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10 arrested for illegal fishing off marinduque
Ten fishermen, including a 74-year-old grandfather, were arrested when local authorities started a crackdown against illegal fishing in Marinduque the other day. Investigation disclosed that personnel of the Sta. Cruz ...
- January 27, 2018
ICC 2016: Taking action for clean, litter-free oceans
The 31st International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day is observed on September 17, 2016, the third Saturday of the month, in many parts of the world. ICC, the largest volunteer effort for the health of oceans, mobilizes hundreds ...
- September 17, 2016
Aquaculture insurance to be introduced
Agriculture stakeholders engaged in aquaculture will soon be covered by crop insurance offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). PCIC Officer-in-Charge Regional Manager Charlito O. Brilleta said they are ...
- August 22, 2010
Fishing groups
Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shifted their ghost-busting operation from spurious teachers and schools to ARMM farmers' cooperatives suspected of infiltration by inactive or inefficient ...
- September 22, 2013
Solons: Declare Manila Bay reclamation-free zone
The Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives wants to declare Manila Bay as reclamation-free zone. The group of progressive lawmakers filed House Bill 9067 that seeks to prohibit all forms of reclamation activities ...
- February 8, 2019
PH China hold critical talks on South China Sea today
The Philippines and China will hold the next round of bilateral dialogues in Manila today in a bid to manage the dispute in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). The government is expected to raise concerns about ...
- February 11, 2018
PH, Australia hold naval exercise in Palawan
The Armed Forces of the Philippines- Western Command's naval component, the Naval Forces West and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is conducting a Maritime Security Activity (MSA) in Palawan starting yesterday, July 16, to ...
- July 17, 2018
No municipal waters commercial fishing drive pushed
An umbrella organization of small fishermen here is urging the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units (LGUs) to strengthen efforts against commercial fishing in municipal waters of the ...
- September 30, 2015
Reef restoration
Bagac, Bataan 9PNA) - This picturesque mountain town of Bataan adjacent to the West Philippine Sea has undertaken a continuing coral reef restoration project in 1.5 hectares of coastal land in the seaside villages of Saysain ...
- June 27, 2013
Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Sultan Kudarat
An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to ...
- April 20, 2017