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    • Greenland lost 586B tons of ice in 2019 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, August 23, 2020, on page 14)
      Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said. After two years when summer ice melt had ...

    • Group air safety concerns over imported galunggong 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas KMP said several groups are asking for an explanation from the Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the safety of imported galunggong ...

    • Group: BFAR 2023 budget for fuel aid to fishers insufficient 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 2, 2022, on page 2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday said that the P489.6-million “Fuel Assistance to Fisherfolk” on the proposed 2023 budget of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Group: Stop fish importation 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, June 16, 2022, on page 2-11)
      A group of fishermen belonging to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) has urged the goverment to stop importing fish including galunggong (round scad), mackerel and sardines from China. ...

    • Groups raise indignation vs 'black sand mining' in NegOcc coastlines 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2020, on page 2)
      Youth organizations, student councils, non-government organizations (NGOs), civil society and concerned groups and sectors have raised their growing indignation on the alleged black sand mining plan under the guise of ...

    • Guimaras recovery fast-GMA 

      Villavert, T. (SunStar Philippines, June 14, 2007, on page 4)
      President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation efforts initiated for the recovery of the once oil-spill devastated province of Guimaras. President Arroyo made this assessment as she listened ...

    • 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 ...