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Oceana urges temporary fishing ban for tawilis
Environment advocate Oceana Philippines has called on government agencies to implement a temporary fishing ban on tawilis (Sardinella Tawilis), to allow the only freshwater sardine in Taal Lake to repopulate. The group ...
- February 1, 2019
Art and our oceans
Different tides, but just one ocean - it is seen that art comes in different forms and works, but ultimately it will always be an important way for us to understand and transform the world in and around us. The artist Paul ...
- October 4, 2019
Aquaculture pushes Q3 fish output
The country’s fish production increased by 1.8 percent to 990,140 metric tons (MT) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with improvements noted in aquaculture farming, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its ...
- November 18, 2019
Protection of ecosystem top govt concern – Palace
The protection of the marine ecosystem in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is a top concern of the government, Malacañang said on Sunday, days after the Supreme Court issued a writ to protect several areas ...
- May 6, 2019
DoST proposes hybrid vessels to replace wooden-hulled boats
The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in Western Visayas is set to launch a marine transport research network program that will push the production of hybrid vessels to address the government’s modernization plans ...
- October 16, 2019
Farmers hit by drought seek cash aid
Farmers and fishermen hit hard by El Niño are seeking cash assistance from the government. Their leaders Emmanuel Rosario, Roberto Aleroza and Ireneo Cerilla narrated their sad plight in a news conference on Thursday in ...
- April 12, 2019
UST researchers bare potential anti-cancer properties in local seaweed
A University of Santo Tomas (UST) research group, headed by National Research Council of the Philippines-Pharmaceutical Science Project member and UST Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Office Administrator Prof. Ross ...
- April 25, 2019
Fisheries profession
My neighbor is a fisherman. His only child wants to follow in his footsteps, and he does not intend to go to college anymore. But my neighbor still convinces his son to go to college to have a better future. Can my neighbor’s ...
- October 3, 2019
The power of technology and innovation in agriculture: First of two parts
Should a food-secure Philippines, with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk, be the ultimate vision for our country’s agriculture sector? This is actually the vision of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte from his very first day ...
- June 11, 2019
Remember Quemoy and Matsu in war-gaming the South China Sea
The language that has lately characterized statements from both sides of the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) points to the need to consider the consequences of words before they are spoken. Philippine Foreign Affairs ...
- April 23, 2019