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Red tide still up in several areas
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2019 , on page A3)Shellfishes collected at San Pedro Bay in Western Samar, Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur, and the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the ... -
Red tide up in W. Samar
(Manila Standard,January 4, 2017 , on page A6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram, Western Samar. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin said that the coastal waters of ... -
Rediscovering Sarangani’s underwater world
(Manila Standard,July 29, 2017 , on page D1)Sarangani Bay has been, for the longest time, among the country’s unheralded dive spots. Kept under the radar for so long, this rich body of water is a secret no more as the Provincial Government of Sarangani and the ... -
REEForestation' project at the Cavite ecozone
(Manila Standard,February 11, 2010 , on page G8)Aside from the economic activities resulting from the operation of the Cavite Economic Zone in the Municipality of Rosario, fishing and cottage industries related to fishing such as smoked fish (tinapa) processing, fish ... -
Rehab of Laguna Lake, Manila Bay pushed
(Manila Standard,August 20, 2018 , on page A6)Malacañang “ought to do a Boracay” on Laguna Lake and Manila Bay, which are both rotting fast due to unrestrained human activity, Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza said Sunday. Atienza’s remarks came amid reports that the price of ... -
Rehabilitation of rivers ensured
(Manila Standard,April 9, 2019 , on page A6)he heavily polluted Parañaque River and Estero Tripa de Gallina waters are flowing to rehabilitation efforts. This, after SM Prime Holdings Inc., led by its chairman Henry Sy Jr., in partnership with the Department of ... -
Released into the waters
(Manila Standard,January 21, 2020 , on page C1)The new year begins swimmingly well for some of our marine ecosystem as sea turtle hatchlings were released into the waters this January. Following the laying of eggs of an Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) ... -
Reliving a rich seafaring past
(Manila Standard,July 28, 2019 , on page D1)The Philippines, an archipelago, takes pride in its rich tradition of sailing and maritime trading even during the pre-Spanish period. One prominent boat, which belonged in the country's maritime past is the guinakit in ... -
Renewed hope for the West Philippine Sea
(Manila Standard,July 13, 2022 , on page B1)It has been six years since our country won a resounding victory in The Hague, thereby securing our rights in the West Philippine Sea under international law. The 2016 Arbitral Award is an emblem of pride for the Filipino ... -
Rescue
(Manila Standard,January 20, 2014 , on page B10)Village watchmen rescue two spinner dolphins off the coast of Barangay Talao-talao in Lucena City. One of the dolphins has a large scar on its fins. -
Rescuers save six stranded whales
(Manila Standard,November 28, 2018 , on page B3)Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of the marine mammals. Wildlife rangers and ... -
Research center seeks to promote 'pompano'
(Manila Standard,September 26, 2022 , on page A3)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is seeking to promote “pompano” as an alternative to more popular fish varieties in the Philippines. The SEAFDEC/AQD is an international ... -
The restored white beach
(Manila Standard,August 17, 2019 , on page A4)We join the government in raising a forbidding first against those who have no manners in poking fun at the "anti-littering" ordinance on the restored Boracay's erstwhile spotless white beach. The malicious abasement of ... -
Restoring Pasig River
(Manila Standard,February 7, 2023 , on page B1)First, the Tullahan River. This year, San Miguel Corporation (SMC), one of the country’s most diversified companies, is poised to accomplish another feat: the rehabilitation of the historic Pasig River. Approximately 27 ... -
Retail giants partner for cleaner Manila Bay
(Manila Standard,September 22, 2023 , on page B4)Watsons Philippines, the leading brand in health, wellness, and beauty retail, continues to demonstrate its commitment to the environment through its annual coastal clean-up initiative. This endeavor reflects Watsons’ ... -
Review draft plan on tuna fishing—Villar
(Manila Standard,November 4, 2017 , on page A3)Citing warning by experts that our seas would become “virtual deserts” by 2050 due to overfishing, Senator Cynthia Villar said she wants to review the draft plan and various inputs and recommendations of industry players ... -
'Revive E. Visayas agri, fisheries'
(Manila Standard,December 1, 2016 , on page C2)More than a hundred farmers and disaster survivors from Eastern Visayas provinces on Tuesday demanded Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol apply emergency rehabilitation measures to revive the agriculture and fisheries ... -
Reward offered to get killers of whale shark
(Manila Standard,February 20, 2010 , on page A2)A conservation group and the Philippine government are offering a reward for information on the people responsible for the killing of an 18-foot whale shark. The World Wildlife Fund says the whale shark-the world's biggest ... -
Rice eel exports reach P517m
(Manila Standard,August 9, 2013 , on page B3)Rice eel exports reached P517 million in the first half, as farmers in Cagayan Valley devised a way to turn the "pest" into an export-quality fish commodity, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Thursday. ... -
Rice to riches: Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes
(Manila Standard,August 10, 2017 , on page B4)The Mekong Delta, long renowned as the “rice bowl of Vietnam,” is now also home to a multi-billion-dollar shrimp industry and burgeoning numbers of farmers are building fortunes from the small crustaceans. The shrimp bonanza ...