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    • Highest standards for marine conservation 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 8, 2022, on page 6-7)
      The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) congratulates the recipients of the Blue Park Award by Marine Conservation Institute at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Two marine parks from the Asean ...

    • Hijo Estate coastline now a Marine Protected Area 

      Perez, Ace June Rell S. (SunStar Philippines, November 21, 2020, on page 10)
      To protect and preserve the rich marine biodiversity within its coastline, the Hijo Resources Corporation (HRC) and the local government unit (LGU) of Tagum City, through its City Environment and Natural Resources Office ...

    • Hijo Resources Corp grows Tagum's new gen of seagrass meadows 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, January 25, 2021, on page 6)
      The Hijo coastline, which sits in the heart of the Davao Gulf, was home to a rich marine ecosystem, with seagrass meadows in the coastal seabed that serves as a sanctuary for many marine animals. However, when the boom in ...

    • House bill creating nat'l mariculture program filed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, October 13, 2022, on page 9)
      Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a bill seeking to establish a National Mariculture Program (NMP) to boost the country’s food security. “Our country is one of the world's top producers of fish and aquatic plants. ...

    • House bill seeks monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, May 15, 2023, on page 9)
      Municipal fisherfolk will receive a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than PHP1,000 under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid Pambangka Act of 2023”. The Department of Agriculture (DA) will administer the monthly subsidy ...

    • House OKs bill providing settlement sites for fisherfolk 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, February 17, 2021, on page 2)
      A House committee recently approved on third and final reading a landmark legislation that seeks to provide permanent resettlement sites to tens of thousands of Filipino fisherfolk and their families. House Bill 6876, ...

    • Hydro firm pays fine for Clean Water Act violation 

      Alimondo, Lauren (SunStar Philippines, June 10, 2020, on page 3)
      A hydro power company paid P200,000 to the Pollution Adjudication Board. Hedcor Sabangan Inc. said it abided by the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Pollution Adjudication Board (DENR-PAB) ...

    • Illegal fishing continues amid GCQ 

      WBS (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 5)
      While there was substantial improvement in the ambient air quality throughout the country during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the same cannot be said for other environmental spheres. This is according to ...

    • Ilocos Norte fishers warned of Chinese rocket debris 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 5)
      Coastal residents in Burgos, Ilocos Norte have been warned against debris from a Chinese rocket that was launched on Sept. 13 from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Island. Bur gos Mayor Crescente Garcia said in ...

    • Impact of human activities to freshwater ecosystem: The case of the Camiling River, Tarlac 

      Abella, Albert A. (SunStar Philippines, December 10, 2022, on page 6)
      The Philippines is rich in terms of biodiversity. The Philippines are surrounded with different bodies of water, fresh, estuarine, and marine water which are very rich in terms of fishes and water plants from Luzon, Visayas, ...

    • Indonesian boat capsizes, leaves 15 dead, 19 missing 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 25, 2023, on page 14)
      An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The vessel was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency ...

    • Innovations for sustainable oceans 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 7)
      On the occasion of World Oceans Day, the role of the oceans -- which provide the oxygen we breathe, food, as well as regulate the climate -- will be celebrated online Monday with the theme “Innovation for Sustainable Ocean”. ...

    • Int'l dolphin day: Protect our Irrawaddy Dolphins 

      Mangrove Matters PH; Earth Island Institute (SunStar Philippines, September 12, 2023, on page 6)
      The International Dolphin Day is celebrated annually every September 12 and it was created a year ago by Sea Shepherd, a non-profit, marine conservation activism organization based in Washington in the United States, to ...

    • Is tobacco the next 'miracle crop'? 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2018, on page 6)
      Tobacco juice, tobacco dust juice and tobacco lime are not only for traditional organic insecticide used in domestic gardening but also for mainstream commercial agriculture. Tobacco has been proven effective against a ...

    • Jeepney drivers try fishing for 'survival' 

      Salgados, Lynde (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2020, on page 2)
      If you come to Macajalar bay one sunny, if not cloudy morning and see a group of people in desperate attempt to catch fishes from near the shoreline -- don't be surprised anymore. It's called "survival mode" after City ...

    • Just paper, Duterte describes arbitral ruling 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, May 8, 2021, on page 5)
      President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute lacks teeth and could not be enforced. In another televised briefing Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Duterte said China’s President Xi ...

    • 'Kadiwa' in Cebu offers cheaper fish, P25/kg rice 

      Cotejo, Honey (SunStar Philippines, December 13, 2022, on page 2)
      A total of 17 stalls are now selling affordable market commodities, including National Food Authority (NFA) rice at P25 per kilo, at the Department of Agriculture (DA) compound in Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City. This as ...

    • Kapampangan fishers get livelihood assistance 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, August 20, 2022, on page 3)
      Fishermen from Apalit, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, and Sasmuan towns recently received assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The aid goes in the form of equipment and gear to help the fishermen ...

    • Labor condemns Chinese 'incursions' in West PH Sea 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 19, 2021, on page 6)
      Negros Occidental-based labor group General Alliance of Workers Asociations (Gawa) has condemned the alleged Chinese incursion in the country's territorial waters. Its secretary general Wennie Sancho, in a statement, said ...

    • LandBank casts P2-B credit line for fishing boat purchase 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, February 17, 2021, on page 6)
      In line with supporting the fisheries sector, Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) is offering a new credit facility to assist existing and prospective commercial fishing operators in acquiring fishing vessels for ...