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Cagayan vows crack down on illegal fishing
The local government of Claveria has allocated at least P3.1 million for its Fisheries Law Enforcement Team (FLET) and vows to maintain and strengthen its mechanism against illegal fishing activities. The coastal town that ...
- September 28, 2017
NVizcaya mine continues protection of rivers
Artisanal mining, including some small-scale mining prevalent upstream in the upland town of Kasibu which continues to this day, has resulted in the elevated total suspended solids (TSS) levels in the Didipio River and ...
- January 10, 2019
Japan begins whale hunt
Japan was facing mounting condemnation Tuesday over its decision to resume killing whales in Antartica, with conservationists saying it was open to another legal challenge. Australia and New Zealand have led criticism of ...
- December 2, 2015
3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing
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 ...
- November 3, 2015
BFAR opens marine hatchery in Quezon
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has opened a new multi-species marine hatchery in Alabat, Quezon to boost aquaculture production in the province. Sammy Malvas, DA-BFAR ...
- October 20, 2022
Whale sharks shy away from dirty seawater, noise
The visitors that swam in the waters off this city may have stayed longer but the noise and dirty seawater could have turned them off, consequently drove them away to less hostile parts— they are nine gentle giants, whale ...
- February 28, 2014
Planning initiatives for Laguna Lake: Part 2
Our aspiration to save Laguna Lake has been reignited. Last week, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) invited to a meeting myself and representatives from the Laguna Lake ...
- May 23, 2019
Healthy planet needs 'ocean action' from Asian and Pacific countries
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of challenges that endanger what is a ...
- June 29, 2022
The looming water crisis of 2020
This September, Manila Water Co. Inc. announced that despite the low supply allocation, it has been able to restore 24-hour water availability to 100 percent of its customers in the Manila East Zone with at least 7 pounds ...
- October 18, 2019
Esperon wants Pag-asa Island declared protected area
The Philippines is considering declaring Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and the eastern part of the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Group of Islands) as maritime protected areas (MPA), National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon ...
- April 25, 2019