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SMC backs govt effort to clean up Manila Bay
(BusinessMirror,September 24, 2020 , on page B2)San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President and COO Ramon S. Ang lauded the government’s effort to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay which required the dredging and removal of silt, trash, and other obstructions from tributaries. ... -
Solon urges farmers, fishers to borrow from govt
(BusinessMirror,November 3, 2020 , on page B3)Senator Francis Pancratius N. Pangilinan on Monday advised the estimated 20,000 farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon Rolly (international name “Goni”) to avail themselves of the zero-interest loans and crop insurance ... -
Someone to watch over me
(BusinessMirror,June 6, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Amid the vast expanse of territorial sea waters that it protects and the country’s claims of some parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) being aggressively challenged, primarily by China, the Philippine Navy (PN) is stepping ... -
'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, ... -
Surfing events wiped out until June amid outbreak
(BusinessMirror,March 18, 2020 , on page C2)The World Surf League is canceling or postponing all events through the end of May, citing the continued evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. WSL events at Bells Beach in southeast Australia and at the Margaret River on ... -
Swarms of jellyfish in Palawan ‘nothing out of the ordinary’ during dry season–denr exec
(BusinessMirror,April 1, 2020 , on page A3)A swarm of jellyfish taking over El Nido, Palawan’s waters is nothing out of the ordinary, especially during the summer season, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. “Like in ... -
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 ... -
Tree-planting caps DENR's commemoration of PHL Environment Month and Arbor Day
(BusinessMirror,July 3, 2020 , on page A4)Massive tree-planting activities in the Calabarzon region marked the country’s celebration of the Philippine Environment Month and Arbor Day in June amid Covid-19 community quarantines that remain in effect in various parts ... -
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 ... -
Ulysses hikes losses incurred by farmers, fishers
(BusinessMirror,November 16, 2020 , on page A4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) said farmers and fishermen incurred more losses as Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco) had damaged crops and other agricultural products valued at P2.107 billion. Ulysses affected ... -
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 ... -
US-China tensions in disputed sea escalate with ballistic missile tests
(BusinessMirror,August 28, 2020 , on page B4)UnitedStates-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday, with Beijing firing four missiles into the waters around the same time as the Trump administration took action against Chinese companies that ... -
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 ... -
Villar cites growing number of volunteers, partners in Manila Bay clean up drive
(BusinessMirror,September 28, 2020 , on page B6)Sen. Cynthia Villar said the growing number of volunteers and partner organizations that take part in the clean-up and mangrove planting activities should be credited for the strides made in the Manila Bay rehabilitation ... -
Villar, BFAR establish urban aquaponics facility in Las Piñas
(BusinessMirror,June 22, 2020 , on page A4)Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas, where ... -
Virtual library boosts open access to aquaculture, fisheries publications
(BusinessMirror,July 11, 2021 , on page A5)Reading publications on aquaculture and fisheries technologies may not be a problem even during the pandemic. If people have access to the Internet, they can still find their next read on the subject matter as one digital ...