Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "government"

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    • Australian government says climate change targets can't risk economy, jobs 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, February 24, 2020, on page S2/5)
      Australia’s government will work to set new long-term plans on reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a key global summit this year, though signaled it won’t pursue policies that pose risks to jobs or growth. Prime ...

    • Conservation NGO calls for crackdown on illegal fishing, suspension of fish imports 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (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 ...

    • DENR coastal management program receives support from Germany 

      Añago, Blanca Angelica D. (BusinessWorld, November 29, 2021, on page S1/4)
      The German government is supporting a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) program that will make coastal management more prominent in the development plans of local government units (LGUs), the DENR said. ...

    • Duterte sends off patrol ship to South China Sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2022, on page S1/12)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Sunday led the commissioning of a Coast Guard ship that is set to patrol Philippine-claimed territories in the South China Sea, years after foreign policy experts started criticizing him for ...

    • 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 ...

    • Halt on WPS oil search seen to discourage investments 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 21, 2022, on page S1/1-S1/8)
      Economic and maritime experts on Wednesday warned that the government’s decision to halt oil exploration activities in parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines would push firms to rethink their investments ...

    • Imported feeds may pose threat to prawn growers 

      De Leon, Hernani P. (BusinessWorld, January 8, 1990, on page 13)
      Imported feeds may be hazardous to local prawn-growing operations, a study of the Department of Agriculture (DA) indicated. A research paper authored by Ramon Clarete and Angelina Cortez, agriculture department consultants, ...

    • Japan reiterates commitment to stronger bilateral ties with PHL in VP's visit 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2022, on page S1/9)
      Japan's leader has reiterated his country’s commitment to stronger bilateral cooperation with the Philippines during a courtesy call by Philippine Vice President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio, who attended the state funeral of ...

    • Marcos says agri ambitions go beyond self-sufficiency 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, October 7, 2022, on page S1/4)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Thursday that his goals for agriculture go beyond achieving self-sufficiency, and extend to making the Philippines a global leader in food production. “The work to improve our ...

    • Marcos told to assert sea claim against China 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, July 12, 2022, on page S1/12)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should veer away from his predecessor’s foreign policy and assert the country’s claims in the South China Sea, a coalition said on Monday, a day before the sixth anniversary of the ...

    • 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, ...

    • Organization of fishermen seeks gov’t help for members 

      Ochave, Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 19, 2021, on page S1/2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), an organization of small fishermen, said the government needs to provide aid to small fisherfolk during the three-month closed fishing season in the ...

    • Small fishermen urge government to enforce poaching laws 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, January 26, 2022, on page S1/2)
      An association of small fishermen, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), said the government needs to enforce poaching in order to deter illegal exploitation of Philippine fisheries. “Foreign ...