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PRRD 'not satisfied' with Xi's rejection on PH's arbitral win
President Rodrigo Duterte said he was disappointed Chinese President Xi Jinping did not recognize the country’s arbitral victory in the West Philippines Sea. Duterte on Wednesday said he was not satisfied with Xi’s response ...
- September 6, 2019
New seagrass species thrive in Boracay Island
Additional seagrass species in the island of Boracay was recently recorded. A team of professionals from the Dagatnon Environmental Consulting Services who were tapped by Conservation Development Division (CDD) of the DENR ...
- August 15, 2020
Tech Transfer Day highlights DOST’s R&D efforts
The Technology Transfer Day will be held Friday at the vast Iloilo Convention Center, Megaworld Boulevard, Mandurriao in Iloilo City. It was learned that the Region-6 office of the Department of Science and Technology ...
- October 28, 2017
RMU Region 6 to strictly implement Fisheries Code
The Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) will strictly implement the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 8550 in Western Visayas. "One way of protecting our marine life and coral reefs is to arrest those who will ...
- January 16, 2014
Plastic pollution in PH: Why so much waste ends up in oceans
Masses of plastic trash swirling in waterways, garbage clogging drainage canals and huge stinking dumpsites are among the most visible manifestations of the waste crisis in the Philippines. A 2015 report on plastic pollution ...
- November 3, 2018
BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ...
- December 12, 2019
A healthier Boracay should serve as a model
The six-month closure and cleanup of the resort-island of Boracay is an opportune time to rethink our tourism development for a more sustainable and long-term growth. While Boracay was getting more than two million foreign ...
- July 18, 2018
Talisay leaves may 'revolutionize' PH aquaculture
A recent study has shown that the leaves of the common talisay (also known as the Indian or tropical almond tree) improve the survival of the ayungin larvae, or silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) a freshwater fish ...
- December 21, 2019
Fish farmers to SEAFDEC-AQD: Develop indigenous low-cost feed
Heeding to the long standing call of fish farmers, SEAFDEC/AQD is now putting the development of alternative feed using local ingredients in its priority list of activities. Feed cost is a major component in aquaculture ...
- May 21, 2018
Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings surprised tipsy drinkers
A group of tipsy drinkers in Brgy. Yapak, Boracay Island was surprised seeing turtle hatchlings crawl up their legs on the night of Feb. 25, 2020, at around 11:00 o'clock in the evening. Boracay Island once again saw the ...
- March 8, 2020