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Red tide forecast to spread
"Harmful algal blooms occur during heat spells," said Malcolm Sarmiento, director of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau. "We are closely monitoring our seas, and we keep reminding the regions to keep a tight watch ...
- February 27, 2010
Laguna Lake contractor gives in to new terms
The Belgian contractor of the Laguna lake rehabilitation project bowed to the conditions of the Philippine government to include the reforestation of the Marikina watershed and the monitoring of a third party to oversee ...
- September 25, 2010
Live reef fish trade in Palawan feared to kill of coral reefs
The illegal live fish trade in the country is reaching alarming levels and is accelerating the distraction of massive coral reefs particularly in the Palawan area. "The trade of live fish reef fish in the country goes on ...
- December 8, 2010
Companies for mangrove planting
The environmental projects of Philippine companies are not limited to the widely-popular green activity of tree planting. Various industry players have volunteered to initiate reforestation efforts on mangrove sites that ...
- September 30, 2010
Turtle eggs
A mother Olive Ridley turtle leaves her tracks on the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First Gas, a subsidiary of First Gen, in Sta. ...
- February 15, 2010
Govt eyes Korean help to put up seaweed farm
The government plans to develop a P220-million seaweed farm in hundred-hectare site in Aurora, Quezon, using Korean technology to produce ethanol, an official said Sunday. The Science Department and Congressional Commission ...
- April 19, 2010
Officials struggle to make Laguna Lake cleaner
There was a time when Laguna de Bay was the pride and joy of residents not only for its beauty but because of the benefits people got from the lake itself. But 40 years of uncontrolled peripheral activities and man-made ...
- February 11, 2010