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    • La Union fisherman missing in stormy sea 

      Beleo, Erwin (Manila Bulletin, July 27, 2017, on page 13)
      Rescue teams as of Wednesday afternoon were still searching for a fisherman who went missing at dawn Tuesday off the coast of this city amid rough weather conditions. The missing fisherman was identified as Rodolfo Padilla, ...
    • Lack of adequate response to climate change 

      Braid, Florangel Rosario (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2015, on page 11)
      Despite the fact that more people now recognize that climate change presents a grave threat to society, this has yet to be translated to the desired action. Public opinion has lagged behind. In fact, it has been observed ...
    • Laguna fishers look forward to resolution of impasse 

      Javier, Emil (Manila Bulletin, October 21, 2018, on page B-2)
      After two years of uncertainty, Laguna Lake fish growers now look forward to the resolution of the impasse over the continuing presence of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay. They are now ready to fully re-stock their ...
    • Laguna fishers, farmers prod DENR to proceed with lake rehab project 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2010, on page 8)
      Saying that their very lives depend on it, scores of Laguna fishermen, farmers and residents asked Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje to allow the dredging of the 94,900-hectare lake to proceed immediately. The picketers, ...
    • Lake forum slated Nov. 25 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2003, on page B-16)
      Preparations are under way for the holding of the First National Congress on Philippine Lakes (LAKECON 2003) at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in Tagaytay City on Nov. 25 to 28. The congress aims to ...
    • Lake Mainit alliance to protect PH's 4th largest lake 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, July 25, 2015, on page 14)
      A joint, concerted effort to regulate the exploitation and protect the country’s fourth largest lake – Lake Mainit – has been launched that will be composed of the technical working group (TWG) of the Lake Mainit Development ...
    • Lanao Norte gets ₱25-M aid for fishery projects 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, March 5, 2010, on page 18)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has awarded a financial assistance worth ₱25 million to finance the implementation of the development of the province's "mariculture" and "aqua" tourism projects in Lanao ...
    • Land Bank to provide credit for fisherfolk, small industries 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2003, on page D-3)
      Here's good news for the aquaculture sector. Credit assistance will be provided by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to qualified farmers and fisherfolk and small and medium industries that will adopt technologies ...
    • Landbank lauded for establishing credit program for science projects 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2003, on page G-3)
      A South Asian Center in this city has lauded the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for opening its credit windows in support of the dissemination of scientific technologies to the local aquaculture sector. "The entry of ...
    • 'Lapu-lapu' can be cultured in ponds 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 29, 1998, on page 15)
      Grouper, or lapu-lapu, can be raised in ponds. This expensive fish is a good candidate for aquaculture or fish farming because it has been induced to spawn in captivity, raised in confined conditions and its culture is ...
    • Larger mangrove plantation in Eastern Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, January 31, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional office 8 (DENR-8) said that it has surpassed its 2017 mangrove plantation target in Eastern Visayas. According to the report released by the department in this ...
    • Las Piñas - Parañaque Wetland Park is for keeps and for everyone to enjoy - Villar 

      Quismorio, Ellson (Manila Bulletin, October 1, 2018, on page 7)
      Typhoon Ompong might have made a mess at the Las Piñas Wetland Park, but that didn't stop Senator Cynthia Villar from looking forward to its rise one day as the go-to spot for nature-loving Filipinos in the metropolis. ...
    • Las Piñas-Parañaque mangrove forest protection pressed 

      Casayuran, Mario (Manila Bulletin, February 7, 2015, on page 4)
      Senator Cynthia A. Villar said yesterday the condition of the 175-hectare Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA) which has a 30-hectare mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary in Manila Bay, is ...
    • 'Lasang gili' or lasang putik' no more: 'Lambanog' can remove that 'awful' taste from lake-grown fish! 

      Orig, Thor S. (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 1993, on page B-17)
      Now, the good news is that finally, scientists have discovered why fish raised in some bodies of water can have a certain off-flavor called "lasang gilik" or "lasang putik" when cooked, anyway one wants it. This problem ...
    • 'Lawin' damage to agriculture, fisheries tops P10.2 B, says DA 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B.; Wakefield, Francis T.; Antonio, Raymund F.; Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin, October 24, 2016, on page 4)
      Super-typhoon Lawin's (Haima's) damage to agriculture and fisheries has reached P 10.2 billion in northern Luzon, with rice, corn and vegetable suffering the highest losses, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...
    • Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, February 7, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ...
    • Legal action poised vs oil spill perpetrator, contractor 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2014, on page 21)
      The Iloilo provincial government is a step closer to filing criminal and civil charges against those responsible for the oil spill that affected the town of Estancia town, in northern Iloilo. The Iloilo Provincial Board ...
    • Legarda, Villar cite need to manage sustainable development of PH's coastal, marine environment 

      Casayuran, Mario (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2023, on page 8)
      Despite the tremendous benefits that coastal and marine regions have brought to the daily lives of Filipinos, development planning in the Philippines is still predominantly land-focused. Although the country’s maritime ...
    • Legislation pushed for joint WPS exploration 

      Velasco, Myrna M. (Manila Bulletin, August 19, 2020, on page B-4)
      For the country’s sovereign rights to be guaranteed and protected in any joint exploration deal that it will enter into with other governments, including China, on the extraction of oil and gas resources at the West ...
    • Less cannibalism in crablets 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 10, 2014, on page B-7)
      Dr. Emilia 'Babes' Quinitio is the project leader of the National Mud Crab Science and Technology Program is being financially supported by the Department of Science and Technology through the Philippine Council for ...