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    • La Union’s poor fishers get safer fiberglass boats 

      Garcia, William Jun (The Manila Times, December 13, 2018, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has given the first 36 fiberglass-reinforced plastic fishing boats to six coastal towns here for the marginal beneficiary-fisherfolk’s ...

    • Lack of funds hinders agricultural research 

      Basa, Ave (The Manila Times, September 17, 1987, on page 1)
      The country's agricultural research and extension program is being hampered by lack of funds, according to Agriculture Secretary Carlos Dominguez Jr. In a speech before participants to the seminar on aquaculture development ...

    • Lack of oxygen caused massive fishkill 

      Pilapil, Jaime (The Manila Times, June 1, 2011, on page A7)
      Officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday said that the P57-million fish kill in Taal, Batangas was due to depleted oxygen levels brought about by changing weather conditions. The officials ...

    • Lacson backs joint ventures with China 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Ismael, Javier (The Manila Times, November 1, 2021, on page A1-A9)
      Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he is open to Manila entering a joint venture agreement with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) so long as China follows the 60-40 provision in the Philippine Constitution. Lacson, who ...

    • Laguna de Bay in desperate need of rehab 

      Mariano, Dan (The Manila Times, September 24, 2010, on page A4)
      Sunday marks the first anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy, known elsewhere as Ketsana. In just six hours or so that day, Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced a month’s worth of rainfall. Flashfloods inundated large ...

    • LandBank to triple lending to farmers, fishers over next 6 yrs 

      Caraballo, Mayvelin U. (The Manila Times, December 29, 2016, on page B2)
      To accomplish this goal, Buenaventura said he will initiate a “reengineering” of the credit facilities for small stakeholders in the agriculture sector, and encourage them to enter into “corporatives.” Under his proposal, ...

    • Law enforcers deployed to protect 'Ludong' 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, November 4, 2015, on page A7)
      As part of the government’s conservation effort, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region has deployed law enforcers to protect the most expensive fresh water species. BFAR Director Milagros Morales ...

    • Lawmaker eyes offshore wind farms in West PH Sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, June 20, 2022, on page A6)
      A lawmaker on Sunday urged the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ask Norway to develop the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a source of clean and renewable offshore wind energy. In ...

    • Lawmakers feast on fish amid fishkill 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, June 9, 2011, on page A3)
      Massive fishkills in Batangas and Pangasinan have prompted at least seven lawmakers to eat milkfish and tilapia of different viands before members of the media on Wednesday to prove that it is safe to eat the country's ...

    • Leaders agree to self-restraint in disputed sea 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, November 15, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to exercise self-restraint and avoid actions that may further complicate the situation in the South China Sea, amid Beijing’s continued reclamation ...

    • Leatherback turtle fished out from Ragay 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, November 23, 2018, on page A7)
      A big leatherback sea turtle weighing 500 kilograms was fished out by local fisherman from the waters of Ragay Gulf in Bicol on Thursday. Nonie Enolva, regional spokesman for Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, said ...

    • Legal battle looms over sea exploration 

      Panti, Llanesca (The Manila Times, August 31, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano on Thursday said the Duterte administration’s plan for a joint exploration and development deal with China over South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) resources would face tough legal ...

    • Legazpi declares fishing ban in Demson Reef 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, July 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The City Government of Legazpi has declared the three-hectare Demson Reef, locally known as “Pulang Buya,” in Albay Gulf as off-limits to fishermen. The move marks the start of rehabilitation work on the 1,200-square-meter ...

    • Legazpi opens, holds first regatta race 

      Barcia, Rhaydz B. (The Manila Times, February 28, 2022, on page A10)
      Mayor Noel Rosal opened the road for travelers' and tourism activities after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases lowered the alert level of Bicol from Level 4 to Level 2. Along ...

    • Leyte families hit by oil spill get aid 

      Cruz, Moises (The Manila Times, July 11, 2023, on page A9)
      The Eastern Visayas Regional Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been mobilized to help families who have been affected by the oil spill at the Port of San Ricardo town in Southern Leyte. ...

    • LGU asked to protect Coron's environment 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, March 22, 2018, on page B5)
      The Social Action Center of Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Palawan, has urged the local government to strengthen its laws to protect the island of Coron from environmental degradation. Father Ed Pariño, Social Action ...

    • LGUs affected by oil spill to file class suit 

      Laurente, Ire Joe (The Manila Times, August 27, 2023, on page A7)
      The office of Oriental Mindoro First District Rep. Arnan Panaligan is coordinating with the local government of Pola and other municipalities for the filing of a class suit against the owners of the oil tanker that sank ...

    • LGUs asked to protect ‘coral bleached’ Snake Island areas 

      Carino, Conrad (The Manila Times, August 23, 2018, on page B5)
      The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) is asking local government units (LGUs) to demarcate “no fishing” zones in “coral bleached” Snake Island, Palawan, to help replenish depleting fish inventory in what ...

    • Ligao's marine protected area is Albay's treasure trove 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, May 16, 2023, on page A8)
      More than two decades ago, the city government declared the Batong Languyon in Sitio Tambac, Maonon village in Ligao City as a fish sanctuary. Today, the area is home to different marine species, including blue marlin (malasugui).

    • Limahong and the South China Sea 

      Jimenez, Jose B. III (The Manila Times, August 8, 2019, on page A5-A6)
      Print, broadcast and social media have been headlining and trending issues on the South China Sea. We read about fishing vessels being rammed, scuttled and sunk, watch about islands being occupied, and react to photos of ...