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    • US Coast Guard: Broadcastings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A2)
      The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 06, Series of 2023, 22 February 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 24, 2023, on page A6)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; 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 ...

    • Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk 

      Lagare, Jordeene (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 ...

    • 'Balikatan' levels up for PH maritime defense 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2023, on page A1)
      The Philippines and the United States on Tuesday opened their largest-ever joint military exercises, which will involve rocket bombardment to sink a decommissioned navy ship and simulate the recapture of an island, amid ...

    • PH, China open talks on joint oil exploration in May 

      Lazaro, Jacob; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 5, 2023, on page A2)
      The Philippinees and China will meet in Beijing next month to set the stage for cooperation between the two sides in exploring the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for gas and oil deposits, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 09, Series of 2023, 22 March 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2023, on page A6)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) ...

    • DOE to review SC ruling on WPS joint exploration 

      Adonis, Meg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2023, on page A4)
      The DOE will review the implications of a Supreme Court ruling invalidating a 2005 tripartite agreement signed by the government with China and Vietnam on joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Department ...

    • Oil sludge taints mangroves in Oriental Mindoro 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2023, on page A8)
      Traces of oil sludge were found in some mangroves at a village in Pola town, Oriental Mindoro province, that is still reeling from the impact of the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress, an environmental study ...

    • 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)
      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, ...