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Pollution causes algal bloom
An Aklanon government scientist insisted that pollution is the main cause of the algal bloom in this island resort. Raymund Jacinto Sucgang, a researcher for the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of ...
- May 26, 2015
Boracay stakeholders back 'BIDA' creation
Stakeholders support the creation of the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his fifth State of the Nation Address. Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town, which hosts ...
- July 30, 2020
Supreme Court asked to compel gov't to protect West PH Sea environment
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), along with fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales, filed with the Supreme Court yesterday a petition against some members of the Cabinet and heads of several government agencies ...
- April 17, 2019
2 men jailed for 'illegal fishing'
For illegal fishing, two persons were arrested in Negros Occidental. They were the 27-year-old Jeremiah Morit of Barangay Tagda, Hinigaran town and 54-year-old Rejam Quianto of Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, a police ...
- September 12, 2018
'Implementing amended fisheries code a challenge'
Implementing the amended law on fisheries, Republic Act 10654, will be challenge, said Regional director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fishing boat operators and traders staged a ...
- September 30, 2015
Rody 'failed' to protect PH from China - solon
Magdalo party-list representative Gary Alejano on Thursday filed a supplemental impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing the continued Chinese encroachment in the country’s territorial waters. ...
- March 31, 2017
Palace mulls renaming Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’
To emphasize the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contested area, the Malacañang on Saturday said that the government is thinking of renaming “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” Benham Rise, which is ...
- April 2, 2017
Batongbacal: Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, China stole it
A maritime affairs expert on Friday said Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal it decades later. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of ...
- April 27, 2019
Illegal fishers arrested in Concepcion, Carles
Eight fishermen using active gears within the municipal waters of Carles and Concepcion towns were apprehended from Oct. 25 to 27. They were detained in jails, according to Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of Provincial ...
- October 30, 2015
No red tide in NegOcc - BFAR
Unlike in several areas in the country, there is no red tide in Negros Occidental, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Laboratory test results showed fish caught in the province's waters are ...
- November 25, 2015