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DENR coastal management program receives support from Germany
(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. ... -
Philippines rejects China demand to leave shoal
(BusinessWorld,November 26, 2021 , on page S1/10)The Philippines will not remove a ramshackle Navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its Defense chief said on Thursday, rejecting a Chinese demand days after it blocked a Philippine resupply mission. Second ... -
PHL military completes mission blocked by China
(BusinessWorld,November 24, 2021 , on page S1/8)The Philippines on Tuesday resupplied its military outpost at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, after the mission was blocked by the Chinese Coast Guard last week. The Palace made the announcement a week after ... -
Duterte can't be forced to sue China, court says
(BusinessWorld,November 25, 2021 , on page S1/12)The Philippine Supreme Court has rejected for lack of merit a lawsuit seeking to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to sue China over its island-building activities in the South China Sea. In a nine-page resolution, the ... -
Organization of fishermen seeks gov’t help for members
(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 ... -
Farm growth expected to have steadied
(BusinessWorld,December 19, 2019 , on page S1/1-S1/5)Agriculture production likely sustained growth this quarter despite storms that cost the sector about P4 billion worth of losses, a Cabinet official and private sector experts said in recent interviews. -
On a mission to preserve our oceans
(BusinessWorld,September 1, 2021 , on page S1/3)Earth has always served as the living of Rolex. Since the 1930s, its founders Hans Wilsdorf, tested hos Oyster Perpetual watches by transporting them to extreme locations, thus supporting the explorers who ventured into ... -
Red tide alert raised in several provinces across the country
(BusinessWorld,March 1, 2022 , on page S1/11)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide alert for waters in Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur. The affected areas based on BFAR’s latest ... -
Fisherwomen in northwest Spain's Galicia passing on traditions to new generation
(BusinessWorld,December 6, 2021 , on page S1/5)Just before dawn breaks over the Noia estuary in Spain’s Galicia region, hundreds of women descend by torchlight into the waist-deep waters to gather cockles and clams from the riverbed using techniques that have been ... -
Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1 B
(BusinessWorld,January 7, 2022 , on page S1/2)The estimate of agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) has been raised to P11.1 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The typhoon affected 389,316 farmers and fishermen ... -
Red tide warning raised in Milagros, Masbate; several other areas still positive
(BusinessWorld,December 9, 2021 , on page S1/12)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a new warning in Milagros, Masbate after the area tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison, or commonly known as red tide. BFAR said in its 34th shellfish ... -
Shellfish banned in several provinces due to red tide
(BusinessWorld,December 13, 2021 , on page S1/10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned shellfish from coastal waters of several provinces in central and southern Philippines due to red tide. The waters of Leyte, Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Eastern ... -
Senate panel grills BFAR over missed targets on illegal fishing, incomplete data
(BusinessWorld,March 20, 2018 , on page S1/4)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) failed by a wide margin to meet its P1-billion annual target for fines collected in connection with illegal fishing activities, a Senate panel ... -
Davao expands partnership with Japanese city to agri ventures
(BusinessWorld,December 7, 2017 , on page S1/3)Davao and its Japanese sister city Kitakyushu will be exploring cooperation in agribusiness, particularly in cacao and eel farming, as an expansion of their current partnership in solid waste management and environmental ... -
Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended
(BusinessWorld,October 9, 2017 , on page S1/11)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ... -
UN wildlife conference kicks off in Manila next week
(BusinessWorld,October 20, 2017 , on page S4/4)Over 120 countries will gather in Manila for the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species(CMS COP12) from October 23 to 28, 2017 - the first time that the COP will be held in ... -
DENR to implement stricter penalties to protect Coral Triangle
(BusinessWorld,December 1, 2017 , on page S1/9)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be enforcing stiffer sanctions on companies that will be found to be polluting bodies of water near the Coral Triangle, as part of the country’s contribution ... -
Blast fishing
(BusinessWorld,November 17, 2017 , on page S1/9)About 360 kilos of fish were confiscated in Real, Quezon on Nov. 14 by a joint team of the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) northern Quezon and Real stations, along with the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council, ... -
Expansion of tuna quotas seen as 'step backward' for conservation
(BusinessWorld,November 23, 2017 , on page S1/4)The 51-nation tuna fisheries body for the Atlantic and Mediterranean boosted quotas for highly prized bluefin despite scientific findings that doing so could threaten the species' recovery, delegates and observers at a key ... -
Tourism chief wants more push for Davao dive sites as region highlights outdoor destinations
(BusinessWorld,January 24, 2022 , on page S1/12)The tourism department wants enhanced promotion of Davao’s dive sites as the region’s travel industry strengthens outdoor destinations for its recovery program. “Your underwater attractions definitely belong on the country’s ...