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The UN climate change approach
(The Daily Guardian,January 14, 2019 , on page 4)Many coral reefs “bleach” (lose the algae that live in symbiotic partnership with them) when sea temperature rise. For the ignorant, this is a dying episode because of the change in color, which is far from the truth. The ... -
Underwater cleanup continues in Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,May 24, 2018 , on page 2)Underwater and coral reefs cleanup in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan continues as part of six-month closure and rehabilitation. Lt. Ramil Palabrica, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in Malay station, said several ... -
Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay
(The Daily Guardian,March 9, 2017 , on page 1-11)A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) claimed that untreated water is one of the factors which triggered the growth of algae in the famed Boracay Island. The polluted water came ... -
UPV to hold 4th Int’l Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
(The Daily Guardian,November 8, 2018 , on page 12)The University of the Philippines Visayas is organizing the International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2018 (ICFAS 2018) at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel, Iloilo City on November 15-16, 2018. Now on its ... -
UPV, SLSU sign MOU on collaborative agenda
(The Daily Guardian,March 3, 2018 , on page B7)Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) and University of the Philippines Visayas inked their commitments to strengthen capability-building programs in fisheries and aquatic sciences and sustain technology development ... -
USAID to help NegOcc fishery industry
(The Daily Guardian,January 9, 2019 , on page 6-14)The fishery industry of Negros Occidental is seen to get a boost through the partnership of the academe and the business sector with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Frank Carbon, chief ... -
Villar hails bird haven mangrove
(Manila Standard,March 20, 2017 , on page A6)Senator Cynthia Villar has stressed the importance of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area as a bird sanctuary and mangrove site as the country marked the 4th anniversary of the habitat’s designation ... -
Violators in paradise: 376 Boracay businesses shuttered
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 1-14)More than 300 establishments in Boracay Island in Aklan have been shut down for various violations since the island-resort was closed to tourists for rehabilitation efforts more than a month ago. Regional Director Anthony ... -
Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted
(The Daily Guardian,March 21, 2013 , on page 1-7)Fishing at the Visayan Sea has resumed since March 15 after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the four-month ban on sardine, mackerel and herring fishing. BFAR-6 regional director Drucila Esther ... -
Visayas short on veggies, fish, eggs
(The Daily Guardian,October 11, 2018 , on page 2)Vegetable, fish, and egg production in Visayas is insufficient. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, the Visayas cluster needs to double time in producing these commodities. “Dapat ma-focus ang Visayas sa ... -
Waffle Time leads mangrove-planting in Guimaras
(The Daily Guardian,June 18, 2013 , on page B6)Determined to continue the drive to environmental preservation, Waffle Time once again conducted its annual tree planting activity as part of its corporate social responsibility program. The area has been one of the ... -
Water sample tests in NegOcc fishkill show 'above standard limit'
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 has released the results of tests on the water samples taken from portions of river in Pontevedra town where a fishkill incident was reported recently. Teody ... -
Weak El Niño good for fishermen, consumers - BFAR
(The Daily Guardian,April 8, 2019 , on page 8)The weak El Niño is good for fishermen even as it scorched the country's farms, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Friday. BFAR director Eduardo Gongona said there are fewer tropical cyclones expected ... -
Whale washes up in northern Iloilo town
(The Daily Guardian,February 6, 2019 , on page 2)The remains of a 10.48-meter male Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) washed up in the shores of Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Sur Island in Carles, Iloilo on February 4, 2019. According to a report from the Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
What is wrong with ‘tamudyos’ imports?
(The Daily Guardian,August 15, 2018 , on page 7-12)The Department of Agriculture (DA) emphasized that there is nothing wrong with importing galunggong (Round Scad) or tamudyos from other neighboring countries. “There is nothing wrong with importing. Every country which ... -
What we need to know about red tide
(The Daily Guardian,December 9, 2015 , on page 7)More than two weeks after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that the fish-rich Batan Bay and its tributaries in three coastal towns are affected by red tide, a desperate fisherman challenged ... -
Where’s the Boracay rehab plan?
(The Daily Guardian,April 21, 2018 , on page 2-14)Less than a week before the six-month closure of Boracay Island on April 26, 2018, the national government has yet to present a concrete rehabilitation plan. Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the inter-agency task force on Boracay ... -
Who is protecting PH national interest in South China Sea?
(The Daily Guardian,December 21, 2016 , on page 4)Sovereignty is the supreme right to the state to command obedience within its territory, as stated in the Constitution, consists "of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, ... -
Who is the man tasked to execute US' military policy in South China Sea?
(The Daily Guardian,July 23, 2018 , on page 9-19)When journalists covering the 2018 Rim of the Pacific Exercises were told we were meeting with the US Indo-Pacific Command commander Admiral Philip Davidson, I considered it a rare opportunity to meet the man tasked to ... -
Workshop generates research proposals
(The Daily Guardian,October 20, 2007 , on page 7)The National Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (NIBMB) of UP Visayas conducted a "National Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Biotechnology" in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...