Increased fishing activity in the Philippines has reduced diversity by nearly 20 percent since the 1950s. This was pointed out by maritime scholars who participated in a roundtable discussion on marine biodiversity ...

The massive mangrove plantation initiated by the government will strengthen the protection of the coastal areas in Eastern Visayas against the rise of sea water or storm surge due to strong typhoons. DENR-8 Regional Director ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will build six more community fish landing centers (CFLC) in Eastern Visayas this year. The centers will be built in Maasin City in Southern Leyte, Tanauan, Abuyog and ...

Tears fill Maung Lay’s eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear in Myanmar. Loved for ...

Eight of 10 Filipinos still think that the government should continue asserting its rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the latest. Pulse Asia survey showed Friday, even with President Duterte warming up the country’s ...

The office of Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla has extended financial assistance to 27 farmers in this barangay who are into organic vegetable and seaweeds farming projects. The governor also extended financial ...

Three Indonesian fishermen have gone missing in waters off the southern Philippines in an area that has seen repeated kidnappings for ransom by Islamist militants. Authorities said the three Indonesians went missing on ...

A Chinese investor engaged in commercial fishing and shipbuilding is exploiting the possibility of putting up an aqua-culture processing plant in this city, which would create more than 10,000 jobs for Davaoeños. Ortonio ...

The government is determined to assert the country's sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea but is not keen on taking the " aggressive and provocative " strategy to settle the conflict with China. The meeting between ...

Bayani Enriquez, 54, grew up by Laguna de Bay in this city in Laguna province. Back in the 1980s, he often spent time with friends swimming or fishing in the lake’s unobstructed waters. But much of the open space is now ...