Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Pampanga"
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8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 4, 2019 , on page A5)Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ... -
Angat water for Metro Manila further cut; reduction till June 30
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 22, 2019 , on page A4)The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has again reduced the water allocation of Metro Manila from Angat Dam as the regulator expected the level at the reservoir to hit the critical mark of 160 meters above sea level. ... -
Bulacan, Pampanga farms to get less water from Angat
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 3, 2022 , on page A10)The water elevation at Angat Dam on Wednesday dropped to 197.06 meters above sea level, which was still far below the normal high water mark of 212 masl, according to the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 17, Series of 2015, 26 September 2019
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 26, 2019 , on page C4)Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan; Coastal waters ... -
DENR: Trash traps spare Manila Bay 30 tons of waste from Central Luzon
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 18, 2020 , on page A4)Around 30 tons of solid waste have been caught by floating trash traps installed in rivers downstream of Central Luzon since early this year, preventing these from reaching Manila Bay, according to a top Department of ... -
Fish growers ask gov't: 'Reconsider' import plan: Aquaculture industry may suffer same fate as rice producers, warns group
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 12, 2020 , on page A6)Fish growers in Taal Lake in Batangas province have opposed the government’s plan to import fish, saying this could only stall the industry’s recovery from damage wrought by Taal Volcano’s eruption and the low market demand ... -
Fishkill traced to rain, flood, sewage
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2015 , on page A20)Rain, floodwater and sewage draining into the Pampanga River caused oxygen in water to drop to extremely low levels, killing thousands of fish downstream in Candaba, Masantol and Macabebe towns last week, according to a ... -
Full impact of drought seen to spare Central Luzon
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 5, 2016 , on page A4)In Pangasinan province, extreme heat has killed beds of mussels at the bottom of the Kakiputan Channel separating Bolinao town and the island town of Anda. But Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries ... -
Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 10, 2023 , on page B3)State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines recently unveiled its newest agricultural hub in Cagayan, the first such center in the province, in an effort to extend financial assistance to more farmers and fishers. The latest ... -
Mayors to BFAR: Protect our fishing grounds: Local officials in 32 towns, cities across the country block proposal revising guideline setting boundary of municipal waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 16, 2020 , on page A6)More than 30 mayors in seaside towns around the country have opposed a proposal from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to use the coast of the mainland as a reference point in the delineation of municipal ... -
Molasses spill blamed for fish kill
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 21, 2017 , on page A8)The Apalit town government in Pampanga province has suspended the business permit of an alcohol fermentation plant operating there, following fish kill reports along the stretch of Pampanga River in the towns of Macabebe ... -
Pampanga wetland named site of 'International Importance'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 4, 2021 , on page A1-A5)The 3,667.31-hectare Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetland (SPCW) has been listed as a “wetland of international importance” under the Ramsar Convention standards, an official said on Wednesday. Martha Rojas Urrego, secretary-general ... -
PH protests as China reimposes annual fishing ban ‘without basis’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 20, 2021 , on page A3)The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China’s fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying the prohibition encroaches into parts of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and puts Filipino fishermen at ... -
PH-China talks to test Rody's diplomatic mettle
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 18, 2016 , on page A1-A20)While the Philippines eyes bilateral talks with China, Beijing slammed the door on Manila, saying it cannot negotiate with the Philippines if the Duterte administration does not scrap the historic ruling of the arbitral ... -
Red tide kills 2 kids, Manila Bay shellfish banned
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 6, 1996 , on page 18-16)The Government yesterday banned the sale, consumption and gathering of shellfish in the whole of Manila Bay as two children became the first casualties of the red tide now sweeping the area. Health Secretary Carmencita ... -
Spill victims get help from Pampanga, Caritas
(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 ... -
Turtle breed menace to fish farms
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 7, 2013 , on page A9)Chinese softshell turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis) have found their way in the waters of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Bataan, preying on bangus (milkfish) and tilapia fingerlings in fishponds there, an environment official said on ...