Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Southern Leyte"

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    • 2 die as fishing boat capsizes off S. Leyte 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, December 26, 2022, on page 10)
      Two fishermen were reported dead while six others were rescued after their boat capsized in the waters off Southern Leyte yesterday. Bad weather due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon have been affecting parts of ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas watersheds checked 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, October 15, 2016, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region office for Eastern Visayas (DENR-8) has done for a study on three watersheds to assess their condition. Assessed were the 3,44-hectare Almeria watershed in Biliran, ...

    • BFAR turns over boats to 'Odette'-struck fisherfolk in Leyte 

      Philippine News Agency (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page 5)
      A month after Typhoon Odette struck Southern Leyte, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has begun distributing 15 fiberglass boats to fishermen in Maasin City for them to rebuild their livelihood. BFAR 8 ...

    • BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 30, 2021, on page B2)
      Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill ...

    • Boat capsizes in Leyte; 2 dead, 6 rescued 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, December 27, 2022, on page 3)
      Two fishermen died while six others were rescued when their boat capsized off Southern Leyte on Christmas Day. In report by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday, Dec. 26, the fatalities were identified as Aldin ...

    • Call to declare Panaon protected seascape aired 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2023, on page B19)
      An international environmental group called on Congress for the immediate passage of a bill that will declare the island at the southernmost tip of Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated ...

    • DENR-8's E. Visayas Greening Target: 17, 714 Hectare 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 11, 2013, on page 15)
      In line with the National Greening Program of the Aquino Administration, Eastern Visayas Targets to cover 17,714 hectares of land with various trees in 2013, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced. ...

    • DOT holds Philippines' first int'l dive expo 

      (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2019, on page B18)
      Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Senate committee on tourism chair Senator Nancy Binay headline the opening of the Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX), the country’s first and only ...

    • Four Southern Leyte towns seek ENIPAS protection for coral-rich Panaon Island 

      (DailyGuardian, July 23, 2022, on page 8-10)
      In the fight against human-induced threats and global climate change, Panaon Island towns go all out for the enhanced protection of their marine habitat and sanctuaries that need stronger safeguards under Republic Act 11038 ...

    • Leyte families hit by oil spill get aid 

      Cruz, Moises (The Manila Times, July 11, 2023, on page A9)
      The Eastern Visayas Regional Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been mobilized to help families who have been affected by the oil spill at the Port of San Ricardo town in Southern Leyte. ...

    • Panaon marine biodiversity gets boost 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, February 5, 2023, on page B13)
      The campaign to declare Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act gets a boost with the filing of a bill in the Senate. Senate Bill 1690 has ...

    • PCAARRD, SLSU research microorganism role in carbon sequestration capacity of mangroves 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, August 26, 2023, on page C3)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD) and Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) will conduct a two-year research ...

    • PCG leads oil spill cleanup in S. Leyte 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, July 11, 2023, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected five sacks of oily debris from the shores of San Ricardo town in Southern Leyte , where an oil spill reportedly occurred on Friday. In a statement issued yesterday, the PCG ...

    • Phl diving spots featured in int'l expo 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2019, on page B6)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) will showcase the top diving spots in the country during the first Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) slated on Sept. 20 to 22 at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City. “The PHIDEX expects ...

    • Sogod Bay hosts European dive 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Daily Tribune, April 12, 2023, on page B16)
      At least 34 European divers are in Southern Leyte province for a week-long dive event organized by the French-based underwater event group, Objectif Atlantide.