Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Rivera, Danessa"

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    • AC Energy, Iloilo town partner to rehabilitate fish sanctuary 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, July 4, 2021, on page B3)
      AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) has partnered with the local government of Dumangas in Iloilo to rehabilitate over 90 hectares of fish sanctuary as part of its push for sustainability. The fish sanctuary will serve as a breeding ...

    • Agri output up by 2.1% in Q1 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, May 11, 2023, on page B1)
      The value of the Philippine agricultural and fisheries sector bounced back in the first quarter of the year following the positive performance of all subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The ...

    • Alsons Aquauculture allots P200 M for Sarangani fishery expansion 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, March 27, 2023, on page B5)
      Alsons Aquaculture Corp. (AAC) of the Alcantara group is investing P200 million to expand its inland-based fishery project in Sarangani. In a report submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental ...

    • Ambo agri damage hits P1.56 B 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, May 21, 2020, on page 9)
      Damage to agriculture in areas hit by Typhoon Ambo has ballooned to P1.56 billion. Damage to the fisheries sector was valued at P41 million and affected 2,644 fisherfolk. Most of the damage was recorded in Leyte and Northern ...

    • BFAR rolls out first fiberglass fishing boat 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, September 22, 2022, on page B4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched yesterday the first 62-footer fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tuna handline fishing boat aimed at capacitating small-scale fisherfolk by providing upgraded ...

    • BFAR, CSAP work to ensure sardines supply 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2022, on page B8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has forged a partnership with the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) to meet the supply of sardines for canneries during the closed fishing season. ...

    • China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war 

      Regalado, Edith; Macairan, Evelyn; Mendez, Christina; Rivera, Danessa; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2017, on page 1-12)
      Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...

    • Coalition calls for crisis plan for agriculture, fisheries sector 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, July 5, 2022, on page B4)
      A coalition of agriculture groups are pushing for a crisis response plan in agriculture and fisheries in the first 100 days to six months of the Marcos administration. In a letter to President Marcos, the coalition offered ...

    • DA sets stricter rules for importing fish 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, December 15, 2022, on page 2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified the requirements for importing certain fish products including pompano to prevent their sale in wet markets. The action was made after lawmakers urged the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • DND: MDT can't force China out of WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Cabrera, Romina; Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, April 22, 2021, on page 2)
      The Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US cannot be used to drive away or force Chinese vessels out of the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana clarified yesterday. Lorenzana ...

    • Energy exploration dims further in WPS 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, June 27, 2022, on page B1-B4)
      The possibility of oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea dimmed further after the Philippines terminated talks with China over joint energy exploration in the disputed sea, as resumption of any activities ...

    • First aqua business school launched in Batangas 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2023, on page B1)
      The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) has launched its first aqua business school in Batangas this month to reinforce the country’s aquaculture sector. The NFRDI is targeting to establish and ...

    • Fish unloading volume down in August 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, September 15, 2022, on page B5)
      Fish unloading volumes declined in the country’s eight regional fish port complexes in August due to several storms that hit the country, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said. According to the PFDA, ...

    • Fisher group rejects amendment of fisheries code 

      Rivera, Danessa; Tupas, Emmanuel; Servallos, Neil Jayson (The Philippine Star, July 26, 2023, on page 2)
      Fishers are rejecting the call of President Marcos to amend the Fisheries Code, saying this will only favor commercial fishers. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), Marcos asked Congress to amend the Fisheries ...

    • Fisherfolk warn of fake sardine shortage 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth; Rivera, Danessa; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2022, on page 1-4)
      Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has warned the government about a shortage of tamban or Indian sardines that is allegedly being “fabricated” by big fishing firms and ...

    • Fisherfolk warn of fake sardine shortage 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth; Rivera, Danessa; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2022, on page 1-4)
      Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has warned the government about a shortage of tamban or Indian sardines that is allegedly being “fabricated” by big fishing firms and ...

    • Floating solar facility to be put up in Laguna Lake 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2018, on page B3)
      Local solar developer SunAsia Energy has teamed up with French company Ciel & Terre to install a floating solar facility in Lguna Lake, the biggest fresh water resource in the country. The floating solar project will be ...

    • Imported galunggong arrives near closed fishing season end 

      Rivera, Danessa; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2023, on page 1-5)
      Over half of the approved 25,000 metric tons (MT) of imported fish – all galunggong – has arrived ahead of the lifting of the three-month closed fishing season in Palawan, the Bureau of FishSen. eries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • 'Local fish supply stable after Paeng' 

      Rivera, Danessa; Talavera, Catherine; Jaymalin, Mayen; Mercurio, Richmond; Villanueva, Ralph Edwin; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, November 3, 2022, on page 4)
      Despite the destruction wrought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, aquaculture groups under food security and livelihood advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said there is no need for importation as local fish supply remains stable. ...

    • Make ban on certain imported fish permanent - Pamalakaya 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2022, on page 2)
      A fisher group is asking government to make permanent the ban on certain imported fish in local wet markets. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the Department of Agriculture (DA) and ...