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3 Eastern Visayas bays remain red tide positive
Three bays in Eastern Visayas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning or what is more popularly reffered to as "red tide." Latest laboratory report of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reveal ...
- November 17, 2015
Mega Tuna maker eyes new overseas markets
Mega Gobal Corporation, maker of canned sardines and tuna, is looking to broaden its market presence both locally and abroad this year, as it expects strong consumer growth to continue. The company is targeting a 28% ...
- February 6, 2017
KOICA grants $4M for Concepcion port
To help marginal fishermen, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will be providing a $4-million (P192-million) grant to expand and develop the fishing port of Concepcion town. The Official Development Assistance ...
- October 30, 2016
P490M for Boracay road rehab
The road widening project in this island resort will receive P490 million from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Aklan District Engineer Noel Fuentebella said the rehabilitation of the Boracay main road, ...
- April 29, 2018
Microplastics 'everywhere': oceans, air, human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies — with uncertain implications. Images of plastic pollution have ...
- July 4, 2022
Sea dispute threatens food security
The escalating territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea will eventually have an impact on food security, Undersecretary Jonas Leones of the Department of Environment and Natural ...
- April 28, 2015
DOST-DA partnership to enhance market competitiveness in WV
Western Visayas is a major contributor to the country’s agricultural production. With the economic importance of agriculture, there is an urgent need to increase farm productivity, diversify from traditional products to ...
- August 12, 2020
PH fertile ground for agribusiness
In a country endowed with 17,460 kilometers of coastline, aquaculture may be fertile ground for businesses both big and small. Still, be it marine-based or land-based, farm activities present opportunities for both producers ...
- January 27, 2017
P2.5-M worth of smuggled 'Bangus' fry
Airport authorities seized some P2.5 million worth of smuggled live bangus (milk fish) fry that came in separate flights from Indonesia, Malaysia Singapore and Hong Kon. Col. Marlon Alameda, Bureau of Customs Enforcement ...
- March 11, 2013
Fisherfolk cashing in on lobster
Don’t look now, but small fishermen in Caraga region are cashing in on the Spiny Lobster known in science as Pinalurus ornatus which thrives in the clean coastal waters in the two provinces of Surigao and Dinagat Island. ...
- November 21, 2015