Browsing The Manila Chronicle by Place "Philippines"

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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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • RP shrimps exports hurt by US embargo 

      (The Manila Chronicle, August 11, 1996, on page 11)
      The embargo on shrimps imports into the United States since May 1 of this year has been hurting Philippine shrimps exports, it was reported by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). The US embargo on ...