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    • N. Samar fishermen receive P30-M aid 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, December 23, 2018, on page 16)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, together with Undersecretary for Fisheries Eduardo Gongona distributed six motorized fiberglass boats and other equipment worth P30 million to fishermen in Barangays Manaybanay, Burgos ...

    • Nadine Lustre joins cleanup drive in Manila Bay 

      Parungao, Regina Mae (Manila Bulletin, February 26, 2020, on page D1)
      Nadine Lustre has the environment in mind yet again as evident by how she spent last weekend. On feb. 22, the actress-singer joined volunters of Planet Cora in a cleanup drive in Manila Bay.

    • Nadine Samonte now selling dried fish 

      Bernardino, Stephanie Marie (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2020, on page B-6)
      Just like most people, some celebrities are now being forced to try different ways of earning money in an effort to sustain themselves amid the ongoing pandemic. Among stars trying to do something different is seasoned ...

    • NAMRIA, a hydrographic survey and Benham Rise 

      Gaviola, Gilbert S. (Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2018, on page 17)
      One of NAMRIA’s core functions is the delineation of the maritime boundaries of the Philippines. The agency was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine archipelagic baselines which were enacted into law in 2009. ...

    • National abalone breeding program to address shortage in world market 

      Ison, Lilybeth G. (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2007, on page 14)
      Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...

    • Native catfish grows fast on high-protein feed 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 23, 1999, on page B-18)
      Experiments at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in Iloilo shows that the native hito grows much faster when fed with formulated feeds with high protein content. After 120 days of culture, the catfish fed with formulated ...

    • Native catfish seminar 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2019, on page B-16)
      A half-day seminar on the breeding and grow-out operation of the native hito will be conducted by Jojo Baldia on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the old Magallanes theater in Makati. The native hito which has ...

    • Native hito seminar 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2000, on page B-18)
      A half-day seminar on the breeding and grow-out operation of the native hito will be conducted by Jojo Baldia on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the old Magallanes theater in Makati. The native hito which has ...

    • Nature Trips 

      Pamaran, Maan D'Asis (Manila Bulletin, January 22, 2019, on page B-6)
      Take nothing but pictures, says a popular ecotourism mantra, and Marian Florina S. Hernando does just that. As president of BooknGo Travel and Tours Inc., she goes nature-tripping to indulge in her passion for photography. ...

    • Nature's newsmakers 

      Garlitos, Rayund M. (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2017, on page 14)
      In a country blessed with natural resources and prone to weather disturbances, such issues that would have mattered little in terms of entertainment would actually have an immense impact on the lives of so many people. The ...

    • Navy rescues 14 sea turtles in Palawan 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin, May 21, 2017, on page 15)
      Live marine turtles or “Pawikan” believed to be illegally caught were rescued by men from the Philippine Navy (PN) in Sitio Salingsingan, Barangay Mangsee, Balabac, Palawan, it was learned yesterday. The Naval Forces West ...

    • Navy vows stricter campaign vs illegal fishing in Tañon Strait 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, December 13, 2018, on page 9)
      The Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) vowed a stricter campaign against all forms of illegal and destructive fishing in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area. In a joint maritime enforcement activity ...

    • NEDA okays ₱431-M grant to SEAFDEC 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2001, on page B-1)
      The National Economic Development Authority's (NEDA) investment coordinating council (ICC) had approved a ₱431 million Japanese grant to modernize the aquaculture laboratories of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • Need for a department for fish and aquatic resources raised 

      Taculao, Patrcia Bianca S. (Manila Bulletin, December 14, 2019, on page B-5)
      Years ago, mackerel scad, locally known as "galunggong," was considered the "poor man's fish" because it was inexpensive and can readily feed a family. However, due to extreme weather conditions and other economic factors, ...

    • Need for ecological social management stressed in Palawan 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2018, on page B-9)
      Various environmental groups have stressed that the implementation of ecological solid waste management (ESWM) in the country's more than 42, 000 barangays will be vital in keeping waste materials from polluting water ...

    • Negros ethanol plant suspended over fishkill 

      Matus, Carmel Loise (Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2015, on page A8)
      Environment authorities suspended the operations of an ethanol plant of Universal Robina Sugar Milling Corp. (URSMC) after finding that its untreated wastewater caused fishkill that economically dislocated 200 fishing ...

    • Negros, Panay to join nationwide 'fish holiday': amended Fisheries code akin to putting a gun to our heads - PAFISBO 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2015, on page 21)
      Along with the umbrella Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations, Inc., Borres said PAFISBO will support the vigil of small-scale fish operators at Plaza Dilaw in Manila. The action will be held to indicate opposition ...

    • Negros-Panay bridge threat to endangered dolphins -- study 

      Garcia, Mark L. (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2018, on page B-8)
      These dolphins are known to reside in the coastal waters of Bago City and Pulupandan and were declared as a protected marine area in the latter through the partnerships of these academic institutions and the local government ...

    • New 'strawberry' crab species found off Taiwan 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2010, on page B-8)
      A marine biologist says he has discovered a new crab species off the coast of southern Taiwan that looks like a strawberry with small white bumps on its red shell. National Taiwan Ocean University professor Ho Ping-ho says ...

    • New agency should do better in Pasig cleanup 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 18, 2019, on page 6)
      President Duterte has ordered the abolition of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) a month after he relieved its former head for alleged corruption. The PRRC was created by Administrative Order no. 7 way back ...