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Don't kill the dolphins
In March of this year, the film that won Best Documentary at the Oscars was The Cove. You can download this film from the Net. My kids insisted that I see this film and I adamantly refused when they told me it was about ...
- August 29, 2010
DA acts to ease El Niño effects
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. ...
- May 16, 2010
100 tons of ‘tilapia’ lost in fish kill
An estimated 100 metric tons of tilapia, worth at least P5 million, were lost in a fish kill that hit Friday in Lake Buhi in Buhi, Camarines Sur, fisheries officials said yesterday. Ronald Canabe, spokesperson of the Bureau ...
- November 3, 2010
Old sea dog steals show at Crufts
A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served abroad King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year. The two-year old mongrel, lost aboard the Tudor ...
- March 16, 2010
Mayor vows to lead dev't takeoff of town
Mayor Rommel Arnado emphasizes the significance of “an accurate navigational plan” from which to steer his town toward progress. Success would need a firm determination to undertake the journey, no matter what it costs, ...
- August 22, 2010
Agriculture production down 2.62% in 9 months
Agricultural production fell 2.62 percent in the first three quarters of the year, pulled down by El Niño weather phenomenon and destructive storms in the third quarter, the Agriculture Department said Monday. Farm output ...
- September 25, 2010
'Bangus' shortage feared due to El Niño
Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda Saturday feared of bangus (milk fish) shortage due to El Nino. Legarda raised the alarm for government's local fisheries units to monitor the water situation ...
- March 1, 2010
Red tide alert up in Ilocos region
The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has alerted local governments in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan, comprising Region 1, to require market inspectors to ...
- June 13, 2010
Seaweeds to energize the countryside
The lowly seaweed can help save the Philippines from the looming power shortage while helping develop the coastal communities by attracting investments for sea farming. This is according to Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, principal ...
- January 24, 2010
Japan opposes trade ban on bluefin tuna
Japan opposes plans to list the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is highly prized in sushi and sashimi, as a most-endangered species and to ban its international trade, an official said Monday. The UN-backed wildlife trade ...
- February 25, 2010