Asian fisheries executives from 10 countries, including those within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are in Cebu for the five-day 45th council meeting of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ...

Five individuals and institutions in Iloilo were recently honored here for their efforts in environmental awareness and protection and their achievements in projects supportive of the environment. Recognized as this year's ...

The marine life in the southern Iloilo town of Oton will be revived with the continuing installation of artificial reefs. Oton Mayor Vicente Flores said the ceremonial installation Thursday is part of the on-going program ...

The National Statistics Office in Eastern Visayashas hired 3,704 enumerators and 1,814 team supervisors for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries which starts February 25 until April 13. The hire staff will augment ...

The Philippines found an ally in no less than the United Nations (UN) in its quest to find a "peaceful and amicable" resolution to the ongoing maritime spat between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has issued its findings and recommendations on the controversial case of coral damage by a submarine used by a Korean company for commercial tourism purposes ...

A serious lung disease may have caused Lolong's death, initial findings from a necropsy performed on the giant saltwater crocodile showed. Citing the preliminary report submitted by a team of veterinarians and biology ...

There is now "severe pollution" in the Pasig River following the oil spill that occurred near the Old Panaderos area in Sta. Ana, Manila, last Sunday, the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) declared yesterday. ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has earmarked ₱1.7 billion for the residents of Cordova, Cebu who were severely affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of "M/V St. Thomas Aquinas" two weeks ...

Even while families of missing passenger of ill-fated MV Thomas Aquinas continue to hope against hope that their kinfolk would still be found alive, fisherfolk here are lamenting their loss of livelihood due to oil spilled ...