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Gov’t upholds sovereignty over PH rise, plants flag
Manila asserted its sovereign rights over Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) on Monday by planting the national flag there as the nation marked the 119th anniversary of its independence. Divers from the Philippine ...
- June 13, 2017
'Market denial': new tack vs illegal fishing targets hawkers
Illegal fishers are getting creative. So must the authorities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared a new measure to combat illegal fishing. It called the strategy "market denial". "Market denial" was ...
- July 11, 2017
ASEAN tackles mangrove management
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will try to work out a collaborative sustainable mangrove management in the region amid climate change in a Mangrove Congress September 4-8 in Manila. The Department of ...
- August 31, 2017
The sea, a short story
The seawater stung Cody's eyes. Through the mist of tears, he saw that their two sand castles were gone. And the shells, too, were reclaimed by the sea. His sister also saw what happened, and they were beginning to cry. ...
- June 8, 2017
Occupy Spratly isles? too late
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday ridiculed President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to deploy troops to unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, saying nothing was left to grab in those disputed ...
- April 8, 2017
China builds military facilities in Spratlys
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a US think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital waterway. ...
- July 1, 2017
Renewed vow to revive Visayan Sea
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the provincial governments of Cebu, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Masbate have renewed their commitment to revive the Visayan Sea. A covenant on the commitment was ...
- July 25, 2017
A new technology to boost mussel production
Majority of the mussel farmers in the country have been using the conventional stake method for their mussel production. It is said that from this method, which have been practiced locally for many years, could produce up ...
- June 12, 2017
Supply chain of sardines
The Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC) highlighted one of its most notable exploits for the sardine industry. WESMAARRDEC's effort and that of its ...
- January 1, 2017
Fisherman found dead in Panay town
A 52-year-old fisherman went missing while laying crab traps in a river but found was dead few hours later at Brgy. Pawa in Panay, Capiz. Richard Balasa of Pawa left morning of Apr. 3, 2017 to lay crab traps, locally known ...
- April 5, 2017