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  • Onion supply shortage, fish importation due to crisis in governance 

    Mayuga, Ramon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 23, 2023, on page A7)
    This is in reaction to your editorial, “Desperation over onion,” (1/19/23). We were aghast at the magnitude of the “onion problem,” which has caused some farmers to lose their lives by committing suicide after incurring ...
  • Fishermen in Palawan report continuing Chinese harassment 

    Cabalza, Dexter; Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2023, on page A3)
    Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ...
  • More than 40 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy 

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2023, on page B4)
    More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, rescue services said. "At the current time, 80 people ...
  • Spill victims get help from Pampanga, Caritas 

    Orejas, Tonette; Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2023, on page A8)
    The Pampanga provincial government has wrapped up its assistance in Pola town in Oriental Mindoro province on Saturday, helping at least 4,839 residents affected by the oil spill caused by tanker MT Princess Empress that ...
  • Dive yacht sinks near Tubbataha; 28 rescued, 4 still missing 

    Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2023, on page A4)
    Four persons went missing while 28 others were rescued after a dive yacht sank in the vicinity of Tubbataha Reef in Palawan on Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The PCG has dispatched one of its biggest ...
  • 3D printers spawn new kind of fish to fry 

    Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2023, on page A1-A5)
    Forget your hook, line, and sinker. An Israeli food-tech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using animal cells cultivated and grown in a laboratory. Lab-grown beef and chicken have drawn ...
  • DENR to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills 

    Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2023, on page A3)
    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to reform existing policies to prevent oil spills as it recently held discussions with local shipowners to form a technical working group. “We need to ...
  • In Or. Mindoro, fishing ban off in 7 areas, stays in 6 

    Virola, Madonna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2023, on page A5)
    Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor on Monday lifted the fishing ban in at least seven towns in the province, saying the coastal waters in these areas were already “within acceptable standards” for fishing activities ...
  • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No.12, Series of 2023, 05 May 2023 

    Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2023, on page A5)
    Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic ...
  • Oil sheen spotted near Tubbataha Reef 

    Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2023, on page A5)
    Contingency measures were being readied after an oil sheen was spotted near Tubbataha Reef, a day after the dive yacht MY Dream Keeper sank in the vicinity of the world-renowned scuba diving site on Sunday, the Philippine ...
  • Sino vessel in recent near-collision with PCG still at Ayungin 

    Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2023, on page A3)
    The China Coast Guard (CCG) ship that blocked a Filipino patrol vessel and caused a frightening near-collision at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea has not left the area since the April 23 incident, ...
  • El Niño good for tuna bad for ‘bangus’ – BFAR 

    Lagare, Jordeene; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2023, on page A8)
    The El Niño phenomenon may affect the country’s fisheries production on account of higher water temperature and lower water levels, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. In an interview, ...
  • Coast Guard bares new tack vs Chinese harassment in WPS 

    Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 26, 2023, on page A6)
    While diplomatic protests filed by the country seem not enough to flinch China, exposing the Asian superpower’s bullying behavior consistently is an effective way to counter its intensifying aggression in the South China ...
  • Del Rosario: Marcos ‘taking proper steps in defending’ West PH Sea 

    Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28, 2023, on page A3)
    Calling the tensions in the South China Sea “the most complex geopolitical situation in the world,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “guard carefully” the country’s territory, ...
  • Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense 

    Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2023, on page A3-A4)
    The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...
  • 2 groups clash over whale shark feeding in Bohol 

    Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2023, on page A10)
    Two fisher groups clashed on Monday as they expressed opposing views on whether or not they should feed the whale sharks that have now found a home in the waters of Bohol province. At least 50 fishermen from Loay town, ...
  • Zambales fishers seek damages after HK ship 'hit' artificial reefs 

    Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2023, on page A10)
    Local fishermen on Monday called on authorities to help them seek at least P900,000 in compensation from a foreign vessel that reportedly destroyed their “payao” (artificial reef) while the ship was entering the municipal ...
  • PH fishers seek end to fish importation 

    Ramos, Mariejo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 8, 2023, on page A4)
    A militant fisherfolk group is urging the government to end fish importation this year and to “secure the exclusive rights of Filipino fishers in their fishing grounds and coastal communities.”
  • DENR: Thriving waterbirds mean healthy Soccsksargen wetlands 

    Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2023, on page A7)
    Environmental authorities in the Soccsksargen region had concluded that local wetlands are in good health as indicated by the still vibrant stock of waterbirds found in various sites. On Tuesday and Wednesday, personnel ...
  • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 02, Series of 2023, 16 January 2023 

    Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2023, on page A4)
    Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in ...

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