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PCAARRD, SLSU research microorganism role in carbon sequestration capacity of mangroves
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD) and Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) will conduct a two-year research ...
- August 26, 2023
PH, China fishing talks improve
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said fishing talks between the Philippines and China have progressed, despite recent reports of Filipino fishermen being blocked by Chinese vessels off Pag-asa Island, and the ...
- June 21, 2023
Fishing vessel with 70,000 liters of oil sinks off Calatagan coast
A fishing boat with 70,000 liters of diesel sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, At least 13 crew members of the Anita DJ II fishing boat were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday. The Anita ...
- August 29, 2023
Speaker assures fishers displaced by oil spill of P200m cash aid
The House of Representatives will help secure P200 million in direct cash assistance for some 8,000 fishermen who lost all sources of livelihood as a result of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, Speaker Martin Romualdez ...
- September 21, 2023
MMDA joins coastal cleanup day activities in Manila Bay
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Saturday joined International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day activities in Manila Bay as part of its commitment to save the environment. MMDA general manager Procopio ...
- September 17, 2023
P114m in oil spill claims filed
An initial batch of 3,457 victims from the fisheries sector has so far filed a combined P114 million in financial compensation claims for the economic losses that they suffered due to the MT Princess Empress oil spill, ...
- July 10, 2023
Project delays in Manila Bay 'not good' for PH investors
Delaying a decision on reclamation projects in Manila Bay “will not do the country good,” Palawan Representative Jose Alvarez said. According to Alvarez, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon ...
- September 27, 2023
Biodiversity thriving with clean rivers
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometer journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it comes to protecting ...
- September 25, 2023
4 missing as dive boat sinks off reef
Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 ...
- May 1, 2023
Solon seeks P1k fuel subsidy for fisherfolks
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a bill seeking to guarantee a fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk by providing a fuel voucher of not less than P1,000 per month. Under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid ...
- May 15, 2023