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    • N. Mindanao town to develop whale shark viewing tours 

      Francisco, Mark (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2016, on page S1/3)
      The local government of Talisayan town in Misamis Oriental province is planning to organize whale shark sightseeing tours in an emerging dive spot off its coast. Talisayan Mayor Rommel C. Maslog said they are starting with ...

    • NEC Philippines employees help clean Manila Bay 

      (BusinessWorld, March 14, 2019, on page S2/8)
      The staff at NEC Philippines (NECPH) spent a day collecting data of an entirely different nature. They picked samples of trash and identified items found at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area ...

    • Need for fisheries dep't cited vs illegal fishing 

      Pascual, Nicolo Paolo A. (BusinessWorld, October 21, 2015, on page S1/2)
      Municipal fishing interests are pushing for legislation to create a Department of Fisheries to ensure adequate enforcement of the recently amended Fisheries Code. The Bureaus of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an ...

    • Negros Or. fish hatchery operates on solar energy 

      (BusinessWorld, July 3, 1995, on page 21)
      A multi-species marine fish hatchery inaugurated recently in Bais City, Negros Oriental, is claiming to be the first of its kind in Asia. It uses the environment-friendly energy of the sun and employs a simple, low-cost ...

    • Nestlé PH recovers plastic waste equivalent to its plastic packaging in August, will continue moving forward 

      (BusinessWorld, September 4, 2020, on page S1/3)
      In January 2019, food and beverage manufacturer Nestlé globally articulated its broader vision for a waste-free future, that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfills and oceans, or as litter. Today, ...

    • Nestlé, Valenzuela launch plastics recovery program 

      Lim, Janina (BusinessWorld, May 27, 2019, on page S1/2)
      Nestle Philippines has teamed up with Valenzuela City government, alongside the Department of Education of Valenzuela City branch and Green Antz Builders, Inc., to introduce a citywide program to recover post-consumer waste ...

    • A New Management Structure for Agriculture 

      Dy, Rolando (BusinessWorld, October 2, 2018, on page S1/6)
      The country has one Department of Agriculture (DA) (or ministry in other places) for annual crops like rice, long-term crops (like coconut and rubber), high value crops (fruits and vegetables), livestock and fisheries. The ...

    • New BarotacViejo irrigation facility to be developed for tourism, aquaculture 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (BusinessWorld, April 23, 2019, on page S1/10)
      The newly-opened million Barotac Viejo Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) will be further developed for aquaculture and farm-tourism. “Ten percent of the 50 square kilometers of the water reservoir will be allocated ...

    • The 'new cold war' in the US-China trade wars: application to Philippine foreign policy 

      Salvador, Alma Maria O. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2019, on page S1/6)
      The United States government’s ban that led Google to discontinue its software dealings with Huawei and other firms as part of the US-China trade wars has led key Philippine businesses to revisit their dealings with Huawei, ...

    • New fish feed to address rising input costs - DA 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, June 15, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The government is developing a sustainable and low-cost feed for milkfish and tilapia to address rising aquaculture production costs. The new feed uses by-products from corn and poultry abattoirs and copra meal to replace ...

    • New fishing firm OK'd 

      (BusinessWorld, March 12, 2013, on page S1/7)
      The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of Wild Catch Fisheries, a fishing firm formed to boost the tuna supply of listed fish canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc, the latter said ...

    • New fishing regulations mandate monitoring devices for tuna boats 

      Monzon, Alden M. (BusinessWorld, July 2, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has published new guidelines for the tuna fishing industry, which for the first time will require monitoring systems specifically for commercial tuna fishing boats. On ...

    • New method increases milkfish production 

      De Leon, Hernani P. (BusinessWorld, August 6, 1990, on page 24)
      Bangus (milkfish) production in the country could be improved to approach or even exceed the 2,000-kilogram per hectare potential yield if the modular pond system of production will be pushed by the government. This was ...

    • New methods could control fish disease 

      Villamor, Marites S. (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2010, on page S1/8)
      Scientists at the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have developed methods and vaccines to control the viral nervous necrosis disease in economically ...

    • New Metro Manila price list for farm, fishery products out 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 12, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released a new suggested retail price (SRP) list for basic farm and fishery goods sold in Metro Manila wet markets. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, DA spokesperson Noel O. Reyes announced ...

    • New shrimp fry out 

      (BusinessWorld, February 3, 1996, on page 1)
      After launching its B-Meg shrimp feeds last year, San Miguel Food, Inc. (SMFI) is giving the prawn industry another boost with the HIGH-B100 high-health shrimp fry. The product of 11 years of research, SMFI's HIGH-B100 ...

    • New Zealand to create France-sized marine sanctuary off northeast coast 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, September 30, 2015, on page S1/9)
      New Zealand unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments. Prime Minister John Key on Monday said the Kermadec ...

    • No to intensive 'bangus' production 

      PNF (BusinessWorld, March 28, 1996, on page 13)
      Milkfish culture may go on the way of the once lucrative prawn industry if its practitioners ignore what environmentalists are saying. Filipino milkfish farmers who practice the shallow water culture tend to favor Taiwan's ...

    • No urgency to explore in West PHL Sea while pandemic depresses prices — academic 

      Ang, Adam J. (BusinessWorld, August 18, 2020, on page S1/3)
      Weak oil prices during the pandemic serve as a disincentive to joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea, a maritime law expert from the University of the Philippines said. Jay L. Batongbacal, head of the ...

    • No violators so far in Davao Gulf closed fishing season 

      Padillo, Maya (BusinessWorld, July 22, 2018, on page S2/7)
      The fourth year of implementing the closed fishing season in the Davao Gulf commenced with no violators apprehended since June 1, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao Region office (BFAR-11). ...