Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "marine parks"
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Gov't cracks down on illegal fishing in Tañon Strait
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2017 , on page B-2)The government is taking a tougher stance against illegal fishing with the implementation of an improved enforcement plan in Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The enforcement plan is one of the ... -
Gov't to pursue reef compensation
(The Philippine Star,January 5, 2014 , on page 1-4)Malacañang is committed to pursuing compensation for the damage caused by a US Navy ship that ran aground last year at Tubbataha Reef, a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage ... -
Greenpeace pushes ocean preservation
(The Philippine Star,June 9, 2013 , on page 15)Environmentalists led by Greenpeace urged the Aquino government to enact and enforce stronger policies for the preservation of the country’s oceans. This developed as World Ocean Day was observed yesterday. The event is a ... -
Hideaway in Mindoro
(The Philippine Star,June 17, 2018 , on page E4)A marine protected area established in 2004, the 37-hectare uninhabited island lies at the northeast portion of Calapan mainland fronting Kamasuhan Rock. Located well within the Coral Triangle, the center of the world’s ... -
Hundred islands eyed as reef restoration sites
(The Philippine Star,June 1, 2015 , on page A-29)Three of Pangasinan's Hundred island have been chosen as sites for a coral reef restoration project. These are the Clave Island for the setting up of coral nursery units, Quezon Island as a donor and collection sites and ... -
Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
(The Philippine Star,November 10, 2016 , on page B-11)Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can ... -
Mariculture park on the drawing board
(The Philippine Star,February 4, 2000 , on page 26)SAEP agreed to spearhead the move during its 13th annual meeting held recently at the Central Philippines University (CPU) in Iloilo City. Along this line, a multi-disciplinary task force will be created to prepare a ... -
Marine scientists express concern over Chinese activities in WPS
(The Philippine Star,March 28, 2019 , on page B6)Visiting scientists from the California Academy of Sciences have sounded the alarm over dredging activities in the West Philippine Sea, as Chinese construction of artificial islets would likely damage coral reefs and inflict ... -
Montemayor launches RP's 1st comm'l mariculture park
(The Philippine Star,August 19, 2001 , on page 14)Convinced that aquaculture may yet solve the country's food security problem and alleviate poverty in the countryside, Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor has personally launched the first commercial mariculture park ... -
New whale sharks counted in Donsol
(The Philippine Star,September 6, 2019 , on page E6)One hundred and four new whale shark individuals have been identified in Ticao Pass off the coast of Donsol between January and June 2019, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines. Whale ... -
Ocean conference calls for action to reverse human damage.
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2017 , on page B4)In the run-up to World Ocean Day today, the United Nations Ocean Conference opened earlier this week with calls for united global action to reverse human damage. At the opening Monday of the international conference on the ... -
P50-M ranger station to be set up in Tubbataha
(The Philippine Star,August 6, 2013 , on page 10)The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) plans to build a new ranger station for the Tubbataha Protected Area. To be built beside the old barracks, the new ranger station estimated to cost P50 million will feature a research ... -
Panatag as marine sanctuary? China mum
(The Philippine Star,November 24, 2016 , on page 2)China has not declared its support for an executive order to be issued by President Duterte declaring the lagoon at of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal a marine sanctuary that will be off-limits to fishermen from any nation. ... -
PCG, Navy shep up Tubbataha patrols
(The Philippine Star,March 20, 2015 , on page 11)As the diving season at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park begins, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy (PN) have intensified their monitoring in the area to ensure that marine resources would be free ... -
Penguins get 'happy pills' in soaking UK
(The Philippine Star,February 10, 2014 , on page A-26)After weeks of rain and wind in England, miserable penguins at marine park are being fed anti-depressants to cheer them up. The 12 Humboldt penguins at the Sealife Center in Scarborough in northeast England were showing ... -
Pepsi Ayos Pinas! Volunteers return to Hamilo Coast
(The Philippine Star,September 19, 2010 , on page A-24)Picking up from where they left off, Pepsi’s movement for change continues as Pepsi Ayos Pinas! and its youth volunteers return to Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas for their second beach cleanup. The cleanup is part of ... -
Phl not giving up sea rights - Rody
(The Philippine Star,May 16, 2018 , on page 1-7)The Philippines has not given up its sovereignty rights over certain areas in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte insisted yesterday. Duterte made the claim even after he had discussed the matter in the past ... -
Piñol lauds Phl Rural Development Project
(The Philippine Star,September 11, 2016 , on page B-5)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has lauded the rural development projects initiated by the previous administration, saying these will ensure that government funds are spent accordingly. Piñol said the Philippine Rural ... -
Presidential proclamation signed to protect Philippine Rise
(The Philippine Star,May 24, 2018 , on page B6)President Duterte has signed a presidential proclamation to protect 50,000 hectares of the Philippine Rise including Benham Bank, where some areas have 100 percent coral cover, as a “strict protection zone.” “I’m officially ... -
Project to enhance abalone stock in on
(The Philippine Star,October 6, 2002 , on page 1)An abalone stock enhancement program is now being undertaken at the Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR) in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Abalone is one of the most expensive marine mollusks, available in fresh, frozen, canned, or dried ...