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Towards more sea cucumber: Hatchery technicians upskilled to solve production bottleneck
To overcome hurdles hindering the mainstreaming of sea cucumber aquaculture production in the Philippines, an international research organization conducted specialized training for technical staff nationwide on an innovative ...
- March 21, 2024
Romualdez to ask PhilHealth to include TB tests in free Konsulta
Earlier, Speaker Romualdez, Rep. Yedda Romualdez, and ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo asked PhilHealth to give free mammograms and breast ultrasounds to women who may be suspected of having breast cancer. PhilHealth approved the ...
- April 26, 2024
P50 bangus per kilo possible, says BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is confident that bangus prices can plunge to as much as P50 per kilo if good domestic production is maintained, and to ensure a stable local harvest, the government needs to ...
- February 1, 2024
Batangas sea mishap claims 2
Two crew of a water taxi died after the watercraft they were maneuvering figured a collision with a passenger vessel in the vicinity waters off Verde Island, Batangas, on Wednesday afternoon. Reports from the Philippine ...
- February 1, 2024
Sagay seahorses repopulate
In the past, the waters of the Philippines were teeming with seahorses. But today, the areas where they used to swim are now almost devoid of this marine creature. They have been overharvested. But the good news: there are ...
- March 25, 2024
Expect more joint patrols in South China Sea–US nat’l security adviser
The Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia will conduct more military patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after their first-ever joint maritime drills involving warships from the four nations in ...
- April 11, 2024
Palawan gov't distributes 'payao' to 138 fishermen
A total of 138 members from various fisherfolk associations in Palawan are benefitting from the fish aggregating device project distributed in the last quarter of the previous year, the provincial government reported. ...
- February 4, 2024
Summit addresses waste, sanitation challenges at LGU level
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported over the weekend that more than 350 local government officials and stakeholders in waste management and water security from across the country vowed to provide ...
- February 4, 2024
Phl vessels patrolling WPS 'sufficient'
A military official said the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard have a “sufficient number of vessels” patrolling within the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. “We have a sufficient number ...
- February 1, 2024
China’s claim over Bajo has no basis — Año
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has emphasized that China’s persistent claims over the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) have “no legal basis.” “China’s repeated claims of sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc ...
- February 1, 2024