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PRRM: Chinese 'overfishing' cause of declining fish harvests
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement has claimed that the “overfishing” of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the cause of declining fish harvests. In a statement, PRRM president Edicio dela ...
- February 28, 2022
DENR-6 strengthens enforcement of Wildlife Act
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Western Visayas recently hosted the “9th Training of Trainers (ToT9) on the Application of the Wildlife Law Enforcement Manual of Operations” among national ...
- July 29, 2019
Event highlights solutions to reduce plastic waste in rivers and coasts
“Around 11 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans yearly. This is equivalent to an entire garbage truck’s worth of plastic every minute,” said World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Global Plastics Policy Coordinator Mr. Huy ...
- November 13, 2021
US-China debate over militarization of South China Sea
The commander of all US Indo-Pacific forces, Admiral John Aquilino, has accused China of “fully militarizing three features in the South China Sea,” Mischief, Subi and Fiery Cross reefs. He did so while on board a US ...
- March 31, 2022
PHL, China defense chiefs agree to keep peace, stability in South China Sea
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe agreed that peace and stability in the South China Sea should be maintained. Lorenzana and Wei had a bilateral meeting on Friday at Camp ...
- September 12, 2020
Life-choking plastic garbage
Since a lot of plastic items we use are low cost and disposable, we create an awful lot of plastic trash. Hundreds of tons of plastic rubbish have been removed during the cleanup of Manila Bay and this is just along the ...
- September 16, 2019
SEAFDEC/AQD launches manual on tropical Anguillid eels culture
Dr. MariaLourdes Aralar and her co-authors Dr. Frolan Aya, Dr. Maria Rowena Romana-Eguia and Dan Joseph Logronio launched their Manual on Nursery Culture of Tropical Anguillid eels in the Philippines at Crimson Hotel ...
- May 9, 2019
It's the green, blue and sand combination
Located in the northernmost tip of Negros Occidental lies the well-preserved 32,000 hectares of lush marine resources. Sagay City is one of the major fishing coastal communities in Negros Occidental. But with man’s destructive ...
- April 21, 2022
The importance of aquaculture
As an archipelago, the Philippines is considered to have one of the highest per capita fish consumption in the world. Fish has always been an integral part of the traditional diet for Filipinos, as cited in a study by Dr. ...
- May 29, 2019
Oil and gas from Recto Bank by China
Both Manila and Beijing has confirmed that Chinese companies will explore, drill, and exploit oil and gas deposits at Recto Bank! This shallow part of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is only 80 nautical miles (nm) from the ...
- September 23, 2019