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World's smallest freshwater fish species
A lady-lawmaker said government should make an institutional intervention in the preservation of one of the country's freshwater wealth and wonders, the reported endangered Sinarapan, or Tabios as it is known in Bicol. ...
- August 8, 2014
China may be building airstrip on reef-PH
The Philippines warned on Wednesday that China may be building an airstrip on a reef in the South China Sea as the Asian superpower asserts its claim to most of the strategic area. Filipino military surveillance aircraft ...
- May 15, 2014
Arroyo opposes joint exploration in West PH Sea
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is not in favor of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) islands with China or other claimant countries. “I don’t know all the facts that are available to the current ...
- April 21, 2014
Tagum eyes crab-growing project
The local government is eyeing the revival of intensive crab growing under private investors with the construction of a multi-species hatchery. The hatchery had been proposed as early as a decade ago by previous city ...
- April 24, 2014
'Bagoong' makes Lingayen townsfolk dance
It’s not every day when one can say “bagoong” (salted fish paste) has made Lingayen dance. Residents of this capital town partied on the streets on Thursday to celebrate its third Bagoong Festival. The event was launched ...
- January 7, 2014
Panatag Shoal still open to local fishermen - Palace
The government has not closed down Panatag Shoal for fishing activity despite between the Philippines and China, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda affrimed that Filipino fishermen are still ...
- March 4, 2014
Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ...
- February 25, 2014
'No-build zone' alarms fishermen
As the government moves to enforce the "no-build zone" in typhoon-ravaged Tacloban City, hundreds of fishermen fear they would be driven away from the sea-their main source of livelihood. On President Aquino's orders, ...
- January 14, 2014
Why our farmers, farm workers and fishermen are poor
One of our front page stories on Thursday is about the worldwide shortage of farm workers. In our country this is mainly because of bad governance—wrong policies for the agriculture sector (which for some statistical quirk ...
- August 1, 2014
Firm vows to help promote tobacco use vs farm, fishponds pests
A tobacco company based in Bulacan province said it would promote the use of tobacco dust as organic fertilizer and pesticide to help at least three million tobacco farmers and their families earn more income. “We are going ...
- January 12, 2014