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Guimaras oil spill victims demand P1.8M
Fisherfolk here affected by the oil spill were demanding a total of P1.8 million from Seen Sam Shipping, Inc., owner of the sunken M/V Sportivo. The claimants were from barangays Sawang, Dagsaan, Zaldivar, Magsaysay, Santo ...
- April 1, 2014
Oil spill victims seek court help
Oil spill victims in Estancia town charged the government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Power Corp. (Napocor) demanding over P300 million in compensation and damages. ...
- January 21, 2014
Fish kill
Fish kill has been reported in the coastal village of Hoskyn in Jordan town as the provincial government here appealed for assistance from the owner of the sunken M/V Sportivo. Local authorities believed the oil spill from ...
- January 24, 2014
BFAR declares closed season for Ludong
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for the high-value Ludong for the provinces of Cagayan, Abra and the Santa River in Ilocos Sur, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...
- October 3, 2014
Losses to 'Yolanda' in agri-fishery, infra P8.8 B
Some P8.865 billion worth of infrastructure projects and agricultural and fishery products have been destroyed and damaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" that hit Capiz and Visayas region in Nov. 8 last year. Final report from ...
- January 6, 2014
Resort owned by labor leader fences off bay
Residents of a town in Cebu are questioning what appeared to be the grant of ownership of a bay to a resort owned by the head of one of the country’s biggest labor unions which had fenced off portions of the bay, keeping ...
- February 5, 2014
Wetlands and agriculture: Partners for growth: (Part III)
Ang mga sea grasses ay importante rin. Ayon kay Dr. Giovanni Tapang ng Center for Environmental Concerns ng AGHAM,: "an acre of sea grass allows 40,000 fish annually to develop and around 50 million small invertebrates ...
- March 14, 2014
BFAR turns over P33M to cebu for aqua rehabilitation
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 7 has turned over P33 million to the Cebu provincial government as financial assistance for the rehabilitation of seaweed and Aquafarms in northern Cebu towns ...
- March 23, 2014
Seaweed sector in Davao Sur gets funding
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP), assisted a group of seaweed farming and a processing project. The DA said the Bato Seaweeds Association, INc. (Baseas) is the ...
- April 3, 2014
Quezon’s shield of ‘beach forests’
With the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Eastern Visayas last year serving as a grim reminder to pursue disaster-preparedness measures, Quezon’s provincial government is transforming coastal areas into ...
- January 30, 2014