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    • 205 Lubao, Sasmuan fishermen receive P800-K worth of equipment 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, June 19, 2022, on page 1)
      Some 205 fishermen from Lubao and Sasmuan towns received some P800,000 worth of fishing equipment from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday, June 17 at the Lubao Bamboo Hub. The assistance is part ...

    • Northern Negros council visits SEAFDEC/AQD for benchmarking 

      (SunStar Philippines, December 28, 2022, on page 11)
      Eight Northern Negros Aquatic Resources Management Advisory Council (NNARMAC) members traveled to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD)’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo last Thursday, December 15, ...

    • Waterspouts seen in parts of Cebu, Bohol 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 23, 2022, on page 5)
      Several waterspouts were seen in Cebu and Bohol on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, just after heavy rains occurred in those areas. An official from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ...

    • Ending joint maritime exploration 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 28, 2022, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte made the right move when he ordered the termination of the talks with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. The talks began after Manila signed in November 2018 a ...

    • Pampanga fishers receive boats, tools from BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 23, 2022, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) provided fishing equipment to some 205 fisherfolk in the province that could help ensure sustainable income and increased fish production. BFAR-Regional ...

    • NegOcc to adapt new technique for river basin conservation 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 6)
      In a bid to advance river basin conservation with a new adaption technique, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has launched the First Provincial Local Conservation Areas Management Summit at the Provincial ...

    • DA to provide P150M loans to CV's farmers, fishers 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 11, 2022, on page 4)
      The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) has allocated P150 million for loans to farmers and fishermen in areas in Central Visayas devastated by Typhoon Odette (Rai). Bohol will get the ...

    • 1st Dive Expo in Davao highlights underwater 'treasures' 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      Davao Region’s rich underwater biodiversity took center stage in its first-ever Davao Dive Expo launched by the Department of Tourism-Davao (DOT-11) and SM Lanang Premier at the latter’s The Atrium on June 24-26. The ...

    • Highest standards for marine conservation 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 8, 2022, on page 6)
      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 ...

    • 1 dead, 101 rescued as vessel catches fire off Bohol 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 27, 2022, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Visayas said that one person died in the fire that hit a passenger vessel in the waters off Bohol Sunday, June 26, 2022. The victim was identified as Adolfo Rañola, 53, of Barangay Poblacion, ...

    • BFAR now accepting scholarship grant applications 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, July 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) is calling on students who plan to take up a course related to fisheries to apply for their scholarship grant. In an interview with PTV Davao on ...

    • Students, teachers conduct coastal cleanup 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 22, 2022, on page 10)
      Since the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park formally opened to the public in 2015, many public and private organizations have volunteered to conduct coastal clean ups and mangrove planting activities to enrich the forestation of the ...

    • Angeles conducts tree planting in watershed 

      Cayabyab, Charlene A. (SunStar Philippines, June 20, 2021, on page 1)
      The Angeles City Government spearheaded a tree planting activity at the Angeles City Watershed in Barangay Sapangbato on June 19, as part of Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin, Jr.'s kick-off campaign for the city’s environment ...

    • Fisheries biotechnology center to rise in Central Luzon 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, March 30, 2022, on page 6)
      Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) president Edgar Orden presided over the signing of the memorandum of agreement on the construction of the National Fisheries Research and Development ...

    • Better yield for seaweed farmers 

      Montecalvo, Joy M. (SunStar Philippines, March 28, 2022, on page 9)
      Seaweed farmer Marian Maadil Ahajan, a beneficiary of Phase 1 of the PRDP supported seaweed project, said that the seedlings from MSU were very good because they could grow fast even without the use of fertilizers. “The ...

    • Central Luzon slowly, but surely winning Manila Bay rehab 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2022, on page 5)
      Central Luzon is slowly, but surely winning the battle for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. In his speech during the MANILA BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ...

    • More Filipinos fishing in Bajo de Masinloc -- PCG 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, March 28, 2022, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, March 25, 2022, that there are more Filipino fishermen fishing off waters in Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales. The PCG said from February 28 to March 5, they monitored around ...

    • Fragile peace in South China Sea 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 4, 2022, on page 4)
      It is confusing and frustrating that China has continued its claim over almost the entirety of the South China Sea. This despite the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, which ...

    • Pisay students conduct coastal cleanup 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, April 2, 2022, on page 10)
      A group of Philippine Science High School-Southern Mindanao Campus (Pisay) students visited the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, managed by Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. last March 19, 2022 to conduct ...

    • Exercise freedom of navigation at West Philippine Sea -- group 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, April 3, 2022, on page 3)
      Militant group Anakpawis is calling for the exercise of freedom of navigation at the West Philippine Sea. This, following the recent incident between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Panatag ...