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    • 17 officials sued over Boracay woes 

      Conserva, Louine Hope; Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, June 28, 2018, on page 1)
      Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ...

    • DENR chief inspects Malandog River 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, January 28, 2019, on page 13)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy. A Cimatu together with Regional Executive Director (RED) Francisco E. Milla Jr. of Region 6 conducted an on-site inspection on the ongoing Malandog River ...

    • Big time cleanup 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Antique (The Daily Guardian, January 29, 2019, on page 13)
      Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-PENRO)-Antique give their strong support to the recent cleanup of Bagumbayan Creek which traverses three ...

    • DENR pursues clean water for Filipinos 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 28, 2019, on page 3)
      Water is an element that plays an important role in our daily life. It is one of the primary needs of humans and the environment to survive. A lot of people around the world are dying due to polluted and contaminated water ...

    • Mayor eyes coastal clean-up drive 

      PIO Iloilo City (The Daily Guardian, February 15, 2019, on page 12)
      In a move to make the coastlines clean, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said the City Government will initiate a clean-up drive. Espinosa has instructed the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) to make ...

    • Management Group pushes for Boracay rehab by thematic areas 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, February 19, 2019, on page 3)
      Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), which spearheaded the initial phase of the rehabilitation activities in the island resort, has been renamed Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG). From a ...

    • Nogas Island corals get restoration support 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 21, 2013, on page B6)
      In an effort to help restore the damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island, Anini-y town, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 301st and 82nd Infantry Brigades based in Miag-ao, Iloilo partnered with the municipal government y ...

    • Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction 

      Yan, Gregg (The Daily Guardian, February 22, 2013, on page B12)
      Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ...

    • Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction 

      Yan, Gregg (The Daily Guardian, February 15, 2013, on page 5)
      Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ...

    • PCG denies extorting fishes in Olotayan 

      Celino, Felipe V. (The Daily Guardian, June 10, 2013, on page B2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) based in Olotayan Island denied its personnel extort fishes from bigtime fishing operators to allow them access to the city’s fish sanctuary projects. Petty Officer Jonathan Bornales said ...

    • Rural banks urged to lend more to farmers, fishers 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 17, 2013, on page B1)
      The country's rural banks were urged to implement innovative financing programs to serve more small farmers, fishers and rural entrepreneurs. Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged members of the Rural ...

    • 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 ...

    • DENR, INC plant 3000 mangroves in Aklan 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 6, 2015, on page B6)
      More than 500 members of Iglesia ni Cristo planted 3,000 mangrove (Api-Api) propagules across 17 hectares of mangrove plantation in Bakhawan Eco-Park in New Buswang, Kalibo Aklan in celebration of their 101st anniversary ...

    • Closed season in Visayan Sea takes effect 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, November 18, 2015, on page 1)
      Gathering of sardines, herring, mackerel, and other pelagic fishes in the Visayan Sea by commercial fishers is prohibited starting November 17. The move is in compliance with Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3 that ...

    • Liga head urges public to avoid eating shellfish 

      Billiones, Jomarie A. (The Daily Guardian, November 19, 2015, on page 3)
      The president of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Ivisan town has urged the public to refrain from eating shellfish to avoid contamination of red tide that presently affects seafood industry in the town. Poblacion Sur village ...

    • Red tide downs six in Capiz 

      Billiones, Jomarie A. (The Daily Guardian, November 13, 2015, on page 1)
      Six persons in Ivisan town fell ill after eating green shell or “tahong” believed to be contaminated with red tide. Among the victims are couple Edwin and Elvie Teodoro, and their neighbor Vilma Vista, all of Cabugao ...

    • WV fisherfolks recover two years after Yolanda-BFAR 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, November 5, 2015, on page 2)
      Fisherfolks in Western Visayas have recovered their livelihood after the devastation of super typhoon Yolanda two years ago, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR-6 regional director Remia ...

    • BFAR bats for aquaculture to sustain fishery sector 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, November 2, 2015, on page 4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for aquaculture to maintain the sustainability of the fishery sector. BFAR director Asis G. Perez said that from 11 percent, they are now putting 60 percent ...

    • South China Sea ruling in Hague could be mid-2016- PH lawyer 

      Brunnstrom, David (The Daily Guardian, November 2, 2015, on page 9)
      The chief counsel for the Philippines in its Hague tribunal case against China over competing claims in the South China Sea said on Friday a final ruling could come as early as June next year. Paul Reichler said he also ...

    • WWF working to certify RP tuna fisheries by 2016 

      (The Manila Times, November 10, 2015, on page B7)
      If fish were cars, then tuna would be the Ferraris of the sea. Ranging in size from the 1.5-foot bullet tuna to the gigantic 15-foot Atlantic blue fin, these tasty torpedo-shaped fish are among earth’s most valuable marine ...