were taken in handcuffs to a court on ...

    • 90 gov't men trained in aquaculture coastal dev't 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2000, on page B-13)
      About 90 officials of government and non-government entities in coastal places in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao have been trained in Sustainable Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Management (SACRM). The training ...

    • 90 sea turtle hatchlings released to sea in Mati City 

      Capistrano, Zea C. (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2021, on page 5)
      Almost a hundred sea turtle hatchlings were released in Dahican beach in Mati City at the start of this week. In a Facebook post on Monday, Amihan sa Dahican – Save our Seas Project said 90 of the 100 turtle eggs transferred ...

    • 900 fiberglass boats distributed in Antique 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 29, 2019, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over 900 fiberglass boats to the marginalized fishermen in Antique. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri said the boats were given as support for the sustainable ...

    • 900 red tide-stricken shellfish farmers get aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The city government has extended financial aid to several registered small shellfish farmers here affected by red ride. A total of 900 registered shellfish farmers from barangays Balijuagan, Barra, Baybay, Cagay, Culajao, ...

    • 91IB gives out 2.5K tilapia fingerlings in Aurora town 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, February 14, 2021, on page 6)
      The Army 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) distributed a total 0f 2,500 tilapia fingerlings to residents of barangays Bazal, Diaat, and Cadayacan in Maria Aurora town. This is in line with its Adopt-a-Barangay Kapwa Ko, Sagot ...

    • 93% of Pinoys say Phl must regain China-occupied islands 

      Mateo, Janvic; Mendez, Christina; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 12, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Nine in every 10 Filipinos believe that it is important for the Philippines to regain control of Chinese-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea, according to a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). ...

    • ₱ 93-M beach wall project in Romblon questioned: Project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways has not been endorsed by the Mimaropa Regional Development Council or the Department of Tourism 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The private sector representative to the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) has sounded the alarm over the construction of a shore protection causeway, or a concrete ...

    • 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 ...

    • 95 of 376 pass fisheries technologist licensure exam 

      (The Philippine Star, October 21, 2012, on page 5)
      The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday that 95 out of 376 examinees passed the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Fisheries in Manila, Davao and Iloilo last Oct. ...

    • 95 towns, cities broke environment laws - DILG 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, February 15, 2019, on page 19)
      A total of 95 towns and cities within the Manila Bay watershed area have not complied with environmental laws, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said yesterday. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the ...

    • 971 farmers, fisherfolk in southern Cebu get P3,000 fuel assistance 

      Veloso, Arvie N.; Tan, Tito P. (SunStar Philippines, July 31, 2022, on page 5)
      At least 971 farmers and fishermen in southern Cebu received a fuel discount card each from the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA 7) that will be used for their livelihood. Each fuel discount card contains ...