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100 tons of ‘tilapia’ lost in fish kill
An estimated 100 metric tons of tilapia, worth at least P5 million, were lost in a fish kill that hit Friday in Lake Buhi in Buhi, Camarines Sur, fisheries officials said yesterday. Ronald Canabe, spokesperson of the Bureau ...
- November 3, 2010
Mayor vows to lead dev't takeoff of town
Mayor Rommel Arnado emphasizes the significance of “an accurate navigational plan” from which to steer his town toward progress. Success would need a firm determination to undertake the journey, no matter what it costs, ...
- August 22, 2010
Boats idle, workers lose jobs as GenSan reels from tuna ban
Gone were the days when fishing boats of the Amadeo Fishing Corp. (AFC) sailed daily to catch tuna. Now, most of its fishing vessels are grounded in the company’s private wharf in the coastal village of Calumpang here. ...
- February 25, 2010
Lesley Mobo back to catching fish: ‘This was the life we knew’
Lesley Mobo’s return flight to the United Kingdom had been cancelled one time too many, such that he decided to stay with his mother in their barrio in Aklan. The change in pace—from fast and frenetic to slow and languid—wasn’t ...
- April 24, 2010
Nickel firms deny causing fish kill
We would like to correct the misleading and deceptive news report ("Palawan authorities probe into fish kill near mine site," INQUIRER, 11/28/10) written by Redempto Anda. The article makes it appear that a massive fish ...
- December 7, 2010
Youth take active role in preserving Iloilo River
The youth sector is now one of the prime movers in the city's campaign to protect the Iloilo River. City Executive Assistant Mathilde Octavio said members of the Youth Eco Defender underwent a seminar as a prelude to their ...
- January 17, 2010
Fish kill feared caused by chemical pills
Lake authorities were looking into reports that the fish kill at the Laguna de Bay on Friday was caused by chemical spills from an alcohol distillery plant in Cabuyao town that burned down last week. This was after lake ...
- October 25, 2010
What ails Tuna?
January ended as a big disappointment. One stock that ended similarly for the period was Alliance Tuna International Inc. (TUNA). Plummeting like a falling hard rock, TUNA’s share price was already down 18.26 percent last ...
- February 2, 2010
Burnham lake clean-up drive starts with fishing
Residents turned up with fishing rods at the Burnham lake on Sunday to take part in what Baguio oldtimer Virgilio Cruz described as “our first time to fish in these waters legally." Over 200 people signed up to fish for ...
- October 12, 2010
RP scientists note massive bleaching of coral reefs
For several months now, marine scientists and divers have been witnessing and recording the massive bleaching of coral reefs all over the country, which is being caused by warmer-than-normal ocean water temperatures. In ...
- September 6, 2010