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    • 6 fisherfolk missing in Camarines Norte 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 27, 2022, on page 3)
      Six fishermen were reported missing in Camarines Norte after Super Typhoon Karding (Noru) battered the province and other areas in Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday, ...
    • Agri losses from storms reach P1.55b 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, July 28, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine agriculture sector sustained lost of P1.55 billion in crops and damaged farm infrastructures following the onslaught of three storms in a span of two weeks. Losses in fisheries totaled P146.58 million in ...
    • Agribusiness entrepreneur leads Agrilink 2018 expo 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 22, 2018, on page E-2)
      Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines (ProPork) president Edwin Chen has been tapped as chairman of the 25th edition of the country's biggest and international recognized trade exhibition on agriculture, food and ...
    • Aquaculture in dams, protected areas pushed 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2021, on page B6)
      Allowing aquaculture to flourish in dams and certain protected areas is expected to boost food security and stabilize prices amid rising prices of pork and chicken. In a virtual briefing, agricultural advocacy group Tugon ...
    • Around 88% of farmlands nationwide irrigated; water supply sufficient 

      Buco, Benjamin V. Jr. (BusinessWorld, March 26, 2010, on page S1/6)
      Around 88% of farmlands across the country scheduled for irrigation during this year's dry cropping season have already been watered, and the coverage is expected to improve as farming activities continue despite the El ...
    • Cagayan Valley records P97-M rice eel exports 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, November 6, 2020, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said an invasive fish species turned out to be the top outgoing commodity from Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) for October this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The BFAR’s ...
    • China fishing rule defied 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 17, 2014, on page B1-B6)
      Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the Philippines will not recognize a fishing ban reportedly imposed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). " We will not ...
    • DA acts to ease El Niño effects 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page 11)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is about to complete the implementation of mitigation measures to address the effects of El Niño event on this year’s dry cropping season and to keep up with the coming wet cropping season. ...
    • DENR calls for protection of watersheds in Central Luzon 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, November 3, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched an advocacy campaign that seeks to intensify the protection and conservation of forests and watersheds in Central Luzon. During the Provincial Launch of ...
    • DENR launches save watershed campaign 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, November 2, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga launched recently the “Save Our Watershed” advocacy campaign in a bid to intensify the protection and conservation of forests ...
    • DENR monitor exotic species collection 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2013, on page 3)
      Holders of wildlife permits previously-issued for the collection or possession of Chinese soft shell turtle, classified as an invasive alien species (IAS), will be subject to stricter monitoring and reporting requirements ...
    • DENR restores Bamban River 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, July 27, 2022, on page 1-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said 230 bamboo seedlings were planted recently along Bamban River. This tree planting project is in line with the agency's reforestation and Manila Bay rehabilitation ...
    • Digmala River silting under way 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 9, 2018, on page B9)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will start the de-silting of Digmala River here to help address the perennial flooding problem in low-lying parts of this province, as well as neighboring areas of Pampanga ...
    • DoST initiates floating fish cage farming 

      Nasiad, Frederick (The Manila Times, August 31, 2021, on page A8)
      The Department of Science and Technology in Region 3 (Central Luzon) promised to provide floating fish cages to members of the Conversion Vegetable and Corn Growers Association and fisherfolk of Barangay Conversion in ...
    • Farmers urged to grow giant gourami 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2011, on page B-6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ...
    • Ferment your own fertilizer from seaweeds 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2017, on page B-7)
      Every morning Rodel Tumbaga gathers the seaweeds brought to shore by the waves and piles them along the edge of a resort he works for in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Is there any use for them? Not that Rodel knows of. That’s why ...
    • First aqua business school launched in Batangas 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2023, on page B1)
      The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) has launched its first aqua business school in Batangas this month to reinforce the country’s aquaculture sector. The NFRDI is targeting to establish and ...
    • Fishkill traced to rain, flood, sewage 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2015, on page A20)
      Rain, floodwater and sewage draining into the Pampanga River caused oxygen in water to drop to extremely low levels, killing thousands of fish downstream in Candaba, Masantol and Macabebe towns last week, according to a ...
    • Full impact of drought seen to spare Central Luzon 

      Dizon, Justine; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 5, 2016, on page A4)
      In Pangasinan province, extreme heat has killed beds of mussels at the bottom of the Kakiputan Channel separating Bolinao town and the island town of Anda. But Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries ...
    • Gov't bans fish harvesting, sale in 7 Pampanga towns 

      Regala, Franco (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2015, on page 14)
      In the wake of reports of fish in several towns om this province in the past weeks, the provincial government has enjoined mayors of affected areas to temporarily prohibit harvesting and selling of fish and other aquatic ...