Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "viruses"

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    • DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B.; San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2020, on page 1-8)
      As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ...

    • DA vows to sustain agri, fishery exports 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2020, on page B-3)
      It would be a long shot but the Department of Agriculture (DA) still wants to see the country’s agriculture exports turning in some revenues even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was after exports of agriculture and ...

    • Farmers, fishermen to get SAP 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020, on page B-2)
      Qualified farmers and fishers will also receive social amelioration program (SAP) cash aide from the government during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), on top of the one-time COVID-19 cash assistance being distributed ...

    • Frogs, fishes not 'scientific solutions' vs dengue 

      de Vera, Analou (Manila Bulletin, July 25, 2022, on page 3)
      Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment ...

    • PCG, Navy asked to watch Davao coastlines for beach parties during Holy Week 

      Fenequito, Armando Jr. (Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2020, on page 5)
      The Regional Task Force 11- coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has requested the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy to conduct regular patrols off the coastlines of Davao Gulf, especially those along Davao City ...

    • Price freeze on fish products 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, March 22, 2020, on page C-4)
      With the aim to still provide affordable fish to consumers despite the community quarantine, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 8 is urging local chief executives (LCEs) in Eastern Visayas to impose price ...

    • Probe on banned 'suahe' shrimp sought 

      Rosario, Ben R. (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2005, on page 12)
      Party-list lawmakers have asked the House of Representatives to conduct a probe into the proliferation in the local market of banned Pacific or western white shrimps, popularly known as "suahe." Warning that the unabated ...

    • Virus may cause dolphin deaths 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2013, on page B-9)
      Federal officials identified a virus Tuesday as the likely reason hundreds of bottlenose dolphins died along the East Coast, but they say there's a little they can do to stop the deaths. More than 330 dolphins have been ...

    • World experts hold meet on shrimp, fish diseases 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 8, 2002, on page G-3)
      Fifty of the world's top researchers in shrimp and fish viruses met here recently and tackled the disease problems afflicting aquaculture species. The scientific conference was organized by Southeast Asian Fisheries ...

    • You give me fish, I give you gulay 

      Pag-iwayan, Jessica (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020, on page B-8)
      Mayor Gerandy also proudly shared that, due to the generosity of their citizens, he’s able to apply a kind of barter system when it comes to giving food packs. Fishing is one of the industries not directly hit by the ...