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Blast fishing
(BusinessWorld,November 17, 2017 , on page S1/9)About 360 kilos of fish were confiscated in Real, Quezon on Nov. 14 by a joint team of the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) northern Quezon and Real stations, along with the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council, ... -
Blasted Fish
(BusinessWorld,July 2, 2018 , on page S1/10)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials apprehended on June 29 five fishermen on board two bancas who were using a homemade explosive locally known as Bigas-bigas at vicinity waters off Lamit Bay and Simaron ... -
Bond issue proposed to fund ships for South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,January 12, 2016 , on page S1/5)A legislator on Monday proposed that the government offer up to P150 billion worth of retail bonds to help finance the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program. The next administration should ascertain ... -
Boracay rehabilitation on track to finish by early 2022 - DENR
(BusinessWorld,December 21, 2021 , on page S1/4)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it expects to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay Island by the first half of 2022, after an overhaul of the island’s environmental and land use practices ... -
Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by May DENR chief
(BusinessWorld,January 4, 2021 , on page S1/8)Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the rehabilitation of the popular tourist island Boracay will be completed by May. “The BIATF (Boracay Inter-agency Task Force) is capping 2020 on a high note, setting us off in ... -
Boracay set for dry run
(BusinessWorld,August 24, 2018 , on page S1/10)Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny D. Antiporda said in an interview there will be policies issued before Oct. 26, as formed by a technical working group and approved by the ... -
Boracay stakeholders still in the dark as closure nears
(BusinessWorld,April 18, 2018 , on page S1/10)Stakeholders gathered in a Department of Tourism (DoT)–organized Save Boracay Workshop, nine days before the country’s premier tourist destination will be shut down by the national government on orders of President Rodrigo ... -
Boracay stakeholders vow to police own ranks
(BusinessWorld,July 5, 2018 , on page S1/12)Stakeholders IN Boracay have pledged to police their own ranks to ensure compliance to environmental and other laws as the resort island prepares to reopen for tourists. The Boracay Stakeholders Core Group recently met ... -
Boracay to reopen with only few businesses deemed compliant
(BusinessWorld,October 4, 2018 , on page S1/3)Only a small portion of businesses on Boracay Island are deemed compliant with environmental and accreditation requirements just weeks before the resort island returns to operation on Oct. 26 in a so-called “soft opening.” ... -
Boracay Water's waste-to-energy project gets 'first proponent status'
(BusinessWorld,June 25, 2018 , on page S1/2)Boracay Island Water Co., Inc. (Boracay Water) on Friday said its proposal for the establishment of a waste-to-energy plant has received "first proponent status" from the local government unit. Manila Water Total Solutions ... -
Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there'
(BusinessWorld,July 5, 2018 , on page S1/4)The government is on track in its efforts to rehabilitate Boracay island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it declared White Beach clean and the effort to improve water quality on the ... -
Boracay’s 6-month rehab timetable reaffirmed
(BusinessWorld,July 19, 2018 , on page S1/4)The rehabilitation of Boracay will proceed according to the six-month timetable, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said, amid recent reports that the resort island’s cleanup is proceeding ahead of ... -
British defense secretary says warship bound for South China Sea - media
(BusinessWorld,February 14, 2018 , on page S1/8)A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday.British officials first flagged the ... -
Bureau lifts sardine fishing ban in southwestern seas
(BusinessWorld,March 1, 2013 , on page S1/2)The Bureau of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted on Thursday the three-month fishing ban on sardines and related species in the southwestern part of the country. However, operators of commercial fishing ... -
CA reverses ruling on fishing ordinance
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the ruling of a local trial court that junked a Camarines Norte town’s ordinance allowing the confiscation of fishing vessels that use illegal paraphernalia. A 16-page decision dated ... -
Cabinet clusters to tackle Filipino boat's sinking
(BusinessWorld,June 17, 2019 , on page S1/11)Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles on Sunday said there will be a joint cluster meeting on Monday to tackle the reported sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. The incident occurred on June 9 near ... -
Cagayan River dredging to start next week
(BusinessWorld,January 29, 2021 , on page S1/6)The dredging of the Cagayan River will begin next week to prevent the flooding that hit the region after major typhoons last year, an economic planner said. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 2 ... -
Caraga firms raise alarm on declining aquatic, forestry resource
(BusinessWorld,September 24, 2018 , on page S2/6)The business sector in Caraga region has expressed alarm over the continued decline of the fish catch and the denudation of forests in the region, one of the richest in natural resources but with the second-lowest contribution ... -
Carbon from Indonesia fires exceeds US emissions: green groups
(BusinessWorld,October 23, 2015 , on page S3/4)Fires raging across huge areas of Indonesia are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every day than the US economy, according to estimates from global environment watchdogs. For nearly two months, thousands ... -
Carpio says allowing Chinese fishermen in EEZ unconstitutional
(BusinessWorld,June 27, 2019 , on page S1/12)Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unconstitutional. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Mr. Carpio said the ...