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    • G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste problem 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2019, on page S2/6)
      Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ...

    • Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan 

      Pascual, Nicolo Paolo A. (BusinessWorld, October 19, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...

    • Galunggong imports seen threatening 1.5M fisherfolk 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, August 31, 2018, on page S1/5)
      The importation of round scad, or galunggong, will affect the livelihoods of 1.5million fisherfolk, according to Senator Cynthia A. Villar, who chairs her chamber’s committee on agriculture and food. “There is a need to ...

    • Galunggong imports to arrive ahead of closed fishing season 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, August 16, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allowed the entry of up to 17,000 metric tons (MT) of round scad, commonly known as galunggong, which will reach markets ahead of the closed fishing season when supply of the fish is ...

    • Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ...

    • GCash to help WWF Philippines on reforestation of Ipo watershed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2019, on page S1/2)
      Mobile money platform GCash has committed to help reforest 300 hectares of the 7,236-hectare Ipo watershed in Norzagaray, Bulacan. On June 10, GCash signed an agreement with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines for ...

    • GenSan eyes 'Tuna Capital of Asia' title 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The newly elected mayor of this city hopes to make this city become known as the "Tuna Capital of Asia," a step up from its current moniker of "Tuna Capital of the Philippines." Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, an opposition ...

    • Germany aids drive vs illegal fishing 

      SQM (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2010, on page S1/3)
      German technical cooperation agency GTZ is focusing on coastal resource management projects in Leyte Gulf to help eradicate illegal fishing.

    • The ghost of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off 

      De Castro, Renato (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2021, on page S1/6)
      Once again, the enigmatic and massive presence of Chinese fishing vessels that are believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia are in the Philippine Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), particularly in the Julian Felipe ...

    • Giant garbage patches of the sea become 'national' art in Venice 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, May 31, 2013, on page S3/8)
      Five huge patches of rubbish floating in seas around the world will have their own unofficial national pavilion on the sidelines of the world's largest non-commercial art fair in Venice this week, thanks to artist Maria ...

    • Gigantes Islands, Tambobo Bay now red tide-free; 10 areas still positive 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, October 16, 2017, on page S1/12)
      The coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo and Tambobo Bay, Siaton, Negros Oriental are now free from the paralytic shellfish poison commonly known as red tide, according to the latest bulletin of the Bureau ...

    • Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF says 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, September 17, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday. In a new report, ...

    • Globe Telecom supports Boracay sustainability week, joins beach clean-up drive 

      (BusinessWorld, May 17, 2019, on page S2/6)
      In support of the government’s call for responsible and sustainable tourism, Globe Telecom joined the week-long celebration of Boracay’s rehabilitation aimed at encouraging residents, tourists, and other stakeholders to ...

    • Gov't extends support to 'sunrise industry' 

      (BusinessWorld, March 29, 1990, on page 24)
      Until recently, the prawn industry was referred to as the "sunrise industry," earning substantial reaps for the country when it gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Realizing the big potential of the industry, the Department ...

    • Gov't launches new program for fishermen 

      (BusinessWorld, April 9, 1990, on page 13)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) recently urged for the institution of effective measures to arrest the closing gap between fish demand and supply. In a statement, the aquatic research center said ...

    • Gov't moves to identify, register fishing vessels 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2015, on page S1/11)
      Armed with measuring sticks and survey forms, fishery technicians trekked to the coastal village of Bucana here last week to start the inventory of fishing boats as the Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration ...

    • Gov't pressed to lift vannamei shrimp ban 

      Natividad, Beverly T. (BusinessWorld, January 19, 2006, on page S1/3)
      The fisheries Aquaculture board (FAB) seeks the government’s immediate lifting of the ban on the commercial culture of the vannamei shrimps as initial experimentation showed that it can be bred locally free of disease. In ...

    • Gov’t mulls bringing 2016 arbitral ruling to UN 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, April 3, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Malacañang on Tuesday said the government is considering the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as an option to enforce the 2016 ruling by The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’ sovereign rights ...

    • Gov’t to ban galunggong fishing in Palawan 

      (BusinessWorld, April 25, 2013, on page S1/4)
      Fishing of galunggong (round scad) in northern Palawan will be temporarily banned in the meantime that the government carries out a study on the species’ spawning period. In a statement, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger,’ says UNESCO committee 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 23, 2021, on page S1/9)
      The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, a UN committee recommended on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Australia which said it had been blindsided by the move and ...