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DENR: Protect ocean for the future
“You're not a wave you’re part of the ocean,” says Mitch Albom. Who doesn’t love the ocean? Each of us enjoys the breeze from the blue crystal waters and the cool, soft sands on our feet. Either white or blackish sand, ...
- May 14, 2020
Deteriorating US-China relations: How did it come to this?
China’s expansionist actions in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region is also giving rise to a “concerted pushback” from many nations. China’s Belt and Road Initiative gave it an opportunity to expand its economic ...
- July 26, 2020
Amazon could be gone in 50 years as it crosses threshold
The Amazon rain forest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world’s largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half-a-century, scientists said Tuesday. Another major ecosystem, ...
- March 13, 2020
Of mangroves, eucalyptus trees and seething personal grudges
To supposedly protect the mangroves in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, the provincial government has expressed opposition to the building of the Guimaras-Negros bridge from Pulupandan to Guimaras. It suggested that the ...
- March 7, 2020
China fishing boat detained by Taiwan ally Palau
An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, creating a delicate diplomatic situation for the tiny Pacific nation, which is allied with Beijing's rival Taiwan.
- December 16, 2020
French Dev't Agency aid MMDA in waste management
The French Development Agency (AFD) and Syctom, the Metropolitan Agency for the Treatment of Household Waste in the Paris Region, signed a grant agreement for a pilot project aimed at strengthening household waste management ...
- August 24, 2020
DOST 6, PCAARRD, offer new rice & corn techs
Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...
- September 2, 2020
DILG Bataan commits in clean-up preservation of Tanato River
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bataan has committed in the clean-up and preservation of the Tanato River. “Adopt Tanato River” is an initiative of the agency as part of theManilaBayCleanUp, ...
- December 13, 2020
Dredging of Cagayan Bicol rivers approved
The government has endorsed the dredging of the Cagayan and Bicol rivers following the deadly floods that hit Cagayan Valley region in northern Luzon and Bicol region in southern Luzon during the onslaught of successive ...
- November 17, 2020
Japanese conservation biologist is new deputy chief of SEAFDEC/AQD
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a regional treaty organization that promotes sustainable fisheries among its 11 member countries, welcomed the new deputy chief of its Aquaculture Department (AQD) ...
- October 24, 2020