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Taal damage to agriculture hits ₱3B
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 18, 2020 , on page A5)Five days since Taal Volcano rumbled and spewed ash over nearby provinces and cities, the eruption had already damaged P3.06 billion worth of agricultural crops, fish and livestock in the provinces of Batangas, Cavite and ... -
Take 2 for Bolinao folk
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 25, 2015 , on page A17)The coastal areas of Bolinao, a third-class municipality (annual income: P35 million to P45 million) of nearly 75,000, have been divided into zones dedicated exclusively to ecotourism, fisheries management, trade and ... -
Tales from my travel: From Basilan to the Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 24, 2022 , on page C2)The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (110,000 hectares) in Agusan del Norte is a forbidding place. A pump boat ride through the marsh is quite an experience for a first-timer, like something out of a Joseph Conrad novel ... -
Tales of Tubbataha
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 24, 2000 , on page D8)"Tales from Tubbataha" by Yasmin D. Arquiza and Alan T. White is the second edition of a survey of the "marine paradise" known as Tubbataha Reefs, "a pair of vast coral atolls sprawled in the middle of the Sulu Sea." To ... -
‘Tamalos,’ ‘sinakugan,’ ‘quisio’ and other Samar flavors
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 18, 2018 , on page C2)Growing up, I would hear my dad and the help speak in Waray. Hailing from Samar, my dad spoke fluent Waray and I would pick up some words, especially the bad ones. Although I could understand it, I couldn’t really speak ... -
Task force answers China radio message: Withdraw your militia
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 1, 2021 , on page A2)A Philippine military plane patrolling the West Philippine Sea this week spotted scores of Chinese vessels at several reefs within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and received several radio messages telling it ... -
Task force turns over Boracay Island to Aklan local gov'ts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2022 , on page A5)The government body spearheading the rehabilitation of Boracay has formally turned over the management of its unfinished tasks on the island to the local governments in Aklan province. In a ceremony on the island on June ... -
The taste of turtle meat and fat
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 30, 2014 , on page A17)The apprehension of Chinese poachers in our waters by the Philippine Coast Guard occurs so often that it does not readily make headline news. The last vessel captured yielded a cargo of turtles, and the sorry sight of these ... -
Tawi-tawi, a tourism diamond in the rough
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 12, 2023 , on page A12)Last Nov. 6, I had the honor and privilege of going to Sibutu in Tawi-Tawi to give the keynote address at the unveiling of the historical landmark for the burial site of Sheik Makhdum with Dr. Emannuel Calairo of the ... -
Tawilis Patrol,' scientists out to save prized Taal fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 11, 2021 , on page A10)March and April are supposed to be a lean season for the “tawilis” (Sardinella tawilis) market, as catching the freshwater sardine is prohibited to allow it to spawn freely in its natural habitat in Taal Lake. But for ... -
Teacher recalls nightmare in Iloilo Strait
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2019 , on page A8)For the past three days, teacher Rexie Lorilla could barely close her eyes and sleep. “Every time I close my eyes I imagine myself under the boat hearing prayers and shouts for help,” said Lorilla, a teacher at Lambunao ... -
Technique to produce 'kapis' seed developed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 7, 2003 , on page A16)A technique to produce "kapis" shell seed under controlled conditions for stock enhancement and mariculture has been developed. The headway was achieved by researcher Jocelyn Madrones Ladja of the Tigbauanm Iloilo-based ... -
Teen marine conservation advocate launches photography: Ganden Medved Po’s ‘Life Below Water’ merges skill and advocacy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 25, 2021 , on page C1)With the worsening climate crisis in the Philippines, more and more local youth are stepping up and doing their part to save the environment. For Ganden Medved Po, 17, his contribution is “Life Below Water,” his newly ... -
Their love affair with Tubbataha
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 22, 2016 , on page C5)Although it is primarily a pictorial journey—incredibly, the very first photo book to be published on Tubbataha—we were in immediate agreement that it should also contain substantial information on the place. Thus, we came ... -
This University of Mindanao student likes fishy business
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 15, 2020 , on page C2)Twenty-two-year-old Janna Pauline Pueblas loves tending fish and plants at home. She recalls a favorite pet, a gold fish that “unfortunately died due to a swim bladder disorder. I then decided to give my aquarium and other ... -
This week's milestones: Oct. 8, 1998
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 4, 2020 , on page A10)The marine reserve in the municipalities of El Nido and Taytay in Palawan province was declared a protected area, known as El Nido-taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, through Proclamation No. 32 signed by then President ... -
A threat to PH sovereignty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 12, 2020 , on page A7)China has never had sovereignty over Taiwan. Roque, a former International Law professor, neglects to see this, and his statement is a window to the Duterte administration’s stance on China. However its minions twist it, ... -
Tighten rules on seaweed farming, UN says
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 5, 2016 , on page A11)Seaweed farming needs tighter regulation to limit damage to the environment after booming into a $6.4 billion business with uses in everything from sushi to toothpaste, a United Nations study showed on Sunday. -
Tilapia floods wet markets in SOCCSKSARGEN
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 11, 2021 , on page A5)A fish kill hit Lake Sebu town, South Cotabato province, anew, forcing tilapia growers to salvage stocks that eventually flooded wet markets, officials said on Sunday. Rudy Muyco, the lake warden, said the fish kill worsened ... -
Tilapia growing in Lake Sebu stopped after fish kill
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 14, 2017 , on page A8)Officials of Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato province have imposed a three-year ban on tilapia cultivation in Lake Sebu after another fish kill last week laid to waste some 7,000 kilograms of potential tilapia harvest. ...