Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Tawi-Tawi"

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    • BFAR to craft roadmap to put PH back in global seaweed market 

      Galvez, James (The Manila Times, April 6, 2017, on page B2-B3)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Wednesay the Department of Agricultue (DA) through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will establish a National Seaweed Program to prepare local farmers to ...

    • Coast guards apprehend 4 Vitnamese poachers 

      Rimando, Antonio P. (The Manila Times, August 20, 2019, on page A7)
      Four Vietnamese crew members were apprehended on Friday afternoon by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for illegal fishing in sea waters off Taganak Island, Tawi-Tawi, a report received here from Taganak Mayor Mohammad ...

    • DOH under fire over turtle-egg ‘smuggling’ 

      Depasupil, William (The Manila Times, March 10, 2017, on page A3)
      Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial can be charged in court in connection with alleged smuggling of more than 5,000 pieces of marine turtle or pawikan eggs from the Turtle Islands by a medical team from the Department of Health ...

    • Sea dispute biggest challenge to PH 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, July 19, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute is the top concern as regards the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Cabinet’s security cluster. The security cluster made the assessment as ...

    • Seized Indonesian fishermen released 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, April 29, 2022, on page A9)
      Three Indonesian fishermen who were reported kidnapped off Sabah near the southern Philippine border province of Tawi-Tawi have been freed, reports said on Thursday. The trio was reportedly taken by gunmen on April 24 off ...