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Vendors Sell Shellfish Despite Worsening Red tide In Bataan
(Manila Bulletin,January 11, 2014 , on page 8)Oysters, mussels, and other shellfish earlier banned by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) due to red tide in the coast of this province have still made their way to the market, authorities warned yesterday. ... -
Venice - losing battle against climate change?
(Manila Bulletin,November 22, 2019 , on page 6)Rains lashed the rest of Italy and to the south, the swollen Arno river threatened the cities of Florence and Pisa. But it was in Venice where the damage was greatest, as the high tide damaged over 50 churches, including ... -
Verde Island reefs show resilience to climate change
(Manila Bulletin,October 13, 2018 , on page 1-9)In the face of climate change, the reefs of Verde Island, situated in the middle of the “center of the center of marine biodiversity” in the world, are showing signs that they are protected from the major impacts of climate ... -
Vetiver grasses grown to clean Vizcaya waterways
(Manila Bulletin,May 8, 2015 , on page 16)After commissioning the operation of a $6.1million water treatment facility for its Didipio Mine in this upland town, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) announced the implementation of more natural measures that would ... -
Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
(Manila Bulletin,June 29, 2022 , on page 9)Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ... -
Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys
(Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2016 , on page 6)Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested part of the South ... -
Vietnam protests China's East Sea fishing ban
(Manila Bulletin,May 19, 2015 , on page A9)Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has voiced strong protest over China's announcement of a fishing ban in the East Sea. Binh said that the act violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and ... -
Vietnam responds with a request to China
(Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2018 , on page 8)Vietnam, like the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has opted for a policy of cooperation with China. We all look forward to a “Code of Conduct” to guide the various nations ... -
Vietnam's tra fish exports to China up 43 percent in 4 months
(Manila Bulletin,June 5, 2018 , on page 9)Vietnam exported 145 million U.S dollars worth of tra fish (pangasius) to China in the first four months of this year, up 43 percent on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). ... -
Vietnamese cargo ship grounded off Albay wrecked coral reef - PCG
(Manila Bulletin,June 19, 2015 , on page 9)The grounding of a Vietnamese cargo vessel last Monday has damaged 2,000 square meters of coral reef near Legazpi City Port in Albay, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. PCG learned about the extent of the ... -
Villar scolds BFAR at Senate
(Manila Bulletin,March 20, 2018 , on page 2)At the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, BFAR officials were grilled by its committee chairman, Villar, for supposedly snubbing the panel’s requests for reports on the implementation of the Republic ... -
Villar, Legarda question DA's 60,000-ton fish import
(Manila Bulletin,January 25, 2022 , on page 1-8)Senator Cynthia A. Villar and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Monday, Jan. 24 questioned the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import 60,000 metric tons of fish. During her hybrid hearing on issues ... -
Vintage bombs fished out of Aklan waters
(Manila Bulletin,March 8, 2010 , on page 15)Fishermen from Barangay Dapdap, Tangalan town fished out what turned out to be three vintage bombs from the sea and immediately turned these over to police authorities on Tuesday. Police officials said that the fishermen ... -
Virus may cause dolphin deaths
(Manila Bulletin,August 29, 2013 , on page B-9)Federal officials identified a virus Tuesday as the likely reason hundreds of bottlenose dolphins died along the East Coast, but they say there's a little they can do to stop the deaths. More than 330 dolphins have been ... -
Visayan Sea Fishing Ban Lifted
(Manila Bulletin,March 22, 2013 , on page 16)Fishing of three different fish species in the Visayan Sea has resumed. Since March 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the four-month ban on sardine, mackerel and herring fishing. BFAR-6 regional ... -
Visayan Sea fishing resumes
(Manila Bulletin,February 20, 2017 , on page 8)After a three-month ban, fishing of three different species at the Visayan Sea has resumed. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared last February 15 that the vast Visayan Sea is now open to fish for ... -
Visayan Sea fishing season to start February 15 - BFAR
(Manila Bulletin,February 9, 2017 , on page 6)The fishing season for sardines, mackerel and herring in the Visayan Sea will officially start February 15, according to Regional Director Remia A. Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) – Western ... -
Visayan Sea meeting to tackle issues on illegal fishing
(Manila Bulletin,July 14, 2017 , on page 16)Visayas governors will be meeting on July 22 to talk about possible actions to be taken to stop illegal fishing in their waters considered as one of the country's richest fishing grounds. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor ... -
Vital role of stakeholders cited in speedy Boracay rehabilitation
(Manila Bulletin,July 12, 2018 , on page B8)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has cited the important role of stakeholders in the successful rehabilitation and early reopening of Boracay Island to tourism activities. Environment and Natural ... -
Volunteer group gives hope to the hopeless
(Manila Bulletin,January 12, 2014 , on page 17)Over a thousand fishermen in Negros and Panay Islands who lost their bancas- an essential work tool- from super typhoon Yolanda that ravaged parts of the Visayas in November last year are now back at sea fishing, thanks ...