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    • Taiwan monitoring Chinese military surge, calls China a threat to stability 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, July 12, 2024, on page S1/11)
      Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China’s Shandong aircraft ...

    • Fisheries Code amendments to focus on safety of imports 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, July 26, 2023, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that its proposed amendments to the Fisheries Code will include border controls to ensure the safety of imported fish. “Wala sa Fisheries Code ang pre-border controls (the ...

    • The West Philippine Sea: The means should follow the end 

      Gatdula, Jemy (BusinessWorld, July 12, 2024, on page S1/7)
      “Thank heaven for a man who makes up his mind,” says M to James Bond in Moonraker. Which isn’t prosaic at all. A lot hinges on knowing what one wants and in the realm of international policy, this could ultimately mean ...

    • Not politics, not interest rates: India’s rising economy at risk from water shortage 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, July 5, 2024, on page S1/9)
      In the Vivekananda Camp slum, adjacent to the US embassy in New Delhi, communal taps supply brackish water for about two hours a day. Water delivered by tankers provides one additional bucket to each of its 1,000 residents ...

    • Thailand offers to work with China, Philippines to resolve sea dispute 

      Ordoñez, John Victor; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, July 5, 2024, on page 10/S1)
      Thailand is ready to help the Philippines and China peacefully resolve their sea dispute and ease tensions in the waterway, the country’s top diplomat said on Thursday. “I convey Thailand’s support for peaceful solutions ...

    • Volume landed at fishports in July declines 12.9% month on month 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, September 2, 2024, on page S1/5)
      The catch landed at regional fishports (RFPs) totaled 50,862.42 metric tons (MT) in July, down 12.9% from a month earlier, according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). “Despite some setbacks due to ...

    • Fishport landed volumes up 54% in Q2 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, August 1, 2024, on page S1/5)
      The volume of catch landed at regional fishports rose 54.1% year on year during the second quarter, according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). In a report, the PFDA said the landed catch was ...

    • Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 8, 2024, on page S1/5)
      Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. ...

    • One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2024, on page S1/9)
      Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia’s main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on ...

    • NGO calls for post-harvest support in line with sardine management plan 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2024, on page S1/3)
      OCEANA Philippines called on the government to fully implement the National Sardines Management Plan with post-harvest facilities and support for fisherfolk. In a statement, the non-government organization (NGO) urged the ...

    • DBP in aquaculture tie-up with Charoen Pokphand Foods 

      Sy, Aaron Michael (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2023, on page S1/4)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) said on Thursday that it signed an aquaculture financing agreement with Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. (CP Foods). The DBP’s Aquaculture Value Chain Financing Program ...

    • BFAR to draw on top fish producer Bangsamoro to increase nationwide supply 

      (BusinessWorld, April 10, 2023, on page S1/10)
      National fisheries officials are stepping up collaboration with their local counterparts in the Bangsamoro to maximize the autonomous region’s position as the country’s top fish producer in the past two years. Pendatun S. ...

    • BFAR medium-term plan targets major output increases for shellfish, crabs 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, February 24, 2022, on page S1/4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) next five-year plan has set aggressive targets for shellfish and crab output, with more modest goals for other segments of the fishing industry, the Agriculture department ...

    • Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 8, 2024, on page S1/5)
      Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. ...

    • Philippines says it spotted 50 Chinese ships within EEZ in South China Sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, March 13, 2024, on page S1/12)
      The Philippine military on Tuesday said it had spotted about 50 Chinese vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, many of them surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Five Coast ...

    • Taiwan warns of Chinese bases near its South China Sea holding 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 21, 2024, on page S1/9)
      Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South China Sea, but Taipei is not looking to further escalate tensions ...

    • Manila: Filipino scientists harassed by Chinese chopper on Thitu Island 

      Ordoñez, John Victor D.; Aquino, Norman P. (BusinessWorld, March 24, 2024, on page S1/12)
      A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter harassed a team of Filipino scientists at Thitu Island on Saturday by hovering at a close distance to one of its sand bars, the Philippines said on Tuesday. Some of the ...

    • Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 17, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • LLDA increases fines by 10% 

      Halili, Adrian H. (BusinessWorld, April 9, 2024, on page S1/10)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has mandated a 10% increase in daily penalties for water pollution cases within Laguna Lake. In a Board Resolution, the LLDA said that a 10% increase in penalties, or P11,000 ...

    • 36 stranded Filipino fishermen back from Fiji 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, November 18, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A special charter flight brought home 36 Filipino fishermen who were stranded in Fiji for more than two months, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).