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    • Speaker assures fishers displaced by oil spill of P200m cash aid 

      Cruz, Maricel; Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, September 21, 2023, on page A1)
      The House of Representatives will help secure P200 million in direct cash assistance for some 8,000 fishermen who lost all sources of livelihood as a result of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, Speaker Martin Romualdez ...

    • MMDA joins coastal cleanup day activities in Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel (Manila Standard, September 17, 2023, on page A4)
      The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Saturday joined International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day activities in Manila Bay as part of its commitment to save the environment. MMDA general manager Procopio ...

    • PH, 60 countries sign treaty protecting high seas 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, September 22, 2023, on page A1)
      The Philippines joined over 60 other countries at the United Nations in signing the first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will come into force soon and protect threatened ...

    • Villar seeks clear commitment to protect, preserve Philippine seas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 18, 2023, on page A5)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday called for all Filipinos to have a clear commitment to protect Philippine seas. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushes the enactment of a law that would establish Philippine maritime zones and ...

    • No fishing ban, just avoid breeding sites, says Marcos 

      Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, September 24, 2023, on page A2)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday clarified that he would not impose a fishing ban on breeding sites, saying he was merely requesting fisherfolk to avoid areas where there is natural propagation. Mr. Marcos ...

    • Massive fish kill hits waters off Cavite City-PCG 

      Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, November 16, 2023, on page A5)
      The Philippine Coast Guard is monitoring a massive fish kill phenomenon in the waters off Barangay 61, Cavite City on Nov. 13. Over 200 sacks of dead fish have been collected from the Cañacao Bayin Cavite City since Monday, ...

    • PCG responds to oil spill in City of Naga 

      Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, September 5, 2023, on page A3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has responded to an oil spill incident involving the Motorized Tugboat (MTUG) Sugbo 2 in the waters off Naga Anchorage, in City of Naga in Cebu Province on September 3. The PCG deployed ...

    • Bataan expands ties with La Union for Pawikan preservation 

      (Manila Standard, September 10, 2023, on page B4)
      Another successful venture to preserve the majestic sea turtle species in Bataan concluded on August 25, 2023, as the Provincial Government of Bataan partnered with the Provincial Government of La Union through the sponsorship ...

    • China biggest source of imported fish for PH amid poaching-Recto 

      Cruz, Maricel; Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, September 26, 2023, on page A1)
      While it imposes a fishing blockade in the West Philippine Sea, China has become the country’s biggest source of imported fish, some of which was poached from Philippine waters, Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto said Monday. In a ...

    • 'Alarming': Rozul Reef stripped of its corals 

      Dantes, Charles; Zurbano, Joel (Manila Standard, September 17, 2023, on page A1)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday reported massive coral harvesting in Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese militia vessels were seen swarming. AFP Western Command head Vice Admiral Albert ...

    • US, Vietnam warn China on SCS 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 12, 2023, on page A2)
      The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels. President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party ...

    • PH, China fishing talks improve 

      Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, June 21, 2023, on page A1)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said fishing talks between the Philippines and China have progressed, despite recent reports of Filipino fishermen being blocked by Chinese vessels off Pag-asa Island, and the ...

    • Fishing vessel with 70,000 liters of oil sinks off Calatagan coast 

      (Manila Standard, August 29, 2023, on page A2)
      A fishing boat with 70,000 liters of diesel sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, At least 13 crew members of the Anita DJ II fishing boat were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday. The Anita ...

    • PCAARRD, SLSU research microorganism role in carbon sequestration capacity of mangroves 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, August 26, 2023, on page C3)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD) and Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) will conduct a two-year research ...

    • Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming 

      Doyen, Claire (Manila Standard, October 19, 2022, on page B3)
      It’s harvest time in Lejone, a small village nestling in mountains in southern Africa more than two thousand meters above sea level. The yield is not grain or fruit, but rainbow trout — the bounty from an undulating river ...

    • SMC completes Tullahan River cleaning project 

      (Manila Standard, August 27, 2022, on page A3)
      San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has officially completed its P1-billion Tullahan River cleanup project, which it started in 2020 together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in support of the ...

    • 'Dead fish everywhere' in Germany, Poland after feared chemical dump 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, August 14, 2022, on page 3A)
      Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental disaster as residents are urged to stay away from the water. The fish floating by the German ...

    • BFAR identifies 3 VisMin areas affected by red tide 

      (Manila Standard, August 23, 2022, on page A4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warns residents of at least three coastal areas in the Visayas and Mindanao against eating shellfish and alamang due to possible contamination of toxic red tide. In an ...

    • Karding aftermath: Veggie, fish, rice prices to go up 20% 

      Campos, Othel; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 30, 2022, on page A1)
      Prices for vegetables, fish and even rice could shoot up by as much as 20 percent as a result of the damage wrought by super typhoon Karding, the Department of Agriculture (DA) warned Thursday. Agriculture Undersecretary ...

    • House bill seeks more benefits for farmers, fishers 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 10, 2022, on page A4)
      Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a bill for pension and social security benefits to farmers and fishers. The measure shall guarantee the farmers and fishers’ steady source of income to meet their basic needs ...