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17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk
They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...
- September 1, 2012
West Philippine Sea limited to exclusive economic zone
The renamed West Philippine Sea is limited to the area covered by the country's exclusive economic zone. This was stressed yesterday by Malacañang as it said China should not to take offense on the Philippines' move to ...
- September 15, 2012
B.F.A.R. support
A big number of fishermen, particularly those affected by typhoon "Sendong" in Iligan City, Misamis Oriental, and this city received several marine equipment as assistance from the government yesterday. Official of the ...
- September 1, 2012
Tuna output seen to rise
The government expects the country's tuna production to increase in the last quarter of 2012 to February 2013 as fishermen were recently given access to fish in the so-called high seas pocket 1 or HSP-1 of the Pacific ...
- October 25, 2012
Call it 'West Philippines Sea' from now on
It’s official. The Aquino government has formally named the maritime areas of the western side of the Philippine archipelago as the "West Philippine Sea" and moved to popularize the change in the geographical name here and ...
- September 13, 2012
Fishe from Agno and Balog rivers safe to eat - BFAR
A government agency study has revealed that fishes from the Agno and Balog River are safe for human consumption. The study conducted by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cordillera showed that recent ...
- October 15, 2012
Taiwan shuns 'new' sea
Taiwan does not recognize a unilateral move by the Philippines to rename the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Taiwan's Central News Agency (CAN) said the ministry issued a ...
- September 14, 2012
Reef domes
Several organizations and volunteers partnered with the Sarangani provincial government for the deployment of artificial reef domes in Brgy. Tinoto here in marking International Coastal Cleanup.
- October 3, 2012
Shark finning hits gulf hard
Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of the government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers sawed the fins off hundreds of dead sharks from Oman and bagged them for ...
- October 25, 2012
Sea protect
The provincial government of Isabela has provided four fast sea vessels to the police maritime group based at the coastal town of the province. Sr. Supt. Franklin Moises R. Mabanag, Isabela Provincial Police Office (IPPO) ...
- September 6, 2012