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Dismantling of Laguna de Bay fishpens remuses
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) yesterday resumed dismantling illegal fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay. The two agencies resumed the clearing ...
- April 5, 2017
Iloilo sea tragedy death toll now 31: Rescuers find 20 more bodies
Twenty more bodies were retrieved yesterday from the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait In Iloilo province, where three motorboats capsized on Saturday after being battered by huge waves. This brings the total number of fatalities to ...
- August 5, 2019
National Museum exhibit dives deep into the Philippine Rise
Images of the Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve, including the pristine Benham Bank, are the newest addition to the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit called “The Journey Towards the ...
- January 18, 2019
Fluctuating output brings seaweed prices down
A cycle of boon and bane is bringing down the price of dried seaweed. "The low buying price is caused by production fluctuation from late 2015 until early 2017," said Dr. Nicomedes Decomenden of the Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- November 29, 2017
Sea Code tops Duterte-Xi meeting
Malacañang is hoping that China would keep an open mind as President Duterte pushes for an expeditious crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea and raises the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling ...
- August 29, 2019
Danish firms eye PH fisheries sector
Danish businesses are exploring business and trade opportunities in the Philippines, particularly in the fisheries, energy and health sectors, according to Jan Christensen, ambassador of Denmark.
- January 20, 2016
Muntinlupa water treatment plant upgraded
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has upgraded its water treatment plant in Muntinlupa City to enhance supply reliability for its customers in the southern part of Metro Manila.
- July 30, 2018
Marine protection of Benham Rise urged
After the Department of National Defense reported that foreign vessels were spotted circling within the Benham Rise, stakeholders urged the government to expedite the adoption of a management framework to protect and manage ...
- March 13, 2017
Smart targets 1.5 M trees planted by 2010
SMART Communications, Inc. (Smart) is close to hitting its target of planting over 1.5 million seedlings and mangrove propagules under a three-year tree planting agreement inked in 2008 with parent company Philippine Long ...
- August 26, 2010
Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served i soup, a global study showed on Friday. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia ...
- June 7, 2013