Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Governments"
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All conflicting claims in SCS won’t be resolved — Locsin
(The Philippine Star,August 9, 2019 , on page 6)There is no end in sight to the South China Sea dispute as the people’s “attachments” to their ideas are “too strong” to weaken with time, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Wednesday. “All the conflicting ... -
Amended Fisheries Code takes effect this week
(The Philippine Star,March 28, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement beginning this week the amended Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 that cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The much-contested ... -
Another collision
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2020 , on page 10)Rescue teams have said there are no signs of life in the area where a fishing vessel sank after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship on the night of June 27 in waters off Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro. After days ... -
Aquaculture in dams, protected areas pushed
(The Philippine Star,January 26, 2021 , on page B6)Allowing aquaculture to flourish in dams and certain protected areas is expected to boost food security and stabilize prices amid rising prices of pork and chicken. In a virtual briefing, agricultural advocacy group Tugon ... -
Aquaculture projects for central Philippines being implemented
(The Philippine Star,May 29, 1999 , on page 24)A number pf projects that aim to boost the aquaculture industry in central Philippines are now being implemented. These are being undertaken by government and private institutions and entities with the technical backstopping ... -
Aquaculture sector seeks logistics support
(The Philippine Star,March 9, 2021 , on page B8)Agricultural advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan has voiced its reservation over the government’s plan to ease import rules on fisheries products. In a virtual briefing yesterday, agricultural advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan ... -
Aquaculture: The wave of the future
(The Philippine Star,December 1, 2002 , on page B-5)Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ... -
Asean ministers air concern on China sea buildup
(The Philippine Star,February 7, 2018 , on page 6)Southeast Asian foreign ministers yesterday aired concerns over China’s activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, noting that land reclamation continued even after talks began between their 10-member bloc and ... -
At 50, Singapore leads water revolution
(The Philippine Star,August 6, 2015 , on page B-8)Fifty years ago Singapore had to ration water, and its smelly rivers were devoid of fish and choked with waste from shipbuilding, pig farms and toilets that emptied directly into streams. Singapore, which is recognized as ... -
Aussie state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die
(The Philippine Star,January 17, 2019 , on page B5)An Australian state government on Tuesday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died in heatwave conditions. Up to a million dead fish were found floating ... -
Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2012 , on page A-23)The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years. Environment Minister Tony Burke said research ... -
Back out from debate projected Duterte as loser, Carpio as hero
(The Philippine Star,May 12, 2021 , on page 7)Carpio’s research helped win in July 2016 international arbitration for the Philippines. The Hague court outlawed Beijing’s sea claims. China and Duterte belittled the ruling. Beijing in August 2017 blockaded a ninth ... -
Ban on field trips to theme parks with captive dolphins, whales sought
(The Philippine Star,September 9, 2012 , on page 6)A party-list lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ban school field trips to theme parks that have captive dolphins and whales that ... -
Bangus industry headed for much better times
(The Philippine Star,March 25, 2001 , on page 26)The country's milkfish industry, saddled over the years by an acute fry shortage problem, can now look forward to much better times. This optimistic outlook stems from the initial headway achieved by a project being supported ... -
Beijing claims 'consensus' reached on joint exploration
(The Philippine Star,October 18, 2020 , on page 5)The Chinese government said it had reached a consensus with the Philippines on the conduct of joint exploration of resources in the South China Sea. Reacting to the decision of President Duterte to lift the moratorium on ... -
Belgian embassy confirms guarantee for P18.7-B Laguna Lake project
(The Philippine Star,September 22, 2010 , on page B-4)The Belgian embassy has confirmed that the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake rehabilitation project enjoys a guarantee from Brussels through its export credit facility. In a letter dated June 10, 2010, Ambassador Christian Meerschman ... -
Benham Rise
(The Philippine Star,February 12, 2018 , on page 14)Benham Rise is not subject to any maritime boundary dispute unlike the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. People and governments have started to look into this undersea region because of the possible mineral and ... -
Benham trip to push through next week
(The Philippine Star,April 29, 2017 , on page 1-10)The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ... -
BFAR bans use of fish aggregating devices
(The Philippine Star,July 3, 2015 , on page B15)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is implementing beginning this month until September a ban on unregulated use of fish aggregating devices (FAD) within Philippine waters. The annual three-month ban is ... -
BFAR eyes more community fish landing centers
(The Philippine Star,May 9, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plans to build 252 community fish landing centers in strategic fishing communities to reduce post-harvest losses, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said recently. The ...