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    • From wetlands to wasteland 

      PNF (The Manila Chronicle, September 12, 1993, on page 16)
      Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than 1% of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the world in ...
    • Lahar devastated ponds eyed for massive tilapia culture 

      (Manila Chronicle, July 30, 1996, on page 13)
      Reconciling population growth and food productivity has stumped government for ages. Projections from the National Census and Statistics Office, projects 75.2 million Filipinos by the year 2000. Each consumer has the ...
    • Marine fish hatchery training opens in Iloilo 

      (The Manila Chronicle, June 25, 1996, on page 10)
      A marine fish hatchery training course opened on June 3 at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD), Tigbauan, Iloilo. The course objective is to equip participants with ...
    • Reduced tariffs seen to boost prawn industry 

      Silva, Chell (The Manila Chronicle, August 21, 1990, on page 13)
      A reduction in tariffs and duties on prawn farm inputs coupled with a phase out of subsidies given by the Board of Investments (BOI) to prawn exporters will improve the competitiveness of Philippine prawns in the world ...