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Red tide alert raised in E Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed shellfish ban in two bays and several municipal waters in Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. BFAR found the red tide bloom in bays and some coastal waters ...
- November 23, 2015
New boat engines given in Samar
It was an early Christmas gift for members of the Tour Guide and Boat Operators for River Protection and Environmental Development Organization (Torpedo) after the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) turned over to the group ...
- December 21, 2022
PH seeks more climate action for Coral Triangle
The Philippines sees the need for more international climate action that will better protect the 6- million-square-kilometer coral triangle, the marine area experts cited as center marine biodiversity on earth. Environment ...
- December 20, 2018
Lawmaker eyes offshore wind farms in West PH Sea
A lawmaker on Sunday urged the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ask Norway to develop the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a source of clean and renewable offshore wind energy. In ...
- June 20, 2022
Speaker backs shrimp study
House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. this weekend endorsed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' research on vannamei white shrimps being undertaken here. De Venecia said the research by the bureau's National Integrated ...
- November 1, 2005
Red tide prevails over negros Occ
The red tide alert remains in this city and some parts of Negros Occidental after coastal waters in three areas here were found positive for toxins last week. Bacolod City Agriculture Officer Goldwyn Nifras said another ...
- December 29, 2015
2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free
A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ...
- July 22, 2019
Climate Change threatens local aquaculture industry, says scientist
Rising water temperatures as a result of climate change could threaten the country's aquaculture industry and fish production in general, a scientist based in Iloilo province on Friday. "There is a threat to aquaculture ...
- October 2, 2015
Divers lead Antique water cleanup
A group of divers has partnered with various stakeholders in Iloilo and Antique as it embarked on a six-month underwater cleanup in Antique’s Nogas Island, a favorite diving spot in Anini-y town. “We looked forward to have ...
- October 4, 2018
EU chief slams China reclamation
European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday criticized "construction activities" in the South China Sea in reference to China's land reclamations on submerged reefs, saying it would complicate the resolution of ...
- May 28, 2015