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Duterte slams China's aggression vs PHL vessels
President Rodrigo R. Duterte denounced last week’s aggression by Chinese Coast Guard vessels against two Philippine-flagged boats during a leaders’ summit on Monday of China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian ...
- November 23, 2021
Sarangani Bay playground
Whales and dolphins were spotted in Sarangani Bay, a declared protected seascape, last week during the monthly marine mammal monitoring activities led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Region ...
- February 9, 2021
Duterte issues gag order on his Cabinet over sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night barred his Cabinet from talking in public about the country’s sea dispute with China, which some of his ministers had rebuked for its actions in the disputed waterway. ...
- May 19, 2021
Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar now free from red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared the area of Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar officially free from red tide contamination. In its 21st shellfish bulletin for the year, BFAR said red tide warnings ...
- July 16, 2021
Fish hatcheries needed in every province to boost supply — BFAR
Every province in the country should have at least one fish hatchery to improve the country’s fish fry supply and boost the local aquaculture sector, the top official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- June 17, 2021
DENR to address water hyacinths proliferation in Pasig River, Laguna de Bay
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 ...
- March 18, 2021
DENR coastal management program receives support from Germany
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. ...
- November 29, 2021
Ocean-based industries gross value-added declines 32.6% in 2020
The gross value-added (GVA) of Philippine ocean-based industries declined 32.6% in 2020 to P617.20 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was the equivalent of 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at ...
- December 17, 2021
San Pedro Bay in Western Samar added to red tide list, Masbate cleared
Several parts of the Visayas remain contaminated with red tide, which makes all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang unsafe for human consumption. The affected areas list now includes San Pedro Bay in Western Samar, ...
- February 1, 2021
Commercial fishing continues to hurt small fishers in municipal waters - Oceana
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 ...
- September 24, 2021