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BFAR calls for fisherfolk listing
To give face to the legitimate fishermen in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for the extensive implementation of the municipal fisherfolk registration or FishR. During the recent ...
- August 24, 2013
Farmers, fishers push Laguna rehab project
Farmers, fishermen and ordinary folk in two in two districts of Laguna have urged President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to give the green light to the suspended ₱18.7-billion Laguna de Bay Rehabilitation Project. In a ...
- September 15, 2010
Ferment your own fertilizer from seaweeds
Every morning Rodel Tumbaga gathers the seaweeds brought to shore by the waves and piles them along the edge of a resort he works for in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Is there any use for them? Not that Rodel knows of. That’s why ...
- April 6, 2017
China urges building of nat'l park in disputed sea
Ranking officials from China's top legislature are calling for the construction of a national park in the disputed South China Sea to better preserve the marine ecology in the region. According to Deng Xiaogang, Deputy ...
- March 9, 2018
ASEAN takes stronger stand on South China Sea issue
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed concern over reclamation activities in the South China Sea which they think eroded trust and confidence in the region. In the Chairman Statement, the ...
- November 16, 2018
Whale shark study team formed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR 7) has formed an eight-member composite team for a three-month research study on the ecology and feeding habits of whales sharks (Rhincodon typus) in ...
- September 20, 2012
Fish patrols tightened
To ensure the compliance of local fishermen in the existing national and local laws on fishing, police and military personnel started conducting dialogues and boat patrolling in the fishing villages here. Binangonan Police ...
- February 12, 2015
10 new drugs come from the oceans
A non-government organization (NGO), Reef Check, revealed that there are 10 new drugs that come from animals in the ocean that are used to treat diseases, particularly leukemia and HIV/AIDS. The founder of Reef Check, Dr. ...
- June 13, 2018
PH ends chairmanship of Coral Triangle Initiative
The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative, which is led by six nations encompassing the “world’s center of marine biodiversity,” with a call to scale up efforts to address poverty ...
- December 14, 2018
Tilapia from Taal Lake still safe to eat - DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-Calabarzon) has given the assurance that tilapia fish in markets are still safe to eat amidst a massive fish kill that hit Taal Lake Monday. “We are calling on the ...
- June 2, 2019