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Fish Kill
Hundreds of dead fish are washed ashore near the CCP Complex in Manila. The Philippine Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the reported fish kill in the area.
- February 17, 2015
Lake Lanao on conservation mode
Government has mandated to have all generating power plant units running one week before and after the elections. The Climate Prediction Center of the United States- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ...
- January 27, 2016
China proposes joint probe on Recto Bank incident
China yesterday proposed a joint investigation with the Philippines into the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel earlier this month at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. ...
- June 21, 2019
Customs - NAIA intensifies efforts against illegal wildlife smuggling
The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit (DENR - WTMU) 1,529 live exotic turtles at the NAIA Terminal 2, Pasay City. The ...
- March 5, 2019
Climate change to cut fish catch by 50%
The Philippines will have to prepare for a 50 percent drop in fish catch and the huge risks storms will have on informal settlements and coastal communities due to climate change. The World Bank said that fish catch in ...
- June 20, 2013
BFAR quizzed on 5,236 contractual hires
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. ...
- July 15, 2021
Carrageenan boosts mungbean yield by 750%
Applying carrageenans from edible on the leaves of mungbean increases crop yield by an astounding 750 percent. When applied on peanut as foliar spray, the co-called carrageenanPlant Growth Promoter increase yield by as a ...
- January 10, 2018
Multiplying the milkfish
Milkfish production can be increased by at least 2,000 kilos per hectare per year by using the modular pond system developed by Leganes Research Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department.
- October 30, 1985
Rising in trafficked fishermen alarms Tawi-Tawi authorities
Tawi-Tawi authorities are alarmed at the growing number of fishermen from the Visayas who end up here after being recruited by human trafficking syndicates to engage in dangerous compressor diving. The latest case involves ...
- April 21, 2014
2 US warships sail in disputed China Sea
Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China ion the South China Sea on Monday, a US official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. The ...
- February 12, 2019