Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "algal blooms"
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Boracay locals say algal bloom just a natural phenomenon
(Manila Bulletin,March 16, 2017 , on page B-8)Locals are defending the presence of the algal bloom in the shorelines of this world-renowned island. Barangay Captain Lilibeth Sacapaño of Balabag said the algae have been present even before the development in the islands ... -
DOST to help rid Boracay of green algae
(Manila Bulletin,March 10, 2017 , on page 13)The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is helping the Malay town government in Aklan rid Boracay Island of the green algae bloom. DOST-Aklan Chief Jairus Lachica said Dr. Melinda Palencia, a professor and ... -
Red tide alert up in 3 Panay Island provinces
(Manila Bulletin,December 1, 2015 , on page 14)The red tide alert has been raised over three provinces on the island of Panay. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said they recorded red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo provinces. Red tide refers ... -
Red tide info in E. Visayas pushed
(Manila Bulletin,March 16, 2019 , on page 7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has stepped up efforts to enhance understanding and pro-active management of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), commonly known as red tide, in Eastern Visayas. The program, ... -
Red tide plagues four coastal waters in PH
(Manila Bulletin,July 22, 2017 , on page 6)Four coastal waters are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, popularly known as red tide, which produces potent toxins that can cause a variety of gastrointestinal and neurological illnesses. Residents should ... -
Red tide spreads in Western Samar
(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 ... -
Red tide toxin no more
(Manila Bulletin,April 17, 2014 , on page 6)Oyster and shellfish operators on the western part of Pangasinan may now enjoy more sales this Holy Week after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources declared that Pangasinan waters are now free from toxic red tide. ... -
Samar shellfish ban still on
(Manila Bulletin,August 2, 2013 , on page 13)Red tide toxins remain in four bays of Samar Island as coastal waters are still positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning, the bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources said in its bulletin issued earlier this week. BFAR ... -
Sewage pipe on Boracay beach being traced
(Manila Bulletin,May 3, 2018 , on page 10)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started its probe to trace where the sewage pipe found along the beach front of Boracay Island originated. “We are looking at where the pipe originated. We couldn’t ... -
Shellfish ban up in Eastern Visayas bays due to red tide
(Manila Bulletin,November 15, 2018 , on page B-7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) imposed a shellfish ban in two bays in Eastern Visayas due to the recurrence of red tide.Just last week, BFAR found the red tide algal bloom in Cancabato Bay in Leyte ... -
Six months to save Boracay
(Manila Bulletin,April 28, 2018 , on page 11)Sustainable Tourism Development has been the subject of both international and domestic discourse, and is particularly important when the life cycle of many tourist destinations, including Boracay, is at risk of irreversible ... -
Storm cleansed bay of red tide
(Manila Bulletin,September 22, 2018 , on page 5)The heavy rains from Typhoon “Ompong” has flushed out the red tide toxin from Cancabato Bay here. BFAR Director for Eastern Visayas Juan Albaladejo said the big waves generated by the typhoon prevented the red tide algae ... -
Toxic green
(Manila Bulletin,June 29, 2019 , on page 1)The waters of the Pasig River are turned green by toxic algae. The algal bloom can lower the river's oxygen level and kill marine life, and could also be harmful to humans. -
Two Eastern Visayas bays now red-tide free
(Manila Bulletin,January 11, 2016 , on page 16)Two of eight bays in Eastern Visayas which were contaminated with red tide since the last quarter of 2015 are now red tide free, a report from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional office in Eastern Visayas ... -
Two Eastern Visayas bays now red-tide free
(Manila Bulletin,January 11, 2016 , on page 16)Two of eight bays in Eastern Visayas which were contaminated with red tide since the last quarter of 2015 are now red tide free, a report from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional office in Eastern Visayas ... -
Warming oceans are 'sick,' global scientists warn
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2016 , on page B-8)Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday. The study included every ... -
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (Part IV and last of the series)
(Manila Bulletin,June 10, 2018 , on page B-2)These four columns were provoked by the directive of the President two years ago to dismantle all the fish pens in Laguna de Bay. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) complied as ordered and issued Resolution 518 ...