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    • Abad's wife vows to block Taiwan fish pact 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 13, 2013, on page A7)
      Deputy Speaker Henedina Abad of Batanes, wife of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, has vowed to block any fishing agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan unless the Aquino administration will earmark funding for strict ...

    • Aboitiz boosts wetland rehab, protection 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 29, 2022, on page B5)
      The Aboitiz Group on Friday announced it has completed its efforts in the wetland protection and rehabilitation of the Boracay Wetland 4, conceived as a joint project with the government. The rehabilitation of Boracay ...

    • AboitizLand launches project for pawikan 

      The Times (The Manila Times, April 4, 2020, on page B2)
      AboitizLand Inc., the real estate arm of the Aboitiz Group, has initiated its Pawikan Conservation Project with the Aboitiz Foundation and environmental science experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. ...

    • Act on near-collision at sea, govt urged 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, March 29, 2022, on page A9)
      Sen. Mary Grace Poe urged the government to act urgently on the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) report of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The senator on ...

    • ADB supports Palawan tourism devt project 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (The Manila Times, October 24, 2019, on page B4)
      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the Department of Tourism (DoT) in preparing a tourism development project that will ensure a sustainable environment for El Nido and Coron in Palawan. “Palawan is known as ...

    • ADSEA '87 

      (The Manila Times, September 10, 1987, on page 1)
      "Aquaculture Developments in Southeast Asia '87" opened Sept. 8 at the Amigo Terrace Hotel in Iloilo City.

    • AFP Chief lied on new 'illegal structures' at Union Banks 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 12, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      Or perhaps Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana was just fed the wrong information or just ignorant of the Spratly Islands dispute, when he claimed last April 1 that the Chinese had built new illegal ...

    • AFP completes resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, December 19, 2022, on page A2)
      The Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that they were able to complete another resupply mission to the troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre grounded in the Ayungin Shoal, ...

    • AFP won't protect fishermen at West Philippine Sea 

      Tulfo, Erwin (The Manila Times, March 3, 2014, on page A7)
      A few days ago, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported that a Chinese vessel fired water cannons at a group of fishermen in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo De Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea. Fortunately, the ...

    • After Boracay, will Manila Bay follow? 

      Pimentel, Brenda V. (The Manila Times, July 17, 2018, on page B8)
      Last week, a roundtable discussion (RTD) on the status of compliance by government agencies covered by the continuing mandamus issued by the Supreme Court to rehabilitate the Manila Bay was convened by the Women in Maritime ...

    • Agencies renew effort for Cagayan River rehab 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, February 5, 2022, on page B5)
      Government agencies in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) composing the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have renewed their commitment and perform their responsibilities to "bring back a better Cagayan Valley" that ...

    • Agri chief assures Metro food supplies ‘more than enough' 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee; Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, March 14, 2020, on page A1-A8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday assured the public that the community quarantine had not affected food supplies for Metro Manila. “We have determined that there is enough supply of all basic goods that can be ...

    • Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 15, 2020, on page A2)
      Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...

    • Agri dept eyes increased RE use 

      Cariño, Conrad M. (The Manila Times, July 2, 2020, on page B5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will push for the optimization of renewable energy (RE) to grow food using aquaponics and hydroponics technologies. Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Monday received from Weather ...

    • Agri workers can now tap revived P1.28-B fund 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, May 29, 2018, on page B2)
      Farmers and fishermen can now avail themselves of loans from the revived P1.28-billion Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) to boost production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. According to Agriculture ...

    • Agriculture growth picks up to 6% in Q2 

      Alcober, Neil A. (The Manila Times, August 14, 2017, on page B1, B2)
      Agriculture sector growth accelerated in the second quarter as favorable weather boosted harvests, the government reported on Tuesday. The 6.18 percent expansion for April-June is an improvement from the 4.9 percent recorded ...

    • Agriculture output grows 1.44 percent in first half 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, August 8, 2013, on page B1-B2)
      The country’s agriculture sector grew by 1.44 percent in first half of 2013 on the back of stronger production in the fisheries, poultry and livestock subsectors, the Department of Agriculture reported on Wednesday. In a ...

    • Agriculture output surges 2.87% in Q3 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 7, 2019, on page B2)
      The country’s agricultural production increased by 2.87 percent in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, surpassing the government’s growth goal of 2 to 2.5 percent. ...

    • Agriculture posts 0.6% growth in Q4 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 27, 2022, on page B5)
      The country's agriculture sector slightly grew by 0.6 percent in the last quarter of the year, with improved output seen in crops, poultry and fisheries, while livestock continued to drop in production, the government ...

    • Agriculture's water problems can become too big. 

      Dar, William (The Manila Times, June 16, 2017, on page B5)
      It may even boil down to the following: store rainwater, by increasing the absorptive capacity of watersheds through reforestation and building more small water storage (impounding) and catchment systems; expand both the ...