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    • G20 plastic trash reduction goal doesn't address 'excessive production: Activists 

      Reuters (Malaya, July 2, 2019, on page B5)
      The world produced about 242 million tons of plastic waste in 2016, according to the World Bank. Some 8 million of that enters the ocean annually, with China and Indonesia being the biggest offenders, a study in the journal ...

    • G20 to tackle ocean plastic waste as petrochemical makers expand in Asia 

      (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B5)
      Japan wants to make reducing the glut of plastic waste in the oceans a priority at the Group of 20 summit it is hosting this month as governments around the world crack down on such pollution. Images of plastic debris-strewn ...

    • Galunggong imported from China tainted? 

      Naval, Gerard (Malaya, August 23, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Health yesterday warned the public to be careful about consuming round scad or galunggong that will be imported from China and are suspected to be tainted with formalin. Health Secretary Francisco Duque ...

    • Geothermal plant to help raise healthier fish, shrimps 

      Mercurio, Richmond (Malaya, February 25, 2014, on page A3)
      Renewable energy company Emerging power, Inc. (EPI) plans to hit two birds with one stone with it soon to rise 40-Megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in Mindoro. EPI said the completion of the Montelago geothermal power ...

    • Giant clams to fight insurgency 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, March 1, 2013, on page A12)
      The Armed Forces is deploying 200 giant clams to Bohol to help prevent the resurgence of New People's Army in the province which had been declared insurgency-free in 2009. A C-130 plane was due to transport to Bohol an ...

    • Giant Lapu-Lapu spawners freed into Sarangani Bay 

      (Malaya, July 28, 2017, on page A10)
      Sarangani Bay is now the home of five king grouper spawners donated by Finfish Hatcheries Inc., the largest commercial fishing hatchery in the Philippines.

    • 'Giant lapu-lapu' spawners released into Sarangani Bay 

      (Malaya, July 28, 2017, on page A10)
      Sarangani Bay is now the home of five king grouper spawners donated by Finfish Hatcheries Inc., the largest commercial fishing hatchery in the Philippines. Locally known as “lapu-lapu” or “kugtong,” the giant groupers were ...

    • Globe leads awareness campaign on Marine Biodiversity Conservation 

      (Malaya, January 3, 2019, on page A6)
      Following its recent rehabilitation efforts in Boracay, Globe Telecom led an awareness campaign on Marine Biodiversity Conservation in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte which is dubbed as the surfing mecca of the Philippines. ...

    • Gov't pursues PH-China joint oil, gas exploration 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, October 3, 2018, on page 1)
      The Philippine hopes to sign with China this year a formal agreement on a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea/ South China SEa to help address the country's fuel requirements and eventually lessen its ...

    • Gov't to purchase research vessels for use in PH rise 

      Africa, Raymond (Malaya, March 7, 2018, on page B2)
      The country will purchase maritime research vessels so it can better assess the resources which can be explored in the undisputed Philippine Rise. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said this was the consensus reached by ...

    • Govt looks for typhoon-free sites for food production 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, January 5, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said that it plans to look for relatively typhoon-free sites to be developed as new food production areas following Nina's extensive damage to agriculture last month. Agriculture ...

    • Hamilo Coast ensures sustainable marine life 

      (Malaya, March 10, 2017, on page A10)
      One of the abundant naval species thriving in Hamilo Coast are marine turtles, particularly the Olive Ridley sea turtles. With its coves as frequent nesting grounds of marine turtles, Hamilo Coast is dedicated to the regular ...

    • Hatchery complex assures fry supply 

      (Malaya, November 13, 1985, on page 1)
      A multi-purpose aqua laboratory which complements the fish hatchery complex of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Igang, Guimaras island, was inaugurated recently by MP Narciso D. Monfort, ...

    • Heavy Antibiotics, chemical abuse poison fish industry's health 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 16, 2012, on page A1-A10)
      The heavy use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture may result in disease outbreaks and even the collapse of the industry, the head of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) warns. "Chemical and ...

    • Heavy pollutants plague Seven Lakes 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 27, 2018, on page A4)
      The appearance of white worms bodes ill for the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. The worms, called by local fishermen "puting bulate," are found in the guts of Nile tilapia caught in the Seven Lakes. The worms have alerted ...

    • High abalone prices open windows of opportunity 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, November 18, 2011, on page A9-A10)
      Abalone is one of the most sought-after seafood delicacies in the world. The supply is partly satisfied by the Philippines, one of the world's less-known exporters of mostly frozen abalone to China, through Hong Kong, said ...

    • Holcim backs Davao river watershed conservation 

      (Malaya, February 22, 2013, on page A10)
      After the successful first run of a project to help conserve the Davao River watershed, Holcim Philippines has renewed its partnership with an environment group to train an indigenous community in the Marilog uplands on ...

    • Hoteliers tackle seafood sustainability 

      Delos Reyes, Antonio (Malaya, March 1, 2018, on page B8)
      Last February 26, 19 hotels from 6 hotel groups came together to reaffirm their commitment to ensure the sustainability of seafood fishing. To celebrate the launch of this year’s Sustainable Seafood Week, the grand ballroom ...

    • How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea 

      Apps, Peter (Malaya, April 2, 2018, on page B4-B5)
      Earlier last March, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ...

    • Ignoring climate change will be disastrous: DA 

      (Malaya, August 10, 2015, on page B3)
      An official of the Department of Agriculture recently warned that the Philippines will continue to lose billions of pesos worth of public infrastructure and human lives if "we continue to ignore" climate change. "From the ...