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What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (Part IV and last of the series)
These four columns were provoked by the directive of the President two years ago to dismantle all the fish pens in Laguna de Bay. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) complied as ordered and issued Resolution 518 ...
- June 10, 2018
Month of the ocean: Stand up, save Philippine reefs
May is “Month of the Ocean” (MOO) to make people understand how conservation, protection, and sustainable management of ocean coastal and marine resources translate to a healthy and flourishing community, because these ...
- May 29, 2015
Gov’t, LGUs take tougher stance against Tañon Strait illegal fishers
Concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will conduct more sea patrols and file cases against illegal and commercial fishers in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area between Cebu ...
- January 26, 2017
Eel growers, DA eye crack at export market
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and eel growers in the country have agreed to consolidate their efforts to compete in the lucrative export market, amid the dwindling supply of Anguilla japonica, the preferred eel variety ...
- January 20, 2015
Plant trees to stall soil erosion
The government has urged farmers in Lanao del Sur to plant fruit-bearing trees and coffee at the Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation to address soil erosion in the area and effectively manage the watershed. Meanwhile, DA’s ...
- December 3, 2015
Fisherfolk seek urgent government help on fish kill
Hundreds of fisherfolk from the coastal town of Manjuyod and Bais City in this province are asking government for a thorough investigation of the fish kill in waters here, which they claim has gravely affected their source ...
- July 9, 2015
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
Guimaras unites for marine protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), local government units, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the academe are joining hands in the marine protection program for the island ...
- April 11, 2017
Protecting the underwater fast-food joint
The reclamation activities of the Chinese in the West Philippine Sea has allegedly destroyed a large parcel of coral reefs, threatening to affect the supply of fish and other marine products for the Philippines including ...
- June 25, 2015
Fishing Devices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched here Saturday the nationwide deployment of fish aggregating devices or "payao" for small fishermen operating within the country's municipal fishing areas. BFAR ...
- March 10, 2013