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Northern Samar farmers, fishermen get insurance
Officials of the Northern Samar provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp (PCIC) have signed an agreement providing insurance to 5,000 farmers and fishermen. Northern Samar Governor Raul R. Daza said the ...
- October 8, 2012
Fishermen vs reclamation threaten suit
Fisherfolk groups on Monday threatened to file criminal and administrative charges against Environment Secretary Ramon Paje if he continued to ignore their demands to stop land reclamation projects in Manila Bay and other ...
- October 23, 2012
New SEAFDEC chief still unknown
Government still has to formalize its choice on who should head the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDECAQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. A treaty agency, SEAFDEC-AQD has been the leading ...
- April 7, 2012
Reef domes
Several organizations and volunteers partnered with the Sarangani provincial government for the deployment of artificial reef domes in Brgy. Tinoto here in marking International Coastal Cleanup.
- October 3, 2012
Dried sharks confiscated
Customs authorities have seized some P10 million worth of shipment of various dried marine products declared as endangered species by the government at the Sub-Port Manila North Harbor on board MV Princes of the South last ...
- October 26, 2012
Shark finning hits gulf hard
Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of the government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers sawed the fins off hundreds of dead sharks from Oman and bagged them for ...
- October 25, 2012
Sea protect
The provincial government of Isabela has provided four fast sea vessels to the police maritime group based at the coastal town of the province. Sr. Supt. Franklin Moises R. Mabanag, Isabela Provincial Police Office (IPPO) ...
- September 6, 2012
River 'hero'
On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The two-year-old female is "good and healthy." He grabs another handful and gets more good news. ...
- September 4, 2012
Clean river in 7 years
Much has been said and done about infamous deterioration of the 27-kilometer Pasig River - from when 84-year-old Purificacion "Nanay Puring" Malvas Punzalan could still drink clean, clear water from it in the 1940s to the ...
- September 5, 2012
Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years. Environment Minister Tony Burke said research ...
- October 4, 2012