Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "Coastal zone"

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    • Farmers: Agri Dept failed to help us during dry spell 

      Guanzon, Alvin (Manila Standard, May 20, 2015, on page A7)
      Leader of farmers’ groups scored the Department of Agriculture for allegedly doing nothing to contain the impact of the dry spell that has resulted in more than P2 billion in losses in crops and livestock in the Caraga ...

    • Fight vs plastic pollution up 

      (Manila Standard, October 4, 2018, on page A6)
      The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...

    • Handline fishing docks eyed in Benham 

      (Manila Standard, March 19, 2018, on page A6)
      Handline tuna fishing could improve in a big way the living standards of marginal families in the coastal communities around the region, according to Atienza, the senior deputy minority leader. Atienza earlier urged ...

    • MPIC's shore it up! soars high: celebrate a decade of coastal clean-up drive 

      Zabala, Hector (Manila Standard, March 18, 2018, on page A3)
      Everyone remembers the day Typhoon 'Ondoy' hit the country in September 2009. In just 12 hours, it brought down 17 inches of rain equivalent to a month's worth of rainfall in one day. Within just a few days, 'Ondoy' put ...

    • PH oceans get a break, thanks to MPIC's shore it up 

      Manila Standards (Manila Standard, March 3, 2018, on page B4)
      All over the country are quaint coastal towns, unknown to many people in Metro Manila, despite their rich biodiversity and exceptional beauty. From Alaminos, Pangasinan to Mabini, Batangas; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro ...

    • Red tide alert up in several provinces 

      Estrada, Ana Leah (Manila Standard, January 9, 2015, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide alert in the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate, and Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, and Wawa, Bani in Pangasinan, a senior official said on Thursday. ...

    • 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 ...