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Mothers manage marine protected area
Patrolling marine protected areas daily is not an easy task, and doing it without daily wage is a sacrifice not many would make. However that’s exactly what the women in Cortes, Surigao del Sur, are doing as volunteers. ...
- May 31, 2016
DENR eyes major Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared plans to rehabilitate Manila Bay using the same scheme adopted in Boracay. In a statement on Sunday, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the agency is ...
- December 17, 2018
BFAR innovates 'fishyalan' in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan: In an effort to offer an alternative to mall and resorts goers, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has opened its “fishyalan,” a unique place for visitors ...
- September 28, 2017
DA pushes dredging of rivers, tree farming
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced that it would focus more on tree farming nationwide this year as well as dredging of the country’s major rivers to address landslides, flooding and soil erosion, which were ...
- January 10, 2019
Agri workers can now tap revived P1.28-B fund
Farmers and fishermen can now avail themselves of loans from the revived P1.28-billion Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) to boost production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. According to Agriculture ...
- May 29, 2018
Fish Biomass seen as solution to cut imports
A Filipino scientist said the country can achieve self-sufficiency for fish and marine products if it implements strategies and programs to increase biomass in the seas. Angel Alcala PhD, a former environment secretary ...
- September 13, 2018
Release of rare turtle in Quirino postponed
The release of a very rare and regarded as endangered soft-shelled turtle to its habitat in the Addalam River here was postponed for tourists to have a good look of its broad head, short snout and frog-like facial features. ...
- August 22, 2013
Lawmakers feast on fish amid fishkill
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 ...
- June 9, 2011
Chinese smuggling threatens rare PH turtle
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 ...
- October 26, 2015
India's Adani to start work of mine near Great Barrier Reef
Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US $16 billion coal project that environmentalists warn will damage Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The controversial project -- biggest investment in ...
- June 7, 2017