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PH summons Chinese envoy
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Monday and expressed “utmost displeasure” over the “illegal lingering presence” of China’s maritime vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in ...
- April 14, 2021
Sunken Negros fishing vessel: Death toll rises to 7
The sunken fishing vessel off northern Iloilo and Cebu has so far yielded seven dead crewmen. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental identified the fatalities as Norberto Parlotzo, Rommel Engle, Victor Calvo, ...
- September 28, 2021
Antique ordinance seeks to avert coastal pollution
Loads of trash are frequently seen along coastal areas where 15 of Antique’s 18 municipalities are situated. Some coastal barangays do not comply with Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of ...
- March 15, 2021
Hydroponics farming research center launched in Roxas
A center for modern farming has been launched here — the Indoor Hydroponics Farming Research Center at Doña Emeliana Alba Memorial School (DEAMS) in Barangay Pinaypayan Lanot. Hydroponic farming is a method of growing ...
- March 15, 2021
Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the United Nations (UN) World Heritage Committee’s ...
- June 23, 2021
Galunggong prices decline
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Saturday that prices of round scad or galunggong have started to go down following the lifting of closed fishing season in various parts of the country. “‘Yung ...
- February 23, 2021
Why Chinese fishermen are in the WPS
China claims that part of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) enclosed by the nine-dash line is a traditional fishing ground of Chinese fishermen. That would make about 80 percent of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ...
- April 26, 2021
River rehab project displaces informal settlers
A total of 18 informal settlers each received P10,000 financial assistance from the provincial government for their relocation. These informal settlers were affected by the ongoing P50-million Malandog River Rehabilitation ...
- March 17, 2021
PRO-6 plants 1,000 mangroves in Capiz
A total of 1,000 mangroves were planted by the Police Regional Office in Region 6 (PRO-6) in the province of Capiz yesterday. PRO-6 personnel together with the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) and the local government ...
- April 9, 2021
WV records growth in agri-fishery, forestry in 2020
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas (Region 6) posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. ...
- April 30, 2021