Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "economics"
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10 ways APEC can protect the interests of small- scale fishermen, fish farmers
(Panay News,November 7, 2015 , on page B2)High-level officials responsible for food security in member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have moved to protect the interests of small-scale fishers and fish farmers in an effort to integrate ... -
10,000 dynamite fishing cases recorded everyday
(The Manila Times,October 17, 2012 , on page A3)Lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed their concern over the high number of illegal dynamite fishing cases in the country and has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units to help the ... -
2.5 % increase in world demand for shrimp, prawn
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 27, 2000 , on page B19)Philippine shrimps, including tiger prawns, pass world preference for quality. Shrimp culture, according to an expert, is a very good business, with worldwide demand showing consistent growth of 2.5 percent per year estimated ... -
$21-M tuna cannery plant to rise in Surigao City
(Manila Bulletin,September 1, 2010 , on page 15)The economic activity in this city is expected to get a big boost after an American and Japanese business partnership is set to construct a $21-million tuna cannery plant here, city officials said recently. It was learned ... -
8 of 10 Pinoys want to assert rights in West Philippine Sea
(Malaya,January 26, 2017 , on page B4)As the Duterte administration continues to push for warmer ties with China, the latest survey by Pulse Asia found that a majority of Filipinos want the Philippine government to assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea. ... -
Abundant catch
(Panay News,October 20, 2015 , on page 8)A young fisherman is happy. He has a lot of catch today from Iloilo River. He may sell some, he says, and take home the rest for his family. His catch is proof that the Iloilo River has survived years of pollution. -
Activists, UN celebrate pope's call to arms on climate change
(Malaya,June 19, 2015 , on page B4-B5)Pope Francis’ appeal to save the planet won praise from climate change activists, scientists, and the United Nations on Thursday as a moral imperative to governments to make 2015 a turning point in efforts to slow global ... -
ADB joins global effort on climate change
(The Philippine Star,June 12, 2015 , on page B-4)The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined a global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide the highest-quality scientific data and tools to help developing countries improve their climate change planning. ADB vice ... -
Addressing climate change thru our young
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 31, 2016 , on page A14)The drought has caused a heavy loss in the agricultural sector. The DA reported that a total of 134,321 metric tons of crops have been damaged as of March 7, 2016, by the dry spell. This affects an estimated 12 million ... -
After two bridges gifted by China, how to bridge our territorial disputes?
(The Philippine Star,July 30, 2018 , on page D4)The recent July 17 groundbreaking ceremony for Metro Manila’s two new bridge projects of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila and the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge in Makati — P5.27 billion gifts by China to the Philippines ... -
Agri damage from Lando reaches P8.45 billion
(BusinessWorld,October 27, 2015 , on page S1/4)Damage to agricultural crops and fisheries in the five regions affected by typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) has reached P8.45 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. Data released by the DA ... -
Agri damage piling up as storm exits PAR
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 31, 2022 , on page A2)Damage to the agriculture sector caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), which is due to leave the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Monday afternoon, started to pile up after heavy rains ... -
Agri growth slows as El Niño strikes
(Malaya,May 9, 2019 , on page A1-A7)Agriculture output grew by 0.67 percent in the first quarter of the year due to positive contributions from fisheries, livestock and poultry subsectors. This, is however, slower than the 1.47 percent growth registered in ... -
Agri losses from storms reach P1.55b
(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 ... -
Agri output fall 1.27% in Q2
(Malaya,August 8, 2019 , on page A1)The fisheries subsector improved by 1.9 percent during the period and contributed 17.41 percent to the total agricultural output. Increases in production were recorded for yellowfin tuna, round-scad, tiger prawn and tilapia. ... -
Agri output rebounds
(Malaya,May 16, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ... -
Agri output seen hitting target
(BusinessWorld,October 5, 2012 , on page S1/2)Agricultural output this year may still hit the government's 4-5% target due to a possibly bumper corn harvest and a slight recovery in the fisheries sector, A Cabinet officials said. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ... -
Agri sector grows 1.44%
(The Philippine Star,August 8, 2013 , on page B6)The agriculture sector grew 1.44 percent in the first semester of the year grossing at P697.2 billion at current prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced yesterday. Growth in the first half of the year was ... -
Agri trade deficit narrows 60% in 9 mos
(The Philippine Star,January 20, 2014 , on page B-16)The country's agriculture trade deficit narrowed by 60.47 percent in the first nine months of 2013 as export revenues registered double-digit growth and import expenditure decreased. Export earnings for the following farm, ... -
Agri, Aquaculture investments eyed in Iloilo, Guimaras
(Panay News,August 4, 2013 , on page 4)Stakeholders in Iloilo and Guimaras started to map out strategies to promote investments and support the development and agriculture and aquaculture sectors. A focused group discussion (FGD) was conducted on August 14 ...