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    • Teo to explain Boracay rehab in Argentina 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, April 16, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Department of Tourism (DOT) Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Frederick Alegre told The STAR that Teo was set to fly to Buenos Aires yesterday for the 2018 Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). ...

    • Territorial greed 

      (The Philippine Star, March 21, 2014, on page 16)
      It must be good to wake up one day, look at the vast expanse of ocean around your land, and decide that all the waters as far as the eye can see are yours. That's what Beijing is doing in the sea to its south that needs ...

    • 'Test rivers in Cebu City for poliovirus' 

      Malinao, Mary Ruth (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2020, on page 13)
      Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) to conduct water testing in its rivers after Butuanon River in Mandaue City tested positive for poliovirus. “It’s good that the Department ...

    • There's goldmine in ulang - expert 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 7, 2008, on page A-26)
      A fishery expert here said there is an unexplored goldmine in the prawn species locally called ulang that growers must pay attention to as it will bring economic fortune to them when tapped. Dr. Westly Rosario, interim ...

    • Think tank supports improved regulatory system for tuna sector 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2017, on page B4)
      The domestic tuna industry needs to be unburdened of unnecessary regulations to unlock its potential for job creation and output growth, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said. Regulatory framework ...

    • Thousands flock to fish cemetery 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, November 1, 2016, on page 12)
      Like other graveyards, a fish cemetery here draws visitors this time of the year. Thousands visit the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center to see the cemetery, ...

    • Thousands of students join Manila Bay cleanup 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, August 27, 2018, on page 2)
      Thousands of college students yesterday trooped to Roxas Boulevard to join a clean-up drive of Manila Bay. Students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Technological University of the Philippines, Eulogio “Amang” ...

    • Ties at a turning point, China tells Phl delegation 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel; Jaymalin, Mayen; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, September 15, 2016, on page 6)
      Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a delegation from a Philippine foreign affairs committee in Beijing that ties had recently “sunk to a low edge for reasons everyone knows,” China’s Foreign Ministry said late ...

    • TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab 

      Talavera, Catherine; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 27, 2018, on page 4-5)
      The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...

    • 'TIEZA to regulate Boracay water utilities' 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2018, on page 14)
      The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has asserted its regulatory powers over water utilities in Boracay and other tourist areas, citing a recent ruling of the Office of the President (OP). TIEZA ...

    • Tilapia ice cream anyone? 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, March 9, 2015, on page 1-10)
      Researchers at Central Luzon State University (CLSU) have produced an ice cream flavor featuring tilapia, but without any disagreeable fishy taste and smell. The flavor is the result of a study by professor Rana Vera Cruz ...

    • Tilapia project for rebel returnees 

      (The Philippine Star, December 19, 1999, on page 27)
      A tilapia production project is now being implemented in the San Julian dam in Tapaz, Capiz, for the benefit of local residents, particularly rebel-returnees. The project is a collaborative undertaking of the Tapaz municipal ...

    • Tilapia species protective of eggs 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2015, on page 12)
      One species of tilapia might be unwanted in some parts of the country and considered as a pest in fishponds for being invasive, but its kind is admirable for being “fatherly” and protective of their eggs, a fishery expert ...

    • Tilapia training course set Nov 6-10 

      (The Philippine Star, October 29, 2000, on page 29)
      Want to know more about tilapia hatchery operations? If you do, then a training course on the subject programmed to be held Nov. 6-10 is for you. The five-day course will be conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...

    • Tilapia, shrimps safe to eat 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, June 24, 2020, on page 6)
      There is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia and shrimps amid the recent fish mortality cases, the Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency ...

    • Time for Phl diplomatic, legal offensive vs China 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, July 17, 2020, on page 9)
      The stage was set this week for the Philippines on the South China Sea row. In Manila Sunday, July 12, the fourth anniversary of the arbitral win at The Hague, the Duterte administration issued its strongest words yet on ...

    • To save Manila Bay 

      Torrevillas, Domini M. (The Philippine Star, November 27, 2018, on page 11-12)
      Robert "Bobby" Joseph is the new commodore of the Manila Yacht Club for its 91st year and his mission during his two-year term is to make Manila Bay clean again. This he vows to tackle-after sailing with his wife Ida and ...

    • Tough challenges ahead as Boracay starts anew 

      Gascon, Melvin; Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2018, on page A2)
      Makati City office worker Dhes Mercado Felt exhilarated as the boat docked at Cagban Port on Friday morning. "Celebrating my 28th birthday here makes it extra special," Mercado said, panning her Go-Pro camera for a video ...

    • Tourism stakeholders preparing Boracay marketing blitz 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Sy, Marvin; Tupas, Emmanuel; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, April 8, 2018, on page 1-8)
      As the closure of Boracay draws closer, local businesses and other stakeholders are preparing a massive marketing effort to win back tourists and sustain the island’s status as a premier holiday destination. “On the tourism ...

    • ‘Tourists should manage expectations on Boracay’ 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, October 12, 2018, on page 2)
      Tourists should manage their expectations of Boracay after the island remained as one of the best in Asia as voted by readers of Conde Nast Traveler, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said yesterday. “It is an honor ...