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Bacoor fishermen, mussel farmers hit ‘inadequate’ support during lockdown
(BusinessMirror,April 15, 2020 , on page A4)Small fishermen and mussel farmers on Tuesday held a fluvial parade in Manila Bay to demand adequate support from the government following President Duterte’s decision to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in ... -
Bay 'nourishment' project continues to draw flak from lawmakers, group
(BusinessMirror,September 11, 2020 , on page A4)Lawmakers are urging the leadership of the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the suitability and sustainability of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program, even as an environmental ... -
Beach nourishment project is a work in progress–DENR
(BusinessMirror,November 3, 2020 , on page A3)An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the P389-million Manila Bay Beach Nourishment Project is still a work-in-progress and will require the contractor to procure and overlay more ... -
BFAR bares plan to build 300 milkfish fry satellite hatcheries in next 5 years
(BusinessMirror,July 29, 2020 , on page A4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it plans to build about 300 satellite hatcheries nationwide in the next five years in its bid to boost local milkfish production. In a news statement issued on ... -
BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces
(BusinessMirror,December 16, 2020 , on page A4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk ... -
BFAR hoists 'red tide' warning in 15 areas
(BusinessMirror,October 7, 2020 , on page A3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has hoisted the “red tide” warning anew in 10 areas, raising to 15 the total number of localities whose waters were found to be positive of paralytic shellfish poison ... -
BFAR raises red tide alert in four Vismin provinces
(BusinessMirror,April 24, 2020 , on page A4-https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/04/23/bfar-raises-red-tide-alert-in-four-vismin-provinces/)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared four areas in the Visayas and Mindanao as positive for paralytic shellfish. Based on the latest laboratory results jointly conducted by BFAR with concerned ... -
BFAR: 20 areas tested positive for 'Red tide'
(BusinessMirror,February 1, 2021 , on page A4)A total of 20 coastal areas in various parts of the country have tested positive for “red tide poisoning” This was revealed through Shellfish Bulletin 2 dated January 28, 2021, issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
BFAR: Govt to help Dingalan become next 'tuna capital'
(BusinessMirror,August 4, 2020 , on page B7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the municipality of Dingalan in Aurora province has the potential to become the country’s next “tuna capital,” after General Santos City in Mindanao. BFAR said in ... -
Cargo vessel turns sideways, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal
(BusinessMirror,March 25, 2021 , on page A5)A cargo container ship that’s among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal, officials said Wednesday, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by ... -
‘Catch the wind’: Navy taps Subic boat maker to meet essential requirement of modernization program
(BusinessMirror,January 23, 2021 , on page 1)As the military implements the second of its three-phased multibillion-peso modernization program, a local shipbuilder has offered to help the Navy by supplying it with locally built modern small and big warships. Propmech, ... -
China blasts U.S. joint carrier exercises in South China Sea
(BusinessMirror,July 8, 2020 , on page A6)China on Monday accused the US of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two US aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian ... -
China boat was cleared for shelter, DFA clarifies
(BusinessMirror,February 3, 2021 , on page A12-A2)A Chinese research vessel that stayed a few days in Philippine waters had clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs to seek shelter, owing to bad weather, but not to stay, the DFA clarified on Tuesday, after the ... -
China harassment of oil-exploring boats signal to claimants–AMTI
(BusinessMirror,May 4, 2020 , on page A8-A4)China’s harassment of Malaysia’s ongoing oil exploration in its coastal waters—but which Beijing deems as within the vast maritime area that it disputes in the South China Sea—has reinvented the norm and set new rules ... -
China must pay ₱.8-T in WPS damage–Risa
(BusinessMirror,February 19, 2021 , on page A12)The Chinese government was asked to start paying China’s “debt” to the Philippines, pegged at over P800 billion, for “damaging the wealth and marine life stolen in the West Philippine Sea.” Laying the blame squarely on ... -
‘China owes us ₧33B in annual marine loss’
(BusinessMirror,June 9, 2020 , on page A8-A4)Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio flatly dismissed Monday China’s claims that it owns the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as well as the whole South China Sea since ancient times. This, as former Foreign Affairs Secretary ... -
China snubs a new PHL protest on SCS fishing ban
(BusinessMirror,June 4, 2022 , on page A3)For the nth time, Beijing merely shrugged off Philippine protest of China’s imposition of a unilateral fishing moratorium in the South China Sea (SCS). Instead of complaining, Manila should instead see the fishing ban as ... -
Chinese ships remain in Julian Felipe Reef, defense chief says
(BusinessMirror,March 30, 2021 , on page A3)Chinese ships moored in great numbers in the Julian Felipe Reef are trying to drive away Philippine military “sovereignty patrols” in the area, but their warnings are being ignored by the government, Defense Secretary ... -
Chinese vessels back in Mainland after research in Reed Bank-Navy
(BusinessMirror,August 17, 2020 , on page A3)The two Chinese vessels that carried out “unauthorized” research activities in the Recto Bank near the island of Palawan early this month are back in China, Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo ... -
Court blocks departure of ship officers in sea mishap
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page A4)A local court in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro has granted the petition of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to issue a hold departure order (HDO) against the top officers of a Hong Kong-flagged carrier vessel, which collided ...