Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. admitted Friday that the Philippines cannot do anything about China’s move to militarize a series of contested artificial islands in the South China Sea. Yasay said the Philippines ...

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol urged the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of a bill creating a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. He stressed that such a new agency will be able ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) inaugurated three Community Fish Landing Centers (CFLCs) in strategic coastal communities n the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo. Each center costs an estimated ...

Local government officials in the Visayas and other stakeholders have signed a resolution asking President Aquino to declare the Visayan Sea a marine reserve. The resolution was signed at the 7th Visayan Sea Summit in ...

Taiwan warned on Tuesday that "the threat of our enemies is growing day by day," as a group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier sailed toward the island province of Hainan through the South China ...

National Scientist Dr. Angel Alcala warned on Thursday of an impending decline in fisheries production affecting mainly the Philippines and Vietnam as a result of massive coral destruction resulting from China's widespread ...

The coastal town of Dumangas in northern Iloilo is vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as storm surges and tidal waves. Thus, mangrove reforestation is a priority of the local government, said Mayor Rolando ...

Iloilo's economy is projected to continuously flourish with the establishment of facilities in various parts of the province. In a report, Iloilo Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Unit (LEDIPU) bared that ...

Local government officials, coastal community representatives, environmental groups, marine scientists, resort owners, divers, and other tourism industry representatives gathered at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Friday to ...

Studies in the 1970's showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the ...