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    • DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, May 20, 2021, on page 14)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ...

    • DILG Bataan commits in clean-up preservation of Tanato River 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, December 13, 2020, on page 5)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bataan has committed in the clean-up and preservation of the Tanato River. “Adopt Tanato River” is an initiative of the agency as part of theManilaBayCleanUp, ...

    • DILG supports LGUs in protecting municipal waters in WPS: Año 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 6, 2021, on page 5)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to improve their management of municipal waters and even assured them of its support in protecting municipal waters and local ...

    • Diving in Davao 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, June 6, 2022, on page 2)
      Following the easing of travel restrictions, tourism has started to get back on its feet. From May 28 to 29, 2022, the Samal Dive Festival Fun Diving was organized by the Department of Tourism in Davao Region (DOT-Davao) ...

    • DND orders more AFP presence in WPS 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 23, 2022, on page 4)
      The Department of National Defense (DND) has directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to beef up its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese activities monitored near Pag-asa Island. In a ...

    • DOH to give sea ambulances to 5 LGUs in Central Visayas 

      CTL (SunStar Philippines, February 27, 2022, on page 3)
      A SEA ambulance that can quickly take patients to mainland Cebu during medical emergencies was launched Monday, Feb, 21, 2022 in Bantayan town, Cebu, the municipality announced on its Facebook page. The Department of Health ...

    • DOLE 7 grants fishing livelihood aid to Danao residents 

      Lorenciana, Carlo (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 11)
      Parents of the profiled child laborers in Danao City, Cebu will soon have their own pump boats for fishing after the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7) released a livelihood assistance worth ...

    • Dolomite extraction, transport to Manila 'aboveboard' 

      JKV (SunStar Philippines, September 6, 2020, on page 3)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 issued permits to allow the transport of 3,000 metric tons of processed dolomite, or “white sand,” that was dumped on the shoreline of the Manila Bay earlier this week. MGB 7 Director ...

    • Dolphins, other marine mammals sighted anew in Sarangani Bay 

      Provincial Information Office (PIO)-Sarangani (SunStar Philippines, September 2, 2020, on page 10)
      A Risso’s dolphin is spotted at the Sarangani Bay, near Malapatan and Alabel, on August 28 during the conduct of marine mammal monitoring led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Sarangani and ...

    • Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2023, on page 5)
      The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...

    • DOST launches satellite monitoring program on Manila Bay 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 8, 2020, on page 7)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched on Friday the "IM4ManilaBay" (Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments) program, which aims ...

    • DOST pushes for more ISO-certified labs in WV 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 22, 2019, on page 8)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Western Visayas is stepping up its efforts to assist government laboratories in the region to acquire International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. ...

    • DOST-Davao launches research for alternative bangus feed 

      Department of Science and Technology (SunStar Philippines, January 21, 2023, on page 10)
      The Department of Science and Technology Region-Davao Region (DOST-Davao) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Mindanao (DAPRDP), the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • DOT 7 leads dive clean-up, conducts Oplan Islas 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, September 24, 2020, on page 12)
      As part of the 35th International Coastal Clean-up, the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7, Lapu-Lapu City Government and Crimson Resort, has conducted a Dive ...

    • DoTr, DA, DoE forge agri-fishery agreement 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, March 15, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Energy (DOE) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen and expand the implementation of the existing ...

    • DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo ...

    • Drilon appeals to Ilonggos: Guard Kapis shells 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 12, 2000, on page 1-15)
      Usec Drilon of the Department of Agriculture appealed to the Ilonggos particularly Tigbauan, Onton, and Guimbal fisherfolks to protect the Kapis shell (locally known lampirong) along Panay Gulf. This was addressed during ...

    • Drilon lauds SEAFDEC's role in economic growth 

      Fernandez, Mylene V. (SunStar Philippines, July 8, 2000, on page 1-3)
      Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon lauded Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) tremendous contribution to the upliftment of livelihood of fisherfolks in the country. In his keynote ...

    • Drilon speaks on "Women in Fisheries' 

      UPV-IPO (SunStar Philippines, March 14, 2000, on page 2-13)
      The University of Philippines in the Visayas has invited Undersecretary for Fisheries and Legislative Relations Cesar Drilon to be the keynote speaker in a conference-workshop on March 15-16, 2000 at the Four Seasons Hotel ...

    • Duterte asserts PH victory in South China Sea 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, September 24, 2020, on page 14)
      Addressing the United National General Assembly high-level general debate for the first time, President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the July 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines in the South China Sea territorial row ...