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    • Ban China from our EEZ 

      Arcilla, Rey O. (Malaya, July 3, 2019, on page B4-B5)
      Critics of President Duterte aka Digong, among them ex-Foreign Secretary Albert "Super Amboy" del Rosario, claim that he may be impeached over his statement that he would allow China to continue fishing within our Exclusive ...

    • Bangus feeding frenzy & feed conversion ratio 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, May 25, 2012, on page A1)
      The feeding habits of bangus hatcheries need a makeover."One problem in feeding management is that technicians just feed ad libitum," said Dr. Relicardo M. Coloso of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ...

    • 'Bangus' shortage feared due to El Niño 

      Lopez, J. P. (Malaya, March 1, 2010, on page B3)
      Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda Saturday feared of bangus (milk fish) shortage due to El Nino. Legarda raised the alarm for government's local fisheries units to monitor the water situation ...

    • Bank's agri loans at P721B as of Q1 

      (Malaya, May 24, 2019, on page A1-A7)
      Land Bank of the Philippines said the amount of loans it provided to small farmers, fishers and other priority sectors grew by 20 percent to P721 billion in the first quarter of the year, from P600 billion a year ago. The ...

    • Benham Rise renamed PH Rise 

      Africa, Raymond; Lopez, JP (Malaya, May 23, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...

    • Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (Malaya, April 30, 2018, on page B4)
      China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...

    • Benham Rise: Wealth under the sea 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, July 29, 2015, on page A3)
      There is wealth out there, for the taking. But diving is daunting, starting at 15 meters deep. In 2011, the Philippines acquired Benham Rise, a "massive" area east of Luzon. "We have access to resources in an area bigger ...

    • BFAR eyes lifting of ban on P. vannamei shrimp 

      Padua, Reinir (Malaya, October 14, 2005, on page B12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has temporarily suspended the breeding of the Pacific White shrimp also known as Peneus vannamei broodstocks in Dagupan City due to the pond's low salinity. Dr. John ...

    • BFAR quizzed on 5,236 contractual hires 

      Tabingo, Peter (Malaya, July 15, 2021, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hired 5,236 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) personnel in 2018 but government auditors have raised questions, saying the expense incurred appears unnecessary. ...

    • BFAR's P281M fish centers waste of money, says COA 

      Tabingo, Peter (Malaya, September 18, 2018, on page B2)
      Government auditors have labeled the P281.2 million community Fish Landing Centers (CFLC) project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as a "wastage of government funds" after discovering that only 19 out of ...

    • Blueprint for Palawan town out 

      Garcia, Albert (Malaya, November 26, 2015, on page A12)
      Tourism businesses looking to invest in San Vicente, Palawan are now expected to follow a set of guidelines aimed at ensuring the smooth growth of the industry in the area. Businesses would have to strictly follow a 30-meter ...

    • Boracay 'polluters' given 2 months to comply 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, February 15, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given commercial establishments releasing untreated wastewater and sewage into the waters of the island of Boracay up to two months to connect to sewage treatment ...

    • Boracay full rehab complete by Dec. 2019 

      Lopez, JP (Malaya, September 14, 2018, on page A3)
      The world-famous Boracay Island would be completely rehabilitated by December next year according to Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT). Addressing senators during the agency's budget ...

    • Boracay placed under state of calamity 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Lopez, JP; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, April 27, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ...

    • Boracay rehabilitation to cost P25B: NEDA 

      Celis, Angela (Malaya, January 8, 2019, on page A1-A7)
      The Medium-Term Boracay Action Plan (BAP), which formally lays out the proposed programs for island's rehabilitation, has an estimated total investment requirement of P25.27 billion, according to the National Economic and ...

    • Boracay soft opening seen in September 

      Lopez, JP (Malaya, June 21, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      Parts of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan could be reopened to tourists by first week of September, an official of Department of Interior and Local Governments official told senators yesterday. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco ...

    • Boy, 10, killed by croc in Palawan 

      Africa, Raymond (Malaya, August 15, 2019, on page B2)
      A 10-year-old boy was killed and eaten by a crocodile in the waters of Sitio Taagpanasan, Barangay Salang, Balabac, Palawan last Sunday night, the Mimaropa Police Regional Office reported yesterday. Police Lt. Col. Socrates ...

    • Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, April 4, 2018, on page B6)
      Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...

    • Can't go to Scarborough? Nolcom offers own fishing sanctuaries 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 3, 2014, on page B2)
      Soldiers are putting up fish sanctuaries off Zambales so that Filipino fishermen would not have to go the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground which China gained control of in 2012. Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio ...

    • Cannibal crab PH's third most important fishery export 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, October 23, 2017, on page A2)
      This crab is a cannibal. And the government wants more of them. The Blue Swimming Crabs, also known as Portunuspelagicus, is well known for its cannibalistic habits. It preys on other weak crabs, those with missing appendages ...