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NBI files complaints vs. Boracay resorts, Aklan officials
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints against six Boracay resort operators and developers and several town officials over environmental offenses including alleged encroachment on forest ...
- July 23, 2018
Shellfish ban still up in several Visayas areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish collected in several areas around Visayas are still not safe for human consumption. All types of shellfish, as well as alamang, from these areas “are not ...
- December 22, 2016
Landbank lent P39.9B to farmers, fisherfolk in 2012
Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) granted loans amounting to P39.9 billion to 772,892 small farmers and fisherfolk in 2012, the bank said in a statement. "Landbank remains aggressive in channeling assistance to the ...
- March 1, 2013
PHL could bring another case vs. China before int’l court, says Carpio
Manila could bring another case against Beijing before the court that invalidated the latter's excessive claims to the South China Sea, after Chinese Coast Guard was reported to be taking Filipino fishermen's haul from ...
- June 9, 2018
Some fishers too traumatized to return to Panatag Shoal
Some fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales have yet to return to Panatag Shoal despite improving relations between China and the Philippines, saying Chinese harassment in the past had left them traumatized. Interviewed by GMA ...
- November 7, 2016
Agriculture Department expands sardine fishing ban
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala announced Wednesday that the government is expanding its three-month sardine fishing ban. It will now include the Visayan Sea in addition to the Zamboanga waters. Alcala said during the ...
- October 19, 2012
Boracay casino-resort plans are being drafted-solon
The island is now closed for a six-month rehabilitation, but critics claim the government decided to hut down the island to make way for the construction of the resort-casino. Benitez noted that it is important to know ...
- May 2, 2018
Trump presidency's impact on sea disputes uncertain-officials
Philippine officials who defended the country’s rights over South China Sea said Donald Trump’s presidency may or may not have an impact on the territorial dispute, depending on his policies on foreign affairs. “It's ...
- November 14, 2016
Phl Q1 agriculture output up 5.28% year-on-year
Philippine agricultural output grew by 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the statistics office said on Monday. ...
- May 16, 2017
Boracay Water investing P1.15B in new sewerage facilities
The company has spent around 60 percent of the budget in light of the rehabilitation works in the island. Boracay island was ordered closed for six months, starting April 26, for environmental cleanup and rehabilitation. ...
- June 25, 2018