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Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert
The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...
- January 22, 2014
Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism
A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ...
- January 22, 2014
Search for Zamboanga gold turns into greenery
In a perfect world, a mining company would leave its contract area intact, lush with vegetation with the surrounding waters teeming with fauna. Fortunately, this ideal scenario was made possible in a small sitio in the ...
- March 16, 2014
Fukushima wash-up to hit US coast this year
Seaborne radiation from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will wash up on the West Coast of the US this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. That's raising concerns among some Americans including the residents ...
- February 6, 2014
WWF ambassadors, stewards explore Tubbataha Reefs
Unseen by the naked eye, millions of tuna larvae are carried by currents to Palawan and the Western 9isayas an ecological process that helps feed millions of Filipinos who rely on fish as a primary protein source. This is ...
- May 18, 2014
Dagupan bangus growers urged to tap export market
Mayor Belen Fernandez is urging bangus (milkfish) growers to tap the export market. Fernandez rallied Dagupan bangus growers to tap the export market during the recent Regional Bangus Summit held April 23 at Star Plaza ...
- April 27, 2014
PTT Phl plants 50,000 mangrove tress
A multinational oil company hopes to replicate in the Philippines a corporate social responsibility project implemented in Thailand. PTT Philippine Corp. (PTTPC), a local subsidiary of PTT Public company Limited of Thailand, ...
- March 24, 2014
Salted dried fish fried rice
Serves two or one hefty eater. There is no rule of thumb about what components: cooked rice (make mine brown); any dried salted fish like tuyo tamban o lapad (including the ready-to- serve bottled kind), danggit, palad, ...
- April 10, 2014
In Phl, it's ozone kits and fiberglass boats
For a country that has felt the brunt of extreme weather, local agencies have stepped up to institute climate mitigation measures. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently distributed ozone awareness ...
- October 2, 2014
Asean calls for restraint in sea row: but no call for freeze on provocative acts
Southeast Asian countries expressed concern yesterday over "increased tensions" in the South China Sea and called for stepped-up talks with China, in what the United States said was a setback for Beijing's efforts to play ...
- August 11, 2014