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Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...
- June 20, 2019
Las Piñas - Parañaque Wetland Park is for keeps and for everyone to enjoy - Villar
Typhoon Ompong might have made a mess at the Las Piñas Wetland Park, but that didn't stop Senator Cynthia Villar from looking forward to its rise one day as the go-to spot for nature-loving Filipinos in the metropolis. ...
- October 1, 2018
SEAFDEC seeks to address problems about MPAs
"Ecological suitability and social conformity need to be highlighted as basic criteria for the establishment of marine protected areas (MPA)," said SEAFDEC/AQD chief Dan Baliao rationalizing the establishments of MPAs in ...
- May 22, 2018
Food chain collapse predicted in oceans
The world's oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in Australia said. Marine ecologists from the University of ...
- October 14, 2015
Airlines curbing shark fin transport
Shark fins' ride in plane bellies is beginning to end. Last week, Korean Air Lines C. said since March it had stopped moving the delicacy used in soups. The Seoul-based company joined Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. in saying ...
- June 25, 2013
Sailing for conservation
They say the best journeys run deep and reconnect us with what it means to be human. Our sailing expedition to one of the most remote and astounding corners of the Philippine archipelago, Palawan, turned out to be exactly ...
- January 20, 2019
Cimatu cites PH efforts to protect marine resources at EAS Congress 2018
The Philippines has made notable progress in its efforts to protect the country’s rich marine ecosystems and resources despite many challenges, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said as he welcomed participants to the ...
- November 1, 2018
PH awaits decision on sea dispute
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ...
- December 2, 2015
Philippines says most advanced ship to shield seas from threats
The Philippines took delivery of its first ever guided missile frigate at the weekend to protect its seas against threats, the presidential palace said, as China’s neighbors race to empower their Coast Guard fleets amid ...
- May 25, 2020
Foreigners receiving marine fish hatchery training at SEAFDEC
Participants from Southeast Asian and African countries are undergoing a marine fish hatchery training at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AOD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. “The ...
- July 18, 2018