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SEAFDEC aims to plug milkfish fry gap in PHL
(BusinessMirror,May 13, 2021 , on page B3)An international research center has announced that the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to produce 5 million to 10 million bangus fry every year, started its operations to address the ... -
Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean
(BusinessMirror,February 14, 2012 , on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commod...)Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ... -
Seaweed exporters want govt to intervene in ₱-$ exchange rate
(BusinessMirror,September 16, 2010 , on page B4)Exporter of carageenan belonging to the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (Siap) asked to government's assistance to stabilize the foreign-exchange rate after the peso reached the P43-to-$1-mark. Siap president ... -
Seaweed farming face dilemma with ice-ice disease
(BusinessMirror,June 9, 2019 , on page A6)Carrageenan, a food enhancer which has been used in processing food, such as in thickening sauces, emulsifying and preserving, and even used in cosmetics, is sourced from a vegetable that grows in the sea—the seaweed. The ... -
Senate tackles ban vs foreign entities abetting 'intrusion' into Philippine sea territories
(BusinessMirror,September 9, 2020 , on page A3)The Senate is set to tackle a resolution asking the Duterte administration to ban from receiving government contracts, or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities who are engaged in, or abetted activities, ... -
Shift to 'active defense'
(BusinessMirror,December 27, 2020 , on page A1)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is slowly beefing up both its offensive and defensive capabilities, working to boost the country’s ground-based air defense, which will be reinforced by the planned acquisition of ... -
Shore Story: Assessing corals and educating the public
(BusinessMirror,October 1, 2018 , on page A9)The US Navy, not spared from repercussions, had to pay in full to the Philippine government after two years the damage to the corals caused by its ship. It paid around P87 million (equivalent to $1.87 million) in 2014 based ... -
'Spark of hope'
(BusinessMirror,October 11, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Meanwhile, MinDA has eyed developing the coastal town of Sultan Naga Dimaporo in Lanao del Norte for bangus fish cage farming to push job generation in this sleepy rural town in northern Mindanao, and, at the same time, ... -
Testing the waters
(BusinessMirror,July 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ... -
Testing the waters
(BusinessMirror,July 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ... -
Testing the waters: Amid US and Asean’s affirmation of support for the UN arbitral tribunal ruling on disputed maritime territories, Duterte government prodded to seize the initiative
(BusinessMirror,July 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ... -
Toward a 'bluer normal'
(BusinessMirror,August 16, 2020 , on page A7)Impacted by the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), fishermen can play a crucial role in coastal and marine biodiversity protection and conservation. But they will need all the assistance that they could get. As the ... -
U.S. shift in South China Sea raises risk of clash on water
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page A7)The Trump administration’s move to brand most of Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea a violation of international law doesn’t mean much on its own: China has repeatedly refused to acknowledge the 2016 tribunal ruling ... -
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
(BusinessMirror,July 15, 2020 , on page A5)The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime ... -
US, China spar over O'Brien's remarks on SCS
(BusinessMirror,November 25, 2020 , on page A8-A2)The United States is looking for a longer term for its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the Philippines, even as it gave assurances that its military will remain in the Indo-Pacific region after the end of the Trump ... -
Verbal row over reef militia sizzles; Duterte, Huang meet
(BusinessMirror,March 26, 2021 , on page A2-A4)The presence of a fleet of Chinese ships in the Julian Felipe Reef were among the issues discussed by President Duterte during his recent meeting with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, Malacanang said on Thursday, as harsh ... -
Wang, Locsin in 'frank, cordial' talks amid US-China word war
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page A12-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., who said on Sunday the UN arbitral award favoring the Philippine position in the South China Sea is “nonnegotiable,” held a “frank but cordial” virtual discussion on Tuesday ...