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    • Fishpond owners importing bangus fry 

      Romero, Lindablue F. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 16, 1995, on page B12)
      Don't be surprised if you find out that the bangus you're eating is imported from Taiwan. Fishpond owners are now importing bangus fry from Taiwan after the country's supply has reached critical levels. The importation has ...

    • Fishponds, prawn farms reduce catch of Iloilo 

      PNF (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 1991, on page 6)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has found that fishponds and prawn farms have caused the decline of annual fish harvests. In a study, the Japanese-funded center said that small fishermen lose ...

    • Floating wharf on Apo Island worries environmentalists 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2023, on page A8)
      Local officials of Dauin town in Negros Oriental want to put up a floating wharf on the 74-hectare diving haven Apo Island, much to the chagrin of environmentalists. Scientists from the Coastal Conservation and Education ...

    • Floods revive calls to rehabilitate Mindanao river basins 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on Congress anew to immediately pass a bill creating the Mindanao River Basins Rehabilitation and Development Authority (MRBRDA) as floods caused by Tropical Depression ...

    • Floods unleash fish bonanza 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2018, on page A9)
      Floods have made 758 fishpond operators in Bulacan province poorer by as much as P54 million, with thousands of fish escaping from their pens since the prolonged monsoon rains this week. But escaping fish like “tilapia” ...

    • Food security a growing concern in Apec 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2015, on page B5-3)
      Recognizing the growing concern of food security in the region, member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) are pushing for the greater role of the private sector to enhance competitiveness and promote ...

    • Food vendors on Bohol’s Virgin Island out for good 

      Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2022, on page A8)
      The mayor of Panglao town in Bohol has decided to no longer allow vendors on Virgin Island following reports of expensive food being sold to tourists at a popular sandbar. Mayor Edgardo “Boy” Arcay said the local government’s ...

    • For farmers, 'Tuwid na daan' not enough 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 30, 2015, on page B2-3)
      In the Agriculture Fisheries 2025 (AF2025) Conference in February 2011, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a think tank connected to the National Economic Development Authority, received 23 road maps ...

    • For PH troops in Spratlys, hope comes wrapped in fresh supplies 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 11, 2022, on page A4)
      In between turquoise waters and rich fishing grounds in the Spratly Islands — a major archipelago in the South China Sea — are nine islands and reefs where Filipino troops stand guard. While their powdery white sands and ...

    • Forego fuel reserves to limit climate change 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 9, 2015, on page A18)
      A third of the world's oil reserves, half of gas reserves and 80 percent of current coal reserves, should not be used in the coming decades of global warming is to stay below an agreed 2 degree Celsius target, scientists ...

    • Form Manila Bay body, Du30 asked 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2019, on page A11)
      Following his order in January to clean up the Manila Bay, President Duterte has been asked to certify as urgent a bill that seeks the creation of the Manila Bay Development Authority. Bataan Rep. Jose Enrique Garcia III ...

    • Former fisherman finds profit in whale-watching 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2019, on page A14)
      Masato Hasegawa is the fourth generation of his family to be a fisherman on Japan’s northern oceans, but now his cruises focus on admiring sea life instead of catching it. His company provides whale-watching trips, a growing ...

    • Fortifying Boracay's green line of defense: the 'bakawan' 

      Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2018, on page A6)
      Known worldwide for its powdery white beaches and lately, for its polluted waters and six-month closure to tourists, Boracay Island holds another secret that has been a virtual lifesaver to its marine life: the mangrove ...

    • Fowl play: PH farmers raise alarm over meat, fish, veggie glut 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2020, on page B3)
      The slowdown of exports and the temporary closures of restaurants and hotels due to the pandemic have left the country’s agriculture sector with a different kind of crisis: how to offload an overwhelming surplus of meat, ...

    • French leader to make PH Ground Zero in climate action 

      Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2015, on page A6)
      On the historic first visit of a French head of state to the Philippines in February, French President François Hollande will be seeking the help of a country battered—but never defeated—by climate change. France is turning ...

    • Fresh fish tales from the north 

      Fenix, Micky (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2014, on page C2)
      Farm to table. The phrase is used to indicate the freshness of ingredients used to cook a dish, how those ingredients didn't have to stay long in storage or weren't transported through a series of middlemen. But can it be ...

    • From DOST, skin care with a touch of 'tahong' 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 27, 2022, on page A4)
      Researchers from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will have you know that those mussels are good not only as food but also for skin care. In a study titled ...

    • From foes to friends of tropical fish 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2018, on page A8)
      Verde Island sits right in the middle of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a strait between Luzon and Mindoro islands that biodiversity experts declared in 2005 the Earth’s “center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity.” ...

    • From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2014, on page A10)
      From business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ...

    • From PH rise, Duterte urged to proceed to Panatag, WPS 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 12, 2018, on page A11)
      A maritime law expert is urging President Duterte not to make next week’s visit to the Philippine Rise a “sideshow with colorful but empty utterances of protecting sovereignty and sovereign rights.” Jay Batongbacal, director ...