Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "livelihoods"

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    • African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, September 3, 2010, on page S1/1)
      Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday. Scientists conducting a survey ...

    • Aid for boat repairs urgent need for Leyte fisherfolk 

      (BusinessWorld, December 27, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Fisherfolk in Leyte’s coastal communities are in need of aid to repair their boats battered by typhoon Odette so they can immediately resume livelihood activities, the fisheries bureau’s regional office said following ...

    • Badjao group by Davao River learns new way to fish 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, January 21, 2016, on page S1/5)
      An outrigger boat loaded with fresh sapsap (slipmouth fish) and talakitok (bigeye trevally) is hauled to shore at the St. John community in Barangay Bucana, and residents gather around for a look at their communal catch ...

    • Beijing’s reclamation on disputed areas has destroyed coral reefs, Manila says 

      Villaruel, J. E. (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday refuted China's claim that its ongoing reclamation activities on the disputed West Philippine Sea have not damaged the area's ecological environment. This handout photo ...

    • BFAR and Landbank partner for program to aid fisherfolk 

      (BusinessWorld, March 11, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines have partnered to come up with a livelihood program meant to help fisherfolk. The Agriculture department said in a statement ...

    • BFAR director proposes galunggong buffer stock 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, September 13, 2018, on page S1/2)
      A buffer stock system is needed to ease supply disruptions in the market for round scad, or galunggong, which will require cold storage sufficient for at least six months of reserves, a fisheries official said. Bureau of ...

    • BFAR wraps up 'high-tech' fisheries caravan in 10 regions 

      (BusinessWorld, May 10, 2001, on page S1/1)
      The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has just concluded its fisheries technology caravan, covering 10 regions and serving tens of thousands of small fishermen, pond operators ...

    • Bicol gets P76-M fishery, farm project 

      (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Bicol Region has received P76 million worth of fishery infrastructure and farm projects, the Agriculture department said in a statement yesterday. Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala inaugurated four fishery facilities ...

    • Changing perspectives, increasing effectiveness in agriculture 

      Lopez, Mario Antonio G. (BusinessWorld, July 26, 2016, on page SI/6)
      Secretary Manny Piñol identified a number of provinces that the Department of Agriculture will provide speedy aid in speeding up poverty alleviation and wealth creation. This is good and I think few will disagree with the ...

    • China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, February 8, 2021, on page S1/10)
      On board the Taiwan Coast Guard Ship PP-10062, East China Sea — Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China’s weapon? Sand. On a ...

    • Cruise ruins 18,900 sqm of coral reef in Indonesia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (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 ...

    • DA budgets P700 million for fish landings 

      Feliciano, Claire Ann Marie (BusinessWorld, February 10, 2015, on page SI/3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated over P700 million to establish new community fish landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide in order to improve the socioeconomic conditions of fishing communities. In a statement ...

    • Damage from China's reclamation:$109.55M 

      Escano, E. E. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2015, on page S1/11)
      Marine resources- including coral reef ecosystems- destroyed by China's reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea have reached $109.55 million, a national scientist of the Philippines said on Thursday. In ...

    • Davao fishing industry largely complying with closed season - BFAR 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, July 22, 2015, on page S1/5)
      More than halfway into the implementation of the three-month fishing ban in the Davao Gulf which started in June, compliance has been 100% with no violators caught so far, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Davao plans for stronger fishery law enforcement 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, December 1, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The City Agriculturist Office (CAO) is seeking a P3-million budget to strengthen the implementation of national and local fishery laws intended to protect marine and coastal resources. The project will involve closer ...

    • DENR promises results in 100 days of dredging Cagyan River sandbanks 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, February 3, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday that it hopes to reduce flooding during the next rainy season via the dredging of the Cagayan River, with operations to initially focus on three ...

    • DENR to address water hyacinths proliferation in Pasig River, Laguna de Bay 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, March 18, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is forming a team with fisherfolk to control the spread of invasive water hyacinths in Pasig River and Laguna de Bay, which cause major obstruction to water flow ...

    • Duterte wrong on fish data — political analysts 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 26, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The South China Sea is a major fish source for the Philippines that is crucial to its food security, political analysts said on Sunday, belying President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s claim that it couldn’t quarrel with China over ...

    • Duterte: 'Our duty' with China to use 'our seas' 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, April 29, 2019, on page S1/10)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte returned to the Philippines on Sunday after a “highly successful” official visit to China for the Second Belt and Road Forum, Malacañang said. Mr. Duterte also said at Session III of the Leaders’ ...

    • Environmental groups demand protection of municipal waters 

      (BusinessWorld, September 13, 2018, on page S2/8)
      Oceana and Philippine Earth Justice Center (PEJC) oppose the opening of municipal waters to commercial fishers to give priority access to small fisherfolks and prevent further collapse of fishing grounds. “Our municipal ...