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    • US ambassador vows to protect PH's international rights amid new tensions in the West Philippine Sea 

      Colina, Antonio L. IV (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippine government can bank on the support of the United States to protect its international rights amid the tensions stemming from the issues over disputed the West Philippine Sea, US Ambassador to the Philippines ...

    • 22 rescued Mindoro fishermen seek exclusive rights to fish in Recto Bank 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2019, on page 5)
      The group of Filipino fishermen who were abandoned and left floating in the West Philippine Sea after a Chinese vessel hit their boat has only two requests to President Duterte – for the government to hold the perpetrators ...

    • Coral reef protection 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2014, on page 6)
      The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has trained professional and recreational scuba divers to help monitor the health of coral reefs around the British territory. Nearly two dozen divers are expected to collect ...

    • Free fingerlings 

      Belego, Erwin G. (Manila Bulletin, October 10, 2014, on page 14)
      About 117 hectares of fishponds in six barangays here that have been devastated by last summer's drought were given free bangus fingerlings by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

    • Isabela town backs protection of 'Ludong' fish 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2014, on page 9)
      The local government of San Mariano, Isabela, announced its support for the initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to preserve the endangered freshwater specie of "Ludong," known as the "President's ...

    • Mass coral bleaching reported in Hawaii 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2014, on page 7)
      Warm ocean temperatures have caused large expanses of coral to bleach in the pristine reefs northwest of Hawaii's main islands, scientists said Tuesday. Mass bleaching has occurred at Lisianski atoll, about 1,000 miles ...

    • Agreement signed to dredge Cagayan River 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2020, on page 5)
      A memorandum of agreement (MOA) has been signed between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), a provincial inter-agency committee on the rehabilitation of Cagayan River, and two private parties to ...

    • DBP to distribute ₱2.7-B subsidy for farmers, fisherfolk 

      Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, December 22, 2020, on page B-2)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) signed an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to distribute P2.7 billion cash subsidies to 900,000 marginal farmers via an e-voucher system, DBP President and ...

    • Young crocodile captured at Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2020, on page 6)
      A young saltwater crocodile was captured along the coast of Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi by local residents who failed to catch the elder crocodile after it swam into the deepest portion of the sea. Turtle Island municipal ...

    • Several fishing vessels caught using destructive fishing gears in PH seas 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2021, on page B-4)
      Several commercial fishing vessels have been caught using destructive fishing gear called Danish Seine, locally known as buli-buli or hulbot-bulbot, within Philippine seas despite the ban that was put in place in 2018. The ...

    • Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2020, on page 2)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...

    • Creation of fisheries dep't pushed 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, December 8, 2020, on page B-5)
      A group of agricultural stakeholders has resurrected the call for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), saying that Filipinos’ high protein requirement is already enough reason ...

    • Boat carrying relief goods capsizes in Albay 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, December 1, 2020, on page 6)
      A motorized banca carrying relief goods to residents affected by typhoons Rolly and Ulysses in San Miguel Island in Tabaco City in Albay province capsized on Sunday due to strong waves. Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) ...

    • DENR to plant bamboo trees along Cagayan River banks to mitigate flooding 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2020, on page 3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to plant bamboo trees along the banks of the Cagayan River to help mitigate flooding in communities that were submerged during the onslaught of typhoon ...

    • BFAR-8 issues red tide warning in 14 Eastern Visayas bays 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, December 4, 2020, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) has warned against red tide in at least 14 bays in Eastern Visayas. Based on the laboratory examination conducted by the BFAR-8 Regional Marine Biotoxin Laboratory, ...

    • 'Ulysses' damage to agriculture sector rises to ₱4 billion 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, November 19, 2020, on page B-2)
      Typhoon "Ulysses" has already incurred nearly ₱4 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture sector, with rice as the most affected crop. Data from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • Kidapawan folk reminded on proper waste disposal 

      Manar, Malu Cadelina (Manila Bulletin, June 21, 2019, on page 15)
      The City Disaster Risk and Management (CDRM) is reminding residents to stop dumping garbage into creeks and rivers to prevent flooding during the rainy season. The CRDM issued the warning after the weather bureau announced ...

    • Study: Corals still thriving in Manila Bay; three things needed to bring murky bay to life 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2019, on page 1)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released the results of the vulnerability assessment for the Manila Bay rehabilitation project, which identified areas where the government and other stakeholders ...

    • PH exclusive economic zone open to Chinses fishermen - Duterte 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2019, on page 1)
      The Philippine government is inclined to “tolerate” the fishing of Chinese vessels in the country’s territorial waters and does not consider such gesture as treason. President Duterte has invoked the country’s friendly ...

    • ₱70-M Coast Guard radar stations to go up in Bacolod, Bayawan cities 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (Manila Bulletin, June 9, 2019, on page 14)
      A new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) building, including a radar station amounting to P70 million, will soon be constructed at the ports here and in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Commander Ludovico Librilla Jr., newly-assigned ...