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PH blasts China's law on SCS
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its law authorizing its coast guard to shoot foreign vessels in areas it claims in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ...
- January 28, 2021
UPV scientists launch mangrove monitoring program in oil spill-affected areas
UP Visayas and UP Visayas Foundation, Inc. launcheda program to quarterly assess and monitor the environmental damage brought about by the Power Barge 102 (PB 102) oil spill that occured on July 3, 2020. The oil spill has ...
- September 21, 2021
One missing in fishing boat collision
A 57-year-old fisherman from Kalibo, Aklan is missing after his fishing boat accidentally collided with another fishing vessel Friday midnight in the waters of Barangay, Olotayan here. Ricky Peralta, boat captain and ...
- May 11, 2021
The last salt farmers of Iloilo
Unbeknownst to most of us, Iloilo is home to a traditional process of making salt. The process is unique to the country and can never be found anywhere else in the world as it is only practiced at Barangay Guibongan, Miagao, ...
- May 19, 2021
Aquaculture pushes Guimaras fishery to 2.98 pct growth
Guimaras’ total fish production gained 2.98 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 on the back of aquaculture fishing which contributed an average of 45.91 percent during the 4rth quarters of the years 2018-2020. Despite ...
- May 19, 2021
The global battle against illicit fishing
Up to 25 million tons of fish are estimated to be lost globally each year to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity, known as IUU fishing. According to some officials, IUU fishing is now replacing piracy as ...
- October 22, 2021
Red tide warning up in three more Western Samar bays
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers from eating shellfish harvested in three bays in Western Samar after these areas tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or red tide. BFAR said ...
- May 14, 2021
Coast guard leads mangrove planting in Cavite
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) celebrated its 120th founding anniversary with a mangrove planting initiative at the mangrove protected area in Barangay San Rafael 4 on October 10, Sunday, with the local Environment and ...
- October 13, 2021
PHL Coast Guard drives away 5 Chinese, 2 Vietnamese ships from Spratlys area
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Sunday that it drove off last week seven foreign-flagged fishing vessels from waters around the Marie Louise Bank, a part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone in the South ...
- July 5, 2021
A deep dive into saving the planet
Lots of teenagers talk about taking a “deep dive” into their passions. For 17-year-old Ganden Medved-Po, eldest son of Century Pacific Group’s Chris Po and philanthropist Nanette Medved-Po, that deep dive is quite literal: ...
- September 25, 2021