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2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free
(,July 22, 2019 , on page )A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ... -
22 govt execs to testify in LLDA rehab arbitration
(,February 18, 2014 , on page )The Philippine government is gearing up for the arbitation of the P6-billion lawsuit that a Belgian company filed against the country before an international tribunal over the scrapped Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project, ... -
3 more states to do research in PH Rise
(,January 26, 2018 , on page )China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ... -
3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing
(,November 3, 2015 , on page )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 ... -
‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’
(,April 30, 2018 , on page )President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ... -
Abad's wife vows to block Taiwan fish pact
(,August 13, 2013 , on page )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 ... -
Act on near-collision at sea, govt urged
(,March 29, 2022 , on page )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 ... -
AFP Chief lied on new 'illegal structures' at Union Banks
(,April 12, 2021 , on page )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 ... -
After Boracay, will Manila Bay follow?
(,July 17, 2018 , on page )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 ... -
Agri dept eyes increased RE use
(,July 2, 2020 , on page )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 ... -
Agriculture, fisheries top BARMM for investment
(,October 16, 2019 , on page )The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is pushing for agriculture and fisheries as its top industries for foreign and local investments given its vast lands and rich water resources said Minister Abuamri ... -
Antarctica ice to double sea rise - study
(,April 1, 2016 , on page )Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a meter before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday (Thursday in ... -
Arbitration 'award': A P1-billion useless piece of paper
(,May 7, 2021 , on page )President Duterte was absolutely correct when he remarked the other night that the “award” (i.e., ruling) of the arbitration suit that the Aquino 3rd administration brought against China in 2013 was a useless “piece of ... -
At last, the only rational policy for our disputes in the Spratlys: Fortify our islands and reefs there!
(,June 1, 2018 , on page )The opposition’s allegation that President Duterte has been kowtowing to China on our territorial disputes is unadulterated hogwash, so grossly ignorant of what sovereignty in the South China Sea entails. After four ... -
Benham Rise development body proposed
(,March 28, 2017 , on page )House Bill (HB) 5360, which seeks to create a technical government agency that would protect and manage Benham Rise in the South China Sea, has been filed by Buhay party-list representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader ... -
BFAR to give importance to 'halal' industry
(,July 8, 2010 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region XII, which is based in General Santos City, is looking forward to a reinforced halal industry in the country in accordance with economic policy of the Aquino ... -
BFAR urged to fast track fishing vessel trackers
(,May 21, 2020 , on page )The government needs to install tracking devices in commercial fishing vessels, that has been delayed for four years now. The League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Romblon (LMP-Romblon), Pangisda Natin Gawin Tama ... -
BFAR: Fisheries sector to post 2019 recovery
(,December 26, 2018 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expects the country’s fisheries sector to rebound beginning next year on the back of intensified government support for fisherfolk suffering from a lack of post-harvest ... -
Boat-ramming incident: Manila to hale Chinese to court
(,July 9, 2019 , on page )The Philippine government would hale to court the captain and crew of the Chinese ship that rammed a Filipino fishing boat near Recto (Reed) Bank if the Chinese government failed to impose sanctions against them, Malacañang ... -
Bong Go: Agri crucial in Filipinos’ recovery from Covid-19 crisis
(,June 14, 2020 , on page )Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to assist more agriculture- and fishery-based micro and small enterprises (MSEs) to boost food security as part of government ...