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    • Mati building fishport, dairy plant to diversify agricultural base 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, June 28, 2021, on page S1/5)
      Mati, the capital of Davao Oriental province, recently celebrated its 14th year of cityhood with projects supporting agri-ventures, particularly fisheries and dairy production. The city broke ground on a modern fishport, ...

    • Maynilad plants 13,000 tree samplings mangrove propagules in 2020 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, February 16, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Maynilad Water Services, Inc. planted 13,000 tree saplings and mangrove propagules last year under its watershed management initiative that aims to prevent flooding and soil erosion. In a statement, the west zone water ...

    • Measures lined up to save dying Iloilo River 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2010, on page S1/1)
      An estimate one million cubic meters of wastewater is dumped in the Iloilo River daily, environment officials said this week. Noel Z. Hechanova, Iloilo City environment and natural resources office (CENRO) chief, said 200 ...

    • Meat, fish supply seen adequate for holiday season, Agri dep't says 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, September 22, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects the supply of meat, fish and other foods to be sufficient for the year-end holidays. “A big chunk of the supply comes from the locally-produced rice, and production of ...

    • Mega Tuna maker eyes new overseas markets 

      Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (BusinessWorld, February 6, 2017, on page SI/3)
      Mega Gobal Corporation, maker of canned sardines and tuna, is looking to broaden its market presence both locally and abroad this year, as it expects strong consumer growth to continue. The company is targeting a 28% ...

    • Memo on Philippine crab signed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel (BusinessWorld, September 30, 2019, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines and the United States have partnered with the private sector to promote sustainable management of the local alimasag or blue swimming crab in the Visayan Sea.The partnership will engage local governments, ...

    • Microbes galore in seas; 'spaghetti' mats Pacific 

      Doyle, Alister (BusinessWorld, April 23, 2010, on page S3/9)
      The ocean depths are home to myriad species of microbes, mostly hard to see but including spaghetti-like bacteria that form whitish mats the size of Greece on the floor of the Pacific, scientists said on Sunday. The survey, ...

    • Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental' 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...

    • MinDA gearing up to increase offshore milkfish farming output 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (BusinessWorld, March 2, 2020, on page S2/7)
      The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it will train aquaculture farmers starting this week to build up milkfish and white shrimp output, with a target of 10,000 offshore fish cages within two years. Secretary ...

    • More Chinese ships may be dumping waste at sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, July 16, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Chinese ships could also be dumping human wastes in other parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines, US-based geospatial imagery firm Simularity, Inc. said on Thursday. Simularity’s earlier report showing ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • Mothers earn from spicy dilis 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2014, on page S1/7)
      There will hardly be idle time for mothers in this city’s coastal communities these days after they were introduced to producing spicy dilis (anchovy) that sells well to the island’s residents and visitors. These mothers ...

    • Motorized boats open up new fishing grounds for Lupon villagers 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Eighty-year old Leonardo R. Dabon has been a fisherman for the last 65 years, but this year marks the first time he will be putting out to sea in a motorized banca. "I started fishing in 1950 when I was just 15 years old," ...

    • MPIC dedicates over a decade to shoring up ESG 

      (BusinessWorld, July 14, 2021, on page S1/3)
      Investing in power, water, transportation, and healthcare — essentials in the day-to-day lives of Filipinos — translates to contributing to national progress and improving the quality of life in the country. Anchored on ...

    • MPIC, Maynilad commit to help in Manila Bay rehabilitation 

      (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/5)
      Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. have committed to help the government clean up Manila Bay through the Adopt-an-Estero program. In a statement on Tuesday, MPIC and Maynilad said they ...

    • 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, ...