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Noy: World is watching China sea row
President Aquino told an Asian-Pacific summit yesterday that "the world is watching" whether China would behave as a responsible power in the simmering standoff over maritime territory. Aquino kept up a drumbeat of growing ...
- November 23, 2015
Illegal fishing plagues Tañon Strait
An international non-government organization is urging the government to strictly enforce vessel monitoring measures pursuant to the newly-amended Fisheries Code. This after Oceana, the world’s biggest international NGO ...
- October 4, 2015
Cooperation on the South China Sea
A major threat to stability in Asia today is the competing claims of countries that border the South China Sea. It is an urgent issue that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, a regional group needs to ...
- August 7, 2015
Phl running low on galunggong
The government will implement a three-month closed season for galunggong (roundscad) in Northeastern Palawan starting Nov. 15 to protect the population of the species. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the National ...
- November 3, 2015
BFAR exec debunks fishkill in Dagupan
The head of the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources – National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC) has disputed recent reports of a fishkill in Dagupan City, warning the public against using ...
- October 25, 2015
[ Solar-powered Fish Dryer ]
The Department of Science and Technology presented its solar-powered fish dryer for small fishermen within the Taal Lake Protected Area, during its regional office's 52nd-anniversary celebration at the Taal Lake Conservation ...
- December 10, 2015
Panguil Bay cleared of illegal fishing structures
Panguil Bay, a rich fishing ground in Mindanao, has been cleared of sanggab or filter nets, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. Sanggab is a stationary fishing gear made of fine screen and ...
- November 28, 2015
Solar LEDs to light tuna landing site CamSur
The Municipality of San Jose, Philips Electric and Lighting Inc. plus the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) signed a formal partnership to illuminate San Jose Port, a tuna landing site, using solar-powered LED ...
- May 31, 2015
EU revokes warning on Phl illegal fishing
The European Union (EU) has revoked the yellow card warning issued to the Philippines in June 2014 for deficiencies in controlling illegal fishing. In a statement, the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines ...
- April 23, 2015
Indonesia, Thailand agree to work together on illegal fishing
Indonesia and Thailand agreed yesterday to set up a joint taskforce on illegal fishing, a lucrative cross-border trade that labor groups claim is responsible for enslaving thousands of workers from across Southeast Asia. ...
- April 24, 2015