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    • Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2020, on page A2)
      Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...
    • Batangas sees fewer migratory birds due to Taal Eruption 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2021, on page A6)
      The continuous unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas has affected the annual migration of birds passing through the province, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR in Calabarzon ...
    • BFAR urge to assess damage on Taal Lake 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 4, 2021, on page A7)
      National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday to conduct immediate assessment of the damage on fisheries ...
    • Fishers back despite restive Taal Volcano 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, February 20, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Fisherfolk are being allowed back into Taal Lake even if the volcano in it continues to show signs of restiveness. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Friday that nine tremors were ...
    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...
    • Taal damage to agri hits P3.2 B 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 20, 2020, on page 14)
      The amount of damage and losses to agriculture caused by Taal Volcano continuing activity has ballooned to P3.17 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported over the weekend. The fishery sector was hardest hit, ...
    • Taal fish feeding resumes as water quality improves 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, February 9, 2019, on page B5)
      Fish cage operators can now resume feeding their fish stocks in Taal Lake after tests showed improvements in the quality of water. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said tests conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • Taal Volcano agricultural damage exceeds P3 billion, led by fisheries 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, January 20, 2020, on page S1/2)
      Crop damage due to Taal’s eruption was estimated at P3.17 billion a week after the volcano started emitting ash, with the fisheries sector accounting for more than half of the total, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. ...
    • Taal Volcano eruption agri damage hits P578 M 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 15, 2020, on page 12)
      Damage to agriculture due to the eruption of Taal Volcano has reached P578 million. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it would prepare seven million tilapia fingerlings, 20,000 ulang, 50,000 mudfish, ...
    • Tagaytay ridge to Taal Lake on foot 

      Bautista, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, May 20, 2022, on page 9)
      There’s an old saying “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” I have been curious all my life. I remember the first time I went to Tagaytay. When I saw the magnificent Taal Volcano, I became very curious ...
    • ‘Window hour’ eyed for Taal fishers, farmers as volcano remains restive 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Enano, Jhesset O.; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 9, 2021, on page A12)
      Authorities are studying the imposition of a “window hour” for residents in communities surrounding Taal Volcano so they can harvest from their fish cages and farms amid the continued volcanic activity. In a telephone ...