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Gov't inaction blamed for Subic waste dumping
A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies ...
- February 16, 2013
True state of Philippine coral reefs
I attended the two -day Forum on the Coral Triangle Initiative on 14-15 August 2013 on invitation form the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources. In this forum, ...
- August 22, 2013
Group seeks free distribution of 'fishponds' exempted under land-reform program
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday called for the immediate, free distribution of vast tracts of lands used for fishpond operation to small fishermen that were exempted from ...
- June 11, 2013
Fisheries talks with Taiwan readied
The Philippine government is conducting an inventory of its laws related to fisheries and patrimony in preparation for talks with Taiwan. Any talks for a possible fisheries agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan, ...
- June 9, 2013
Defenders of marine sanctuary win award
In a remote coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur, the task of protecting a marine sanctuary falls upon a six-person team of environmental workers who keep the sea and mangrove forest safe from greedy commercial fishers. ...
- August 25, 2013
Gov't losing over ₱600M in unpaid fishport loans
The government fishery modernization program in the provinces has suffered huge setbacks resulting from local politics and failure of its fishery infrastructure arm to monitor a total 54 municipal fish ports built for over ...
- March 23, 2013
Red tide recurs in Eastern Samar
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday reported the recurrence of red tide in Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar. Juan D. Albalejado, Jr., BFAR-8 regional director, said laboratory tests conducted last ...
- May 28, 2013
Ecofish program
The united state government is fully supporting the ecosystem improved for sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) program of the city government of Surigao. Through its United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ...
- August 1, 2013
Prevent fish kills, government urged
Our government should minimize, if not eliminate, massive fish kills in the country, said AGHAM party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones. Government data showed that, two years ago, about 1,900 tons of fish in fish pens and fish ...
- May 18, 2013
Cauayan fishers lament 'inaction' on poaching
The Fisherfolk in the coastal town of Cauayan were complaining about the continued inaction of local officials on the alleged illegal fishing in their municipal water. Despite the media expose on the intrusion of commercial ...
- August 24, 2013