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    • BFAR Acquiring More Vessels 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2014, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture said the agency will implement more livelihood projects for the fisheries sectors after getting seven percent increase in this year's ...
    • DILG to issue show-cause orders to 107 LGUs for allowing Manila Bay poluttion 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2019, on page 1-12)
      A total of 107 mayors and baran­gay chairmen will soon be issued show-cause orders for their supposed involvement in the massive pollution of Manila Bay. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary ...
    • Huge global mangrove loss confirmed 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2015, on page B-8)
      The Global Forest Watch (GFW) – under the World Resources Institute based on its satellite data – has confirmed the huge loss of mangrove forests in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other neighboring countries. ...
    • 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 ...
    • PH not giving up on sea claims, Palace assures 

      Mabasa, roy; Geducos, Argyll Cyrus; Casayuran, Mario; Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2017, on page 1-5)
      Malacañang has assured that the Philippines is not giving up its sovereign rights over territories in the West Philippine Sea despite recent developments in the disputed waters. The assurance was made after Supreme Court ...
    • Red tide spreads in Western Samar 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2015, on page 13)
      Two areas in Western Samar have been added to the list of coastal waters across the nation that have been hit by algal blooms, commonly known as red tide, that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). With red tide ...
    • Sardine shortage and price increase seen 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2015, on page 22)
      Dr. Joebert Toledo, formerly the director of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD) in Iloilo, is working on developing an alternative to the fishmeal and fish oil from Peru ...