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Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ...
- October 9, 2017
Search for outstanding farmers on
Calling all farmers, farmer entrepreneurs, farming institutions, local government units, cooperatives, agriculture NGO's. TOFARM - the Search and Award for The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines 2012 - is still accepting ...
- October 3, 2012
Meat, fish supply seen adequate for holiday season, Agri dep't says
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects the supply of meat, fish and other foods to be sufficient for the year-end holidays. “A big chunk of the supply comes from the locally-produced rice, and production of ...
- September 22, 2022
Fisheries industry expected to grow 5%
The fisheries sector is seen to grow by at least 5% this year amid increased presence of pelagic fish on the eastern side of the country as a result of El Niño. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is ...
- January 20, 2010
Galunggong imports seen threatening 1.5M fisherfolk
The importation of round scad, or galunggong, will affect the livelihoods of 1.5million fisherfolk, according to Senator Cynthia A. Villar, who chairs her chamber’s committee on agriculture and food. “There is a need to ...
- August 31, 2018
EDC to rehabilitate Boracay wetland
Lopez-LED Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has allocated P10 million to rehabilitate a 7.79-hectare wetland in Boracay that it “adopted” in a three-year plan that is expected to turn the area into a money-earning venture for ...
- January 28, 2019
Dracula fish, lipstick gecko among new Mekong finds
A fish with curving vampire fangs, a gecko that looks as if it’s wearing lipstick and a carnivorous plant more than seven metres (23 feet) high may sound like creatures from a nightmare but they are real. They are just ...
- October 8, 2010
SRP for imported galunggong set at P180 in NCR
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported medium-sized galunggong (round scad) in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) at P180 per kilogram. “Considering the effects ...
- April 8, 2022
Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1B
Damage was reported in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern ...
- January 7, 2022
Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea
China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a ...
- May 29, 2018