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    • Fish cage operators in Lake Sebu get aid 

      Sumangil, Franz (The Manila Times, February 19, 2023, on page A8)
      Officials of Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato province had allocated P1.5 million of its calamity fund to aid fish cage operators affected by the fish kill in the area. Robert Bagong, Lake Sebu Municipal Disaster Risk ...

    • NIA starts Bayabas river conversion into a reservoir 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, February 20, 2023, on page A8)
      The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will begin the conversion of the Bayabas River in Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan into a water reservoir with a P2.45-billion allocation from the 2023 National Budget. NIA ...

    • Department of Agriculture Circular No. 01, Series of 2023 

      Department of Agriculture (The Manila Times, February 28, 2023, on page A4)
      Subject: Revised accreditation guidelines for agricultural and fisheries machinery testing center.

    • Department of Agriculture Circular No. 02, Series of 2023 

      Department of Agriculture (The Manila Times, February 28, 2023, on page A5)
      Subject: Revised national guidelines on testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machinery.

    • DENR: Protect Kaliwa River Forest Reserve 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, February 25, 2023, on page B6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has backed the passage of a proposed bill declaring the Kaliwa River Forest Reserve as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas). ...

    • Marina probes Chinese dredgers in Manila Bay 

      (The Manila Times, February 20, 2023, on page A9)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is investigating the alleged suspicious activities of Chinese dredgers operating in Manila Bay that were raised by the National Coast Watch Center (NCWC), an interagency maritime ...

    • 'Cold-shocked' alligator captured in NY park 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 22, 2023, on page B9)
      A “very lethargic” alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said on Monday, probably released by its owner far away from the species’ warmer habitat in the southeastern United States. The reptile was spotted ...

    • WTO starts 2nd wave of fishing subsidy talks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 22, 2023, on page B4)
      The World Trade Organization (WTO) set sail on Monday on a "second wave" of negotiations on fisheries subsidies, the new head of the talks announced, after months stuck on the rocks. The second stage is a follow-up to the ...

    • UN ocean treaty talks resume to save biodiversity 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, February 21, 2023, on page A3)
      United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity. Nearly two-thirds of the ocean lies outside national boundaries ...

    • Dozens dead in migrant boat wreck 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, February 28, 2023, on page B8)
      A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart off the Italian coast before dawn on Sunday, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the ...

    • Fisherfolk get fresh capital for 'payao' 

      Datu, Mahatma Randy (The Manila Times, February 13, 2023, on page A8)
      More help has arrived for fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales, who lost their livelihood when a Hong Kong-based cargo ship hit their fish aggregating device or payao in the open sea in January. Zambales Second District Rep. ...

    • Pasig River cleanup progressing - SMC 

      Salting, Ed Paolo (The Manila Times, February 1, 2023, on page B3)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) expects its P2-billion Pasig River cleanup project to cross the one million metric ton (MMT) threshold in terms of silt and solid wastes removed this month. The firm said its dredging teams were ...

    • Health expert rejects proposal to repeal salt law 

      Mendoza, Red (The Manila Times, February 1, 2023, on page A2)
      An endocrinologist and expert in nuclear medicine has called a proposal to repeal the law requiring the iodization of salt a "preposterous" idea. National coordinator for the Iodine Global Network Dr. Teofilo San Luis' ...

    • Cleanup drive held in Subic Bay 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, February 12, 2023, on page A7)
      Media groups based in Zambales, Olongapo and Bulacan and various stakeholders joined hands in planting mangrove propagules and cleaning up the Binictican Mangrove area at the Subic Bay Freeport on Friday.

    • 23 crew men rescued from capsized boat 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, February 11, 2023, on page A7)
      A cargo ship capsized off Surigao del Norte province in southern Philippines on Friday and its 23 crew members were rescued by a passing boat, the Coast Guard reported. The Coast Guard, quoting Robert Espino, the captain ...

    • PCG assesses impact of oil spill 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, February 11, 2023, on page A7)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is currently assessing the impact of an oil spill caused by a tugboat that submerged on Wednesday off Subukin Port in San Juan, Batangas. Initial shoreline assessment conducted by the PCG ...

    • Gov't urged to develop fisheries sector 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, February 9, 2023, on page B2)
      Farmer's group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) President Danilo Fausto on Wednesday called on the Marcos administration to develop the country's aquaculture through the establishment of Aquaculture ...

    • PH to remove floating barrier 

      Baroña, Franco Jose; Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, September 26, 2023, on page A1-A9)
      Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering Bajo de Masinloc in the South China Sea. The officials all believe that the ...

    • PH bent on retaking Scarborough Shoal 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, September 28, 2023, on page A1-A9)
      The Philippines is committed to retaking Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc, which China has occupied since 2012. "Since the new administration took office, we have already strategized how we can take ...

    • Mural painting tilt for WPS held 

      Tuyay, Francisco (The Manila Times, September 25, 2023, on page A10)
      Dozens of students in Palawan City expressed their patriotism and nationalism during a two-day mural painting competition of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) recently. At least thirteen groups of students from different schools ...