Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Indonesia"
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Coral Triangle nations meet to address common threats
(The Philippine Star,November 30, 2017 , on page B6)Six nations comprising the Coral Triangle meet this week to address unsustainable fishing, pollution, and loss of critical habitats from coastal land development to protect this biodiversity-rich region. Environment and ... -
Creation of separate fisheries department pushed anew
(The Philippine Star,April 29, 2019 , on page C2)A midterm election nears, stakeholders are pushing anew for the creation of a separate agency that will focus on the fisheries sector amid the continuing decline in local catch. During The Philippine fisheries Summit, ... -
DA to boost bangus production
(The Philippine Star,October 1, 2017 , on page B4)The government needs to increase its budget to build more hatcheries nationwide to sustain the country’s demand for milkfish, the Department of Agriculture said. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ... -
DND chief tells Chinese vessels to leave WPS reef
(The Philippine Star,April 4, 2021 , on page 1-3)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told China to get its vessels out of Philippine territory, calling out its ambassador in Manila to explain the continued stay of 44 vessels in Juan Felipe Reef in the West Philippine ... -
'Drink coffee, stay awake near Tubbataha'
(The Philippine Star,June 15, 2013 , on page 3)Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena advised yesterday the officers and crew of two ships participating in a maritime exercise in Indonesia to drink coffee and stay awake when passing through ... -
East Asian states issue declaration for sustainable marine resources
(The Philippine Star,December 6, 2018 , on page B6)Eleven countries bordering the seas of East Asia have issued a joint declaration affirming their commitment toward the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources in the region. The Iloilo ... -
Fisheries conference set Nov. 19-24
(The Philippine Star,November 18, 2001 , on page 26)Top fisheries officials in Southeast Asia will meet in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 19-24 to tackle fisheries issues besetting the region. The six-day top-level conference is jointly organized by the Association of Southeast ... -
Fisheries expert bucks BFAR conversion into staff bureau
(The Philippine Star,September 10, 2006 , on page B-5)The fisheries sector will once again join the non-performing assets of the government if the Department of Agriculture will include the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in its rationalization or "rat" plan, ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,October 21, 2001 , on page 14)Nine nationals of as many Southeast Asian countries completed recently and intensive training course on mangrove-shrimp culture systems conducted in Tigbauan town. The course was conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,December 29, 2002 , on page 14)Seventeen aquaculture specialist from 10 Asian countries completed the Third Country Training Program on Responsible Aquaculture Development (TCTP-RAD) conducted recently at a Southeast Asian center in Tigbauan town. A ... -
Indonesia deports Pinoy poachers
(The Philippine Star,June 3, 2015 , on page A-22)Indonesia has deported 52 Filipino fishermen who were caught poaching in its territorial waters. The fishermen had been detained for several months in Bitung City in North Sulawesi before they were sent home on board the ... -
Indonesia joins SEAFDEC
(The Philippine Star,November 19, 2000 , on page 25)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has admitted Indonesia as a member. Secretary General Panu Tavarutmaneegul of the Bangkok, Thailand-based SEAFDEC-secretariat, announced Indonesia's admission as ... -
Indonesia, Thailand agree to work together on illegal fishing
(The Philippine Star,April 24, 2015 , on page A-22)Indonesia and Thailand agreed yesterday to set up a joint taskforce on illegal fishing, a lucrative cross-border trade that labor groups claim is responsible for enslaving thousands of workers from across Southeast Asia. ... -
Indonesian leader: Sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall
(The Philippine Star,July 29, 2019 , on page 18)Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the low-lying capital from sinking under the sea, lending renewed backing and a sense ... -
Japan provides $6M for biotech aquaculture lab in Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,September 28, 2001 , on page B-2)Japan has provided a grant of $6 million (more than P30 million) for the establishment of an aquaculture biotechnology laboratory of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ... -
Koko, Zubiri pushing plastic use reduction
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2018 , on page 9)Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Juan Miguel Zubiri are pushing for a reduction in the use of plastic in the country amid reports that the Philippines is one of the biggest sources of plastic waste dumped into the oceans. ... -
Law lets China gunboats fire at ships in SCS
(The Philippine Star,November 11, 2020 , on page 7)A new law is to permit China’s coast guards to fire at vessels within its “jurisdictional waters”. This steps up Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea. The law bolsters China’s bullying. “Jurisdictional waters” ... -
Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength
(The Philippine Star,August 11, 2002 , on page B-2)Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ... -
Locsin questions list of ocean-polluting countries
(The Philippine Star,July 15, 2019 , on page 2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has called the inclusion of the Philippines in the list of eight countries responsible for 63.6 percent of ocean trash as “shameful” but questioned whether there are nations not ... -
Locsin wants sea ruling included in SCS code
(The Philippine Star,September 2, 2020 , on page 7)Foreign Sec. Teddy Locsin wants The Hague court ruling part of a code of conduct in the South China Sea. It’s but right. The jurisprudence is maritime in nature. It clarifies and affirms the UN Convention on the Law of the ...