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    • Agri-fisheries survey 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2013, on page 17)
      The National Statistics Office in Eastern Visayashas hired 3,704 enumerators and 1,814 team supervisors for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries which starts February 25 until April 13. The hire staff will augment ...

    • Agri-fishery awards 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2015, on page 8)
      Farmers and fishermen from Negros Occidental province dominated the Department of Agriculture's (DA-6) 2015 Gawad Saka: Search for Outstanding Farmers and Fisherfolks of Western Visayas in Iloilo City last August 26. Iloilo ...

    • Agribusiness entrepreneur leads Agrilink 2018 expo 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 22, 2018, on page E-2)
      Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines (ProPork) president Edwin Chen has been tapped as chairman of the 25th edition of the country's biggest and international recognized trade exhibition on agriculture, food and ...

    • Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2010, on page 9)
      The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ...

    • Agriculture mag off the press 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2014, on page B-6)
      Make sure to get a copy of the June issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It is published by the Manila Bulletin and edited by yours truly. On the cover is Dr. Emilia T. Quinito holding a broodstock of ...

    • Agriculture output shrinks 0.37% in Q2 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2015, on page B-1-B-11)
      Dragged by lower production in crops and fisheries subsectors, the country's agriculture sector has performed poorly within the last three months, earning lower at P372.4 billion. A Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau ...

    • Agriculture remains our greatest hope 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2015, on page 10)
      When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ...

    • Agriculture sector falls short of all projections 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2019, on page B1)
      The country’s agriculture sector has failed to meet all expectations for the year, even the much lower growth projection Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has made just a few weeks ago. A review of the sector’s performance ...

    • Agrilink 2017 highlights sustainable aquaculture technologies 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 2, 2017, on page E-2)
      The country’s premier trade exhibition Agrilink, Foodlink, Aqualink is slated on October 5 to 7 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. The event’s theme “Improved Varieties and Postharvest Facilities: Essential to ...

    • Agusan Marsh's natural beauty 

      Agatep, Charlie A. (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2010, on page B-10)
      While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...

    • Aid for fisherfolk 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, March 7, 2019, on page 9)
      To uplift the living condition of fisherfolks in Surigao del Norte, the provincial government extended agri-fishery inputs, including gill nets to the members of the 18 fisherfolk associations, it was learned yesterday. ...

    • Aklan gov, 16 others face graft, admin raps over Boracay neglect 

      Ong, Czarina Nicole O.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Graft and administrative charges were filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron ...

    • Aklan LGUs take over Boracay rehab 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of worldfamous Boracay Island. The national government’s Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), ...

    • Alaminos CDRRMO to help rehabilitate marine biodiversity in Hundred Island 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page B-8)
      A refresher on Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) was conducted recently here to upgrade the performance of the personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO). The WASAR Refresher Course will ...

    • Alarm raised over 'lapu-lapu' decline 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2015, on page 8)
      Fish farmers in Taytay, Palawan, are working double-time in expanding their production of grouper, or lapu-lapu, in 2,000 fish offshore cages that host 161 species of the highly-prized reef fish. These cages are perhaps ...

    • Alarm sounded anew on China's reclamation on disputed waters 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2015, on page 2)
      China’s “unbridled reclamation activity” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) worsens an already sensitive geopolitical situation and raises the specter of increasing militarization in the region. Foreign Affairs ...

    • Alarm sounded on illegal online wildlife trade 

      Torregoza, Hannah L. (Manila Bulletin, December 28, 2018, on page 4)
      Senator Nancy Binay has filed a resolution urging the Senate to probe the rising illegal online wildlife trade in the Philippines, saying the country’s environmental laws should be strictly enforced even through the Internet. ...

    • Alcala swears in fisheries chief 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2012, on page 5)
      Dr. Felix Ayson is the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The belated report said Dr. Ayson was sworn into office by Agriculture ...

    • Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation 

      Braid, Florangel Rosario (Manila Bulletin, March 1, 2014, on page 11)
      If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ...

    • Alexandra Costeau: 'the choices we make impact our oceans' 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2016, on page B-8)
      For four years now, Alexandra serves as an Oceana senior advisor and shares the same vision of saving the world through the oceans. Being a filmmaker, she used documentaries to show the people how the world can be saved. ...