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    • ALS students plant mangroves 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2024, on page 12)
      The students and teachers of an Alternative Learning System (ALS) engaged in mangrove planting in Barangay Cogon Pardo, Cebu City on Monday, March 18, 2024. Students from ALS Community Learning Center planted mangroves in ...
    • The breathless pursuit of underwater photography in Cebu 

      Tabiolo, Jewil Anne (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2024, on page 8)
      For countless moments, a world without photographers dims life’s beauty. Even in the depths of the ocean’s darkness, they capture its magnificence, achieving what land-bound photography could never dream. Their tools of ...
    • Towns clean waterways connected to Manila Bay 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, April 3, 2024, on page 2)
      The towns of Apalit, Candaba, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, and Sto. Tomas conducted a coastal cleanup in line with the program to clean the waterways connected to Manila Bay.The clean-up was made by ...
    • A call for justice for oil spill victims 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 24, 2024, on page 4)
      “Our country is in peril. All the living systems on land and in the seas around us are being ruthlessly exploited. The damage to date is extensive and, sad to say, it is often irreversible. One does not need to be an expert ...
    • OVP plants 5K mangroves in Kabankalan City 

      Ellera, Teresa (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2024, on page 3)
      The Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducted a tree-planting activity in Brgy. Daan Banua, Kabankalan City on Satuday, March 23, as part of “PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign.” Together with the OVP-Panay ...
    • BFAR 7 confirms plan to reduce size of municipal waters to raise fish catch 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, August 6, 2023, on page 5)
      After local fisherfolk and an ocean protection group said amendments to the Fisheries Code would include allowing commercial fishing inside municipal waters, an official from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
    • DENR launch cleanup drive 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, January 30, 2024, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon launched a cleanup drive within its premises. The event was participated by its officers and personnel as part of the agency's culminating activity ...
    • El Niño gives breeders chance to grow milkfish production – group 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 25, 2024, on page 5)
      Fish farmers, especially those growing brackish and marine species, should seize the opportunity to grow milkfish production amid the ongoing effects of the El Niño phenomenon. “The heat exacerbated by the phenomenon ...
    • 3K fishers displaced by oil spill to undergo reskilling 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 16, 2023, on page 13)
      Nearly 3,000 fishermen displaced by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro are set to undergo reskilling and upskilling training from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). In a statement, Tesda ...
    • Fisherfolk, advocates demand urgent action for livable planet 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 23, 2023, on page 13)
      Fisherfolks, youth, environmentalists, and labor advocates held an action protest to call for the declaration of a climate emergency and demand urgent action for a livable planet on Friday, April 21, as part of the Earth ...
    • BFAR 7 empowers women fisherfolk through lambaklad poject 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 12, 2023, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 celebrated Women’s Month in March by highlighting the efforts of empowered women fisherfolk in Borbon, Cebu and Siaton, Negros Oriental. In these communities, women ...
    • DBP signs financing deal to bolster aquaculture industry 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 14, 2023, on page 9)
      State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) seeks to boost the National Government’s efforts to support the local aquaculture industry through its latest partnership with the local subsidiary of a leading ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nearly 100 pilot whales strand themselves on an Australian beach; half have died despite rescue efforts 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 27, 2023, on page 11)
      Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, July 25, 2023, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, July 26, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them. ...
    • ‘Shrimp industry plays vital role in PH’s pursuit of food security’ 

      Pedrosa, Merlinda (SunStar Philippines, September 21, 2023, on page 3)
      “The Philippine shrimp industry plays a vital role in the country's pursuit of food security, livelihood generation, and foreign exchange earnings.” This was the message of Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate ...
    • Angat dam's water level drops 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, May 16, 2023, on page 3)
      Rains in the past week did little to increase the water level of Angat Dam, according to latest data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of May 12, the water ...
    • NE fishers get 100K fingerlings 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, May 12, 2023, on page 3)
      Fisherfolk from Nueva Ecija province who were affected by Super Typhoon Karding (Typhoon Noru) in September last year on Tuesday received some 100,000 catfish (hito) fingerlings from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • BFAR assures steady supply, prices of fish 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2023, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assured consumers steady supply and stable prices of fish in local markets amid the looming El Niño phenomenon. BFAR National Director Demosthenes Escoto said the supply ...
    • Sea turtle nesting site found in Lizada, Toril 

      Espinosa, Ian Carl (SunStar Philippines, May 5, 2023, on page 2)
      An official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) said a certain part along the shoreline in Purok Lawis, Barangay Lizada, Toril District, Davao City may be a possible nesting ...
    • Fish supply in Davao stable despite yearly fishing ban in Davao Gulf 

      Espinosa, Ian Carl (SunStar Philippines, May 23, 2023, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Davao Region (Bfar-Davao) said there should still be enough fish production despite the yearly ban on fishing small pelagic fishes in Davao Gulf from June to August. “Most ...