Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Palawan"
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13.8MT of imported fish arrive
(The Manila Times,January 27, 2023 , on page A10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said 13,857 metric tons (MT) of imported fish have arrived in the country as the fishing ban in Palawan will end on Jan. 31, 2023. The Department of Agriculture ... -
$1M conservation fund established for Palawan area
(The Manila Times,October 13, 2016 , on page B6)Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ... -
3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing
(The Manila Times,November 3, 2015 , on page A7)The government will implement a 3-month moratorium against fishing round scad (galunggong) in North Eastern Palawan starting mid-November in line with the government’s program for sustainable utilization and management of ... -
ADB supports Palawan tourism devt project
(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 ... -
Agri chief assures Metro food supplies ‘more than enough'
(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 ... -
Anakpawis urges assistance for fisherfolk
(The Manila Times,November 6, 2015 , on page A7)Partylist group Anakpawis urged the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide alternative livelihood programs for fisherfolk who will be affected by the three-month moratorium ... -
BFAR to implement 3-month Fish ban off Davao Gulf
(The Manila Times,May 21, 2014 , on page A6)We are inspired with the success of the implementation of closed fishing season in various parts of the country,” Perez said, citing the rising trend in fish production since they have started implementing closed fishing ... -
BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853
(The Manila Times,April 30, 2021 , on page B2)Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill ... -
Carpio inhibits self in South China Sea case
(The Manila Times,July 3, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has recused himself from the West Philippine (South China) Sea case pending before the high court after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) accused him of being ... -
Chinese ships harass PH boats in Ayungin
(The Manila Times,November 19, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and fired water cannon at two civilian boats resupplying Filipino troops stationed in the Ayungin Shoal, Philippine government officials reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ... -
Chinese smuggling threatens rare PH turtle
(The Manila Times,October 26, 2015 , on page A7)Chinese demand for forest turtles is threatening an endangered species found only on one Philippine island, wildlife officials said Sunday. The Philippine Forest Turtle, found only in the western island of Palawan, is one ... -
Court gives IBP ultimatum in writ of kalikasan case
(The Manila Times,July 17, 2019 , on page A2)The Supreme Court has given an ultimatum to Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) lawyers to explain issues of fraud allegedly committed in the South China (West Philippine) Sea marine environment case. During deliberations ... -
Cruise ship runs aground in Sulu sea
(The Manila Times,January 15, 2019 , on page A7)A cruise ship ran aground in the Sulu Sea after hitting a coral bed about 15 nautical miles off Cagayancillo Island near Palawan province, the Maritime Bulletin reported on Monday. It said MV Forever Lucky was sailing to ... -
Cyclocheilichtyes schoppeae
(The Manila Times,June 3, 2013 , on page 1)This species is endemic to Palawan, and could be found in Abungan River, Taytay to the Babuyan River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan province. The population of Cyclocheilichtyes schoppeae is being threatened by the continuous ... -
DA launches large agriculture projects in Palawan
(The Manila Times,January 23, 2012 , on page A3)As part of the government's food self-sufficiency initiative, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked some P594 million for irrigation projects, farm machinery and fisheries inputs in Palawan. The projects include ... -
DENR chief orders Puerto Galera rehab
(The Manila Times,December 4, 2019 , on page A7)Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the rehabilitation of Puerto Galera in Mindoro Oriental to follow in the footsteps of Boracay in Aklan and Manila Bay in a bid to protect and preserve the country’s prime tourist ... -
DENR creates body on anti-coral bleaching
(The Manila Times,September 13, 2010 , on page A5)Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) ordered recently the creation of a task force under the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to monitor and document coral bleaching in the ... -
Fishers group rejects galunggong importation
(The Manila Times,November 29, 2019 , on page A4)The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ... -
Groups call for action on poaching of sea turtles
(The Manila Times,May 27, 2014 , on page B8)A group of 20 civil society organizations has come together to call on the government to implement the full force of the law on the government to implement the full force of the law on the poaching of 500 dead and live sea ... -
Know your marine assets and potentials (Last of 2 parts)
(The Manila Times,September 25, 2017 , on page B5)From the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s (FAO) data bank researchers can see the huge potential of the Asean members’ ocean, mangroves and coral/reef resources. The Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia ...