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Closed fishing season in Visayas lifted
(BusinessWorld,February 18, 2022 , on page S1/12)The annual three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea has been officially lifted on Feb. 15, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The closed season, implemented from Nov. 15 to Feb. ... -
Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages
(BusinessWorld,November 17, 2021 , on page S1/8)The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ... -
Closer economics ties with Taiwan: Aquaculture
(BusinessWorld,August 17, 2022 , on page S1/6)Another sector in which closer ties between the Philippines and Taiwan will greatly benefit our attaining food security is that of aquaculture in which, with the appropriate investments from both the public and private ... -
Cloud seeding planned for Magat Dam, Bohol province
(BusinessWorld,July 13, 2023 , on page S1/2)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) said it is preparing to conduct cloud seeding around Magat Dam in northern Luzon to counteract the effects of El Niño. In a virtual briefing on ... -
Colonizing the Spratlys, destroying our food and ecological balance
(BusinessWorld,January 4, 2017 , on page SI/6-SI/7)Although the world, because of international media emphasis seems to see only “freedom of navigation” as the crucial issue on the South China Sea disputes, buried underneath all the occasional political noise on the ... -
Commercial fishing companies seek access to municipal waters
(BusinessWorld,November 10, 2016 , on page S1/5)Commercial fishing firms in Misamis Oriental are set to sign a collective petition addressed to Congress calling for another amendment of the country’s Fisheries Code. The Commercial Fishing Association of Misamis Oriental ... -
Commercial fishing continues to hurt small fishers in municipal waters - Oceana
(BusinessWorld,September 24, 2021 , on page S1/10)Commercial fishing in municipal waters pervades amid the coronavirus pandemic and the government should step up its monitoring and apprehension of violators to protect small fisherfolk, according to marine conservation ... -
Commercial fishing in Palawan resumes as closed season lifted
(BusinessWorld,February 3, 2022 , on page S1/10)The three-month closed fishing season in northeastern Palawan has been lifted starting Feb. 1, paving the way for the resumption of commercial activities in one of the country’s main fishing grounds. The annual November-January ... -
Commitment to settle sea dispute expected
(BusinessWorld,April 25, 2013 , on page S1/11)President Benigno S. C. Aquino III yesterday left for Brunei to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit where he will push for an early conclusion of a rules-based system to settle conflicting ... -
Conservation NGO calls for crackdown on illegal fishing, suspension of fish imports
(BusinessWorld,September 23, 2022 , on page S1/5)The government needs to crack down on illegal fishing in municipal waters and reduce fish imports if it expects fisherfolk and marine resources to thrive, a conservation group said. “We are already feeling the pinch of a ... -
Cooperation key as revised rules and regulations on SCUBA diving readied
(BusinessWorld,February 16, 2015 , on page S2/7)The proper handling of SCUBA diving as an outdoor sport is what the agency mandated to regulate the activity is aiming for as it crafts an improved set of rules and regulations (IRR) for it even as stakeholders underscored ... -
Coral world park says it is still pursuing $250-M theme park-resort in Coron
(BusinessWorld,July 4, 2018 , on page S1/3)CORAL World Park (CWP) Undersea Resorts, Inc. is still pursuing its $250-million leisure and tourism project in Coron, Palawan. “The new timeline now is 2021,” CWP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Monozca told ... -
Corn farmers, fisherfolk granted P3,000 to apply to fuel purchases
(BusinessWorld,March 9, 2022 , on page S1/4)Corn farmers and fisherfolk have been granted P3,000 to apply to their fuel purchases, subject to conditions, in order to cushion the impact of rising oil prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “We are confronted ... -
Coron: a tale of tourism and sea monsters
(BusinessWorld,May 26, 2022 , on page S2/4)My first visit to Coron won’t be forgotten easily. Coron, the final leg in an interisland tour earlier this summer consisting of stops in Boracay and Cebu, organized by Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Tourism Promotions ... -
Country to discuss China sea row with firm voice - Marcos
(BusinessWorld,May 27, 2022 , on page S1/10)President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday vowed to protect Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea by engaging China on the dispute. At a briefing with selected media, Mr. Marcos said the Philippines ... -
Crab hatchery in Tagum aims for ASEAN market
(BusinessWorld,October 8, 2015 , on page S1/8)The Tagum City Multi-Species Hatchery Project, which was inaugurated last week, is aiming to make crabs more affordable and readily-available to locals as well as produce for export to members of the Association of Southeast ... -
Crablets released as Tagum boosts soft-shell crab production, aquaculture
(BusinessWorld,January 14, 2016 , on page S1/5)Travelers entering Tagum City from Davao City, about 45 kilometers to the southwest, are greeted by a massive bronze-colored statue of a traditional bangka boat with fisherfolk aboard: a symbol of Tagum’s commitment to ... -
Cruise ruins 18,900 sqm of coral reef in Indonesia
(BusinessWorld,March 23, 2017 , on page S1/10)Indonesia said Wednesday a cruise ship on a voyage organized by a British company had damaged about 18,900 square meters of coral reef, increasing the estimate of the devastation caused when the vessel ran aground. The ... -
CSR focuses on coastal cleanup
(BusinessWorld,June 7, 2013 , on page S3/9)SHORE IT UP -- a project of Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) -- is the country’s longest corporate-backed environment program. It recently marked its fifth year as it kicked off a year-long clean-up drive in Mabini, ... -
Cutting fisheries subsidies crucial for oceans and for development
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2019 , on page S1/7)Recent studies on the health of our oceans offer irrefutable evidence that something very disturbing is taking place and that the threat to marine life has never been graver. The evidence has never been more compelling ...