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    • Misamis U, Center win top awards 

      Caoile, Carayo (Manila Bulletin, March 25, 1998, on page 27)
      A university here and a Southeast Asian Center have won Centennial awards from a sectoral council of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for their pioneering work in the development of "sugpo" (prawn) industry.

    • Aquaculture courses offered in Tigbauan 

      Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 1998, on page 24)
      Six regular training courses on aquaculture will be conducted this year for Asians by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in this province. The first course, which has ...

    • Platon is SEAFDEC chief anew 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 1998, on page B-15)
      Dr. Rolando R. Platon was reappointed recently chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department based here.

    • PH seeks effective South China Sea code 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2022, on page 1)
      The Philippines is seeking the early conclusion of an effective Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that would be inclusive and not put any nation at a disadvantage, Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. “We ...

    • Angat may drop to minimum level; Metro folk urged to conserve water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2022, on page 1)
      Metro Manila residents were advised to start conserving water, as the level of Angat Dam, which supplies 98 percent of the region’s domestic water requirements, may drop to its minimum operating level of 180 meters by ...

    • United States is world's biggest plastic polluter - report finds 

      Ahmed, Issam (Manila Bulletin, December 4, 2021, on page 7)
      The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing ...

    • China's Coast Guard law is 'valid' only within its borders - Locsin 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2021, on page 8)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday maintained that the China Coast Guard law “does not exist” in as far as the Philippines’ territorial waters are concerned and is only effective within the Chinese ...

    • Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2022, on page 7)
      Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ...

    • Supply shortage prompts sugar, galunggong importation - DA 

      Argosino, Faith (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2022, on page 1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has defended its move to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar and 200,000 MT of galunggong, saying that its attached agencies’ data showed supply deficiency of sugar and fish ...

    • Agri, fisheries grassroots program kicks off 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2022, on page 5)
      The implementation of the Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in Surigao del Norte has officially kicked off with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA), the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

    • Production of sea cucumber pushed 

      Luczon, Nef (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2010, on page 15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is promoting the production of sea cucumbers in the various mariculture facilities in the country since its demand is fast growing in the global market.

    • DENR urges public to protect sea turtles from extinction 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2022, on page 5)
      Following the recent release of five endangered green sea turtles in Lapinig, Northern Samar, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has appealed to the public to protect them from extinction. All sea ...

    • With sinaing na tulingan, what you see is not what you get: And other discoveries on my Batangas food trip 

      Daza, Sandy (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2022, on page B-10)
      While doing the show, I was a guest of a lady who was making sinaing na tulingan. I am not familiar with what this dish tasted like or how it was made. Looking at it, I didn’t find it appealing. I see tulingan a lot in the ...

    • Two juvenile oarfish washed ashore in Ormoc City 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2022, on page 5)
      Two oarfish were washed ashore Thursday morning, January 6, in the coastal village of Macabug, Ormoc City. The deep-sea creatures were still alive when they were spotted by a fisherman named Camlon Sarno, 40.

    • Mapping exercise to protect coral reefs 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2010, on page B-10)
      With this year's celebration of International Year of Biodiversity, conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and the Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) unveiled a complete mapping of ...

    • PRRD orders DENR to shun applications for reclamation activities 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2022, on page 2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he has directed acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna to halt the acceptance of applications for reclamation activities. Duterte gave the directive, as he acknowledged that ...

    • Endangered crocs hatch in Cambodia 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2010, on page B-10)
      Conservationists in Cambodia are celebrating the hatching of a clutch of eggs from one of the world's most critically endangered animals. Thirteen infants crawled out of their shells over the weekend in a remote part of ...

    • Filipino fisheries experts join conference on agri in Thailand 

      Caoile, Carayo (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2000, on page 30)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) led the Philippine fisheries agencies and representatives of business and farming sectors un taking part in the drafting of world declaration and strategy for agriculture.

    • Aquaculture tech benefits local fisheries 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2000, on page B-11)
      Environment-friendly aquaculture technologies are now benefiting fisherfolk in coastal as well as landlocked communities in central Philippines. Such technologies include those on raising mudcrab ("alimango") in mangorve, ...

    • Iloilo fishing trade robust 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2004, on page 9)
      The Iloilo fishing industry remains robust in the local and national market and has kept prices of fish catch stable. Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Elmer Figuracion said fishing has been very upbeat in the ...