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    • Navotas fisherfolks get fishing nets 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, June 3, 2022, on page A7)
      The City Government of Navotas, through the Kadiwa Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), distributed fishing nets to 92 registered fisherfolks. Of t his number, 75 received 500 to 700-meter nets used to catch ...

    • Negros Oriental's Lake Balinsasayao: More than a watershed, a haven of life 

      (Daily Tribune, February 5, 2023, on page B16)
      ‘For centuries, the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes have protected both upland and lowland communities from the worst effects of storms, floods, and droughts by stabilizing water distribution and the local climate.' Lake Balinsasayao ...

    • New lease in life for Bicolano fishermen 

      (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2021, on page B12)
      With that in mind, Que Rica has decided to re-establish the Fleet of Hope program. It was first launched in 2006 after a major typhoon, and was able to give away 30 bancas to affected fisherfolk. In 2020, it’s returned as ...

    • New York park alligator captured 

      (Daily Tribune, February 22, 2023, on page B13)
      A “very lethargic” alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said Monday, likely released by its owner far away from the species’ warmer habitat in the southeast United States.

    • Nilad shrub returns to Manila's rivers 

      Santos, Pat C. (Daily Tribune, January 1, 2021, on page A8)
      The nilad shrub, after which the City of Manila was named, will soon become a familiar sight in the city after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opened a nursery in Baseco, Tondo, to raise seedlings ...

    • Nine missing after fishing boat overturns 

      (Daily Tribune, February 6, 2023, on page B14)
      Rescue workers were searching by sea and air for nine people missing after a fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea’s southwestern coast, authorities said Sunday. The 24-ton vessel overturned in waters off the ...

    • No end in sight for EV red tide 

      Locus, Sundy Mae T. (Daily Tribune, December 4, 2020, on page B15)
      Another bay was added to Eastern Visayas’ list of red tide-infected coastal areas this year, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its latest advisory. BFAR confirmed red tide toxins were found in the ...

    • No need for China fishing deal 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, April 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      In yet another effort to convince the public that President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have not forged a five-year-old fishing deal, Malacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines does not need an agreement ...

    • No Pinoy survivors from capsized Chinese vessel 

      Ayeng, Raffy; Garner, Jom (Daily Tribune, May 25, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      Efforts to rescue five Filipino crew members of the Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 which capsized off the Indian Ocean last week have yielded negative results, the Philippine Coast Guard has announced. The ...

    • No retreat in phaseout of wooden-hulled boats 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 6, 2021, on page B16)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is firm on the phaseout of wooden-hulled motorboats, despite the complaints of irate passengers of the Guimaras-Iloilo route that the available fiberglass types were not enough to ...

    • NoLCom lead flag-raising aboard Navy warship 

      Supnad, Mar (Daily Tribune, June 13, 2022, on page B15)
      The Northern Luzon Command (NolCom ) through the Naval Forces Northern Luzon led the flag-raising ceremony Sunday aboard a Philippine Navy warship at is patrolled along the coastal waters of Philippine Rise, formerly known ...

    • Not another sinkhole, please 

      (Daily Tribune, December 16, 2022, on page A7)
      By the end of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force's extended term in June 2022, domestic tourism was on the verge of a huge resurgence. The body tasked during the time of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to facilitate the ...

    • Nueva Ecija fishing sector gets boost 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, March 30, 2022, on page B15)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) are set to construct the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) Biotechnology Center at the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • Of spies and historical parallels 

      (Daily Tribune, April 11, 2024, on page A5)
      Reports have surfaced indicating China’s recruitment of Filipinos with military backgrounds to serve as spies on the West Philippine Sea. The move, ostensibly, aims to bolster Beijing’s territorial claims in the disputed ...

    • Oil explorartion at standstill - Cusi 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, April 21, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      Resources at the Malampaya natural gas facility are continuously declining, and the government is persistently searching for an alternative. However, the oil exploration activities in the country, which where supposed to ...

    • Oil spill detected in Manila Bay 

      Santos, Pat C. (Daily Tribune, April 27, 2021, on page A8)
      The Manila Department of Public Services (MDPS) called the attention of authorities regarding an oil spill in Manila Bay last Saturday. Kenneth Amurao, MDPS chief, reported to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso over the ...

    • Oil spill feared as two cargo vessels collide 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, July 9, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A Cyprus-flagged dredging vessel and a local cargo vessel collided at the South Harbor anchorage, 100 meters away from the Baseco Beach, Tondo, Manila, Thursday dawn. Reports released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ...

    • Olongapo fisherfolk undergo training 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, July 27, 2022, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has launched a training program for a total of 30 fisherfolk in the city in relation to fish processing. BFAR Provincial Fisheries Officer Neil Encinares said that ...

    • One Meralco Foundation commits to a greener future by planting 125,000 mangroves in Del Carmen, Siargao in observance of World Wetlands Day 

      (Daily Tribune, February 3, 2024, on page B12)
      Siargao is known for as the surfing capital of the Philippines, but did you know that it is also home to one of the Philippines’ largest contiguous mangrove forests that boast a rich diversity of flora and fauna that can ...

    • 'Oplan Isda' yields seafood produce 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, April 1, 2022, on page B16)
      The Provincial Fisheries Office (PFO) here announced that at least half a ton of seafood was bought by the fisherfolk cooperatives of Tarlac from another fisherfolk group — Bulacan’s Nagkakaisang Samahan ng Mangingisda ...