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    • 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 ...

    • Leyte biggest fish producer in E. Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, January 24, 2019, on page 10)
      The province of Leyte produced the biggest volume of fish in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Regional Statistical Service Office. Wilma A. Perante, PSA regional director, ...

    • Leyte extends aid to seaweed, organic vegetable farmers 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, January 8, 2017, on page 7)
      The office of Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla has extended financial assistance to 27 farmers in this barangay who are into organic vegetable and seaweeds farming projects. The governor also extended financial ...

    • Leyte Gulf beach forest project cited 

      Cayubit, Restituto (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2015, on page B-13)
      The United Nations (UN) representatives have lauded the success of the beach and mangrove reforestation projects of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office 8 (DENR-8) brought about by super ...

    • Leyte provincial gov’t, fishermen venture into wing oyster farming. 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, June 12, 2017, on page 13)
      Wing blister oyster pearl farming/production is emerging as another source of income for many Leyte fishermen, according to the provincial government. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said that his office is ...

    • Leyte top fish producer in Eastern Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2019, on page 11)
      The province of Leyte is Eastern Visayas’ biggest fish producer in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Regional Statistical Service Office (RSSO), reported here over the weekend. Wilma A. ...

    • Leyte town mobilizes local to fight illegal fishing 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2017, on page 14)
      The local government here urged local to help in the drive against illegal fishing which was tagged as a culprit to the decreasing fish catch. Mayor Pelagio Tecson Jr. said on Tuesday that hundreds of local fishers were ...

    • LGUs move to integrate climate policies 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2016, on page B-9)
      Local governments have integrated climate change policies in their protected landscape and eco-town projects in disaster-prone areas in Marikina City and Rizal. In a multisectoral project together with the Southeast Asian ...

    • LGUs to continue red tide monitoring 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2014, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) asked local government units (LGUs) to continue monitoring Samar's Maqueda and Villareal Bays even if the shellfish ban in the area has been lifted. BFAR Regional Director ...