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    • Residents blame laterite mining for discolored Davao Oriental river as DENR probes incident 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, January 17, 2022, on page S1/12)
      The Davao regional office of the Environment department has started investigating a heavy siltation and discoloration incident of a river in Davao Oriental province. Photos posted by several residents online on Jan. 14 ...

    • World Bank evaluating $200-M PHL fisheries loan 

      Ibañez, Jenina P. (BusinessWorld, December 17, 2021, on page S1/5)
      The World Bank is considering a proposed $200-million loan for Philippine fisheries by February, according to project documentation posted by the bank Wednesday. The seven-year project aims to improve fisheries management ...

    • PHL reports China ship breach of sea regulation 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, March 28, 2022, on page S1/10)
      A Philippine government vessel on Sunday reported a recent close distance maneuvering incident involving a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship in Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard said it was the fourth time within a ...

    • Typhoon damage to fisheries P3 billion, tops in agri industry 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2022, on page S1/2)
      Fisheries remained the most affected sector of agriculture, sustaining P3 billion worth of damage due to Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The overall agricultural damage ...

    • Philippines told to respect sovereignty of China over shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, March 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      China on Monday asked the Philippines to respect its sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s coast guard reported a Chinese vessel’s close distance maneuver that risked a collision near the shoal. “Huangyan ...

    • Fishers to raise DENR dismantling order in global food system 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Fishefolk and civil society organizations seek to raise the dismantling order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems. Ronnel Arambulo, Pambansang Lakas ...

    • Philippines, Australia hold military exercises at sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Philippine Navy troops held sea drills with their Australian counterparts at the weekend supposedly to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine Navy said its missile-frigate and ...

    • After China's massive drill, US patrols disputed area of South China Sea 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, April 12, 2018, on page S2/6)
      In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier ...

    • Commercial fishing in Palawan resumes as closed season lifted 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (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 ...

    • Sarangani Bay communities battle outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish threatening coral reefs 

      MSJ (BusinessWorld, February 2, 2022, on page S1/10)
      Coastal communities around Sarangani Bay have been working together to collect crown-of-thorn (COT) starfish as an outbreak threatens coral reefs at the protected area. Protected Area Superintended Joy C. Ologuin said teams ...

    • Fisheries output declines in Q3; aquaculture rises 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, November 24, 2017, on page S1/2)
      The fisheries sector’s output by volume declined 3.89% in the third quarter, led by the commercial and municipal fisheries, due to unfavorable weather in the southern Philippines. In a special report released by the ...

    • Boracay stakeholders still in the dark as closure nears 

      Montelibano, Teodoro Y. (BusinessWorld, April 18, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Stakeholders gathered in a Department of Tourism (DoT)–organized Save Boracay Workshop, nine days before the country’s premier tourist destination will be shut down by the national government on orders of President Rodrigo ...

    • US says its forces will keep operating in South China Sea 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, July 21, 2016, on page S1/10)
      US military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said on Wednesday during a visit to a Chinese naval base. China ...

    • 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 ...

    • Taiwan solons, fishermen protest UNCLOS ruling 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, July 21, 2016, on page S1/10)
      Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to protest at an international tribunal ruling which undermined Taipei’s claims there. Eight lawmakers from the ruling Democratic ...

    • Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1B 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, January 7, 2022, on page S1/2)
      Damage was reported in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern ...

    • PHL, China agree on 'prudent' sea exploration 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2018, on page S1/10)
      China and the Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region. ...

    • PHL verifying photos of Chinese aircraft on reef 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A. (BusinessWorld, April 19, 2018, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines may lodge a protest with China against the reported presence of two military aircraft on a Chinese-built island in the South China Sea, the top Philippine diplomat said, amid concern that China is militarizing ...

    • PHL seeks 60-40 joint exploration split amid talks with China 

      Saulon, Victor V. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Energy (DoE) said its typical arrangement for joint exploration with foreign partners is a 60-40 split in favor of the Philippines, amid talks with China for the possible exploitation of resources in ...

    • Aquaculture facilities worth P23M completed in Iloilo 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, December 15, 2021, on page S1/2)
      Hatcheries and broodstock tanks involving the investment of P23 million have been completed this year in Iloilo to help fish producers seed their farms, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The facilities are located ...