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Maranaos oppose Lake Lanao reclammation
The Maranaos of Lanao del Sur are opposed to any expansion of the shores of the Lake Lanao in Marawi City as a reclamation area where tons of war debris as filling materials would be dumped. Limnologists or experts on the ...
- May 28, 2018
Drive for waterways rehab gets boost
A campaign to recover waterways in Metro Manila got a boost on Tuesday after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed a memorandum of understanding with the SM Prime Holdings Incorporated for the ...
- April 3, 2019
Chinese presence near island 'illegal'
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday declared the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group “illegal.” The DFA said Pag-asa Island is part of the Kalayaan or Spratly ...
- April 5, 2019
Gene therapy key discovered in seaweed.
A researcher from Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has discovered that carrageenan, a common extract of red seaweed, may be used as a delivery agent in gene therapy. Annabelle V. Briones, a research scientist ...
- June 6, 2017
P10-M ‘bangus,’ ‘tilapia’ lost in fishkill
Around 120 tons or P10.5-million worth of tilapia and bangus were lost as a fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province over the weekend, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. BFAR (Region ...
- January 22, 2014
US will defend PH in a South China Sea war? Don't bet on it
In another instance of Philippine media’s boundless faith in the country’s former colonial master, nearly all newspapers the other day banner-headlined US Secretary of State Michael Richard Pompeo’s claim that America will ...
- March 4, 2019
12 Chinese jailed for illegal fishing
Twelve Chinese fishermen were handed long prison terms on Tuesday for illegal fishing in the Philippines after their ship ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef. The 12 were arrested in April last year after their boat hit and ...
- August 6, 2014
UAE installs artificial caves in sea waters
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has started installing artificial caves in the fishing waters off the Ras Al Khaimah coast. The project is part of an agreement with the Delma Marine to build artificial ...
- October 5, 2017
BFAR issues shellfish ban in Davao, Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against eating of shellfish after sampling of 16 coastal waters in the Visayas and some parts of Davao region showed positive for red tide toxin, or paralytic ...
- December 3, 2015
DENR gets tougher vs Manila Bay pollution
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will further intensify the crackdown on pollution in Manila Bay starting next year to help improve its quality and save the water body from further environmental ...
- December 27, 2018