SunStar Philippines: Recent submissions
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Pasil Fish Market to open on Aug. 15
(SunStar Philippines,August 9, 2020 , on page 4)Three months after closing due to the threat of the coronavirus disease, the Pasil Fish Market is set to reopen on Aug. 15, 2020. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the temporary closure of the market last May 2 after ... -
P150-M fish port soon to rise in Mati
(SunStar Philippines,August 1, 2020 , on page 9)The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is eyeing to fund a P150 million 5-hectare port in Mati City. Lawyer Glen A. Pangapalan, PFDA General Manager, said the funding will be divided into two P75 million ... -
Oslob whale shark watching resumes, limits no. of tourists
(SunStar Philippines,August 1, 2020 , on page 4)Oslob’s well-known whale shark watching ventures were officially reopened by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia when she formally relaunched the Province’s tourism activities on Friday, July 31, 2020. Accompanied by local officials ... -
DENR raises 36-M seedlings under gov't greening program
(SunStar Philippines,July 21, 2020 , on page 2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was able to raise 36 million seedlings for the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) during the first half of 2020. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the number ... -
Cadiz dried fish industry unshaken amid Covid-19
(SunStar Philippines,July 18, 2020 , on page 5)Cadiz City is the dried fish capital of Negros Occidental. It is the number one product of Cadiz City. The city is an exporter of dried fishes to America and Canada and, likewise, it supplies the demand in the province of ... -
PH eyes diplomatic means to resolve sea disputes
(SunStar Philippines,July 16, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Wednesday maintained that the Philippines will pursue a “peaceful and diplomatic” approach to resolve its long-standing dispute with China in the hotly-contested South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). “We are ... -
PH 'agrees to disagree' with China over South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,July 15, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, said it will “agree to disagree” with the Chinese government’s refusal to honor the country’s appeal to respect the arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claim over the South ... -
Fish oil supplements for the heart (Part 2)
(SunStar Philippines,July 15, 2020 , on page 5)I am sorry to tell you that studies have shown that the benefit to low-dose (1 gram per day) fish oil supplements is likely small. It is better for you to eat fatty fish such as sardines, herring, albacore tuna, and salmon, ... -
Manila Bay cleanup continues despite risks of Covid-19
(SunStar Philippines,July 11, 2020 , on page 1)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has continued the efforts to clean and restore the historic Manila Bay in Central Luzon amid the dangers of Covid-19, an environment official said. Cynde ... -
Missing fisherman found dead in Ilog
(SunStar Philippines,July 11, 2020 , on page 3)The body of the missing fisherman in Ilog had finally been recovered two days after he and his brother figured in a sea mishap. Philippine Coast Guard Negros Occidental Chief Lieutenant Commander Jansen Benjamin said the ... -
Sipalay celebrates two decades of environment conservation
(SunStar Philippines,July 10, 2020 , on page 5)Sipalay City commemorates its yearly environment week that has already run for two decades. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) held a series of ridge to reef conservation activities in the last week ... -
Campaign against illegal fishing turns violent
(SunStar Philippines,July 10, 2020 , on page 2)A fisherman was seriously wounded after he allegedly tried to escape after his boat was apprehended for illegal fishing off the coast of EB Magalona early Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020. Police identified the wounded as ... -
1 missing, 1 rescued after fishing boat capsizes in Ilog
(SunStar Philippines,July 9, 2020 , on page 2)A fisherman was rescued, while another is still missing after their small fishing boat capsized off the coastal waters of Barangay 1, Ilog, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Authorities identified the rescued fisherman as Ivar ... -
Fish oil supplements for the heart
(SunStar Philippines,July 7, 2020 , on page 6)This fish oil and heart health story started when there was an observation that people who were taking high intake of fatty fish had low rates of heart attack and stroke because their diets were high in polyunsaturated ... -
Minalin fisherfolks get P135-K worth of fishing gears
(SunStar Philippines,July 3, 2020 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continues to assist fisherfolks despite the virus pandemic as it distributed on Wednesday morning various fishing gears in this town. BFAR Central Luzon Regional Director ... -
E.B. Magalona embarks on economic recovery plan
(SunStar Philippines,July 2, 2020 , on page 5)The town of E.B. Magalona under Mayor Marvin Malacon started to endeavor on how the government could help stimulate the economic recovery and healing in their town with the severe impact of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ... -
14 missing from fishing boat after sea collision
(SunStar Philippines,June 30, 2020 , on page 2)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was searching on Monday, June 29, for 14 people missing since a fishing boat and cargo vessel collided in choppy waters two nights earlier. It was not immediately clear if the fishing boat ... -
Mahalagang anunsyo: Walang kumakalat na sakit sa mga tilapia
(SunStar Philippines,June 30, 2020 , on page 5)Bunsod ng paglaganap ng isang balita tungkol sa sakit ng tilapia at hipon, mariin na pinasisinungalingan ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ng Department of Agriculture ang nasabing kumakalat ng balita. Nais ... -
DA-BFAR's statement: No outbreak of Diseases in Tilapia and shrimps
(SunStar Philippines,June 30, 2020 , on page 5)The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic clarifies that there is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia or shrimp and that the recent cases of fish mortality in the Taal Lake and Laguna de Bay area were ... -
Mahalagang anunsyo: Walang kumakalat na sakit sa mga tilapia
(SunStar Philippines,June 28, 2020 , on page 7)Bunsod ng paglaganap ng isang balita tungkol sa sakit ng tilapia at hipon, mariin na pinasisinungalingan ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ng Department of Agriculture ang nasabing kumakalat ng balita. Nais ...