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    • Alcala assures PH climate adaptation 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2015, on page B6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the country is on the right track toward food security and climate change. “I think we are laying down a good foundation,” Alcala told the media here, citing the Benguet Agri-Pinoy ...
    • Aquaculture engineers eye mariculture parks 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, January 7, 2001, on page 23)
      Mariculture parks may soon be part of the country's coastal landscape. That is, if things go well according to plans of the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines (SAEP). Mariculture park, as described by ...
    • Baguio City gov't proposes dredging of Balili River; about 1,000 structures blocking waterways identified 

      (BusinessWorld, October 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Baguio is asking the national government’s help in dredging the Balili River and other waterways to prevent perennial flooding in low-lying areas of the mountain city. In a statement released by the information office on ...
    • Cleanest bodies of water in Benguet 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2010, on page 1)
      Despite rapid urbanization and migration in various parts of this vegetable-producing province, a study showed that the cleanest and richest bodies of water in the country may be in this province. Provincial officials ...
    • DENR designates 3 river systems as WQMAs 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page B-8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has designated three river systems in Luzon and Visayas as water quality management areas (WQMAs) to keep the quality of water within the guidelines set for ...
    • 'Fish on Wheels' travels to Benguet towns 

      Philippine Information Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 30, 2020, on page 3-7)
      The Provincial Fishery Office through the “Fish on Wheels” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is bringing fish products directly to the municipalities during the Luzonwide Enhanced Community ...
    • ‘Inday’ to bring more rains, flood: 24 Luzon, Visayas provinces placed under general flood advisory 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera; Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2018, on page 1-4)
      With the forecast, a general flood advisory has been issued over several areas in Luzon and in the Visayas as threats of flooding remain high. Meanwhile, a fisherman in Batangas went missing as several parts of the country ...
    • Medical waste polluting Benguet creek 

      Quitasol, Kimberlie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 19, 2018, on page A9)
      Medical waste has been polluting a creek at Barangay Taloy Sur in Tuba town, Benguet province. A team from the Environmental Management Bureau was sent to inspect the waterway after Taloy Sur residents complained about the ...
    • The prospects of upland fish farming up at meet 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, November 2, 2000, on page B-16)
      The prospects of sustainable upland aquafarming will be one of the topics to be discussed in forthcoming conference of aquaculture engineers and members of the newly-formed Philippine Aquaculture Society (PAS). The other ...
    • Residents oppose Baguio landfill in Benguet town 

      See, Dexter (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2010, on page 15)
      Hundreds of residents living in three barangays here have submitted their opposition to the planned construction of an engineered sanitary landfill owned by the Baguio City government in nearby Sawili, Sablan, Benguet ...
    • RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2002, on page B-2)
      The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
    • Tilapia with better genes swims upstream to Cordillera highlands 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, March 23, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and Technology, has approved a P4.1-million grant to determine the best strain of tilapia ...