Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Albay"

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    • Fisherfolk urge Noynoy to suspend Fisheries Code's implementation 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2010, on page A-28)
      Some 50 fisherfolk leaders and environmental activists urged Pres. Noynoy Aquino to suspend the implementation of the Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA No. 8550) due its failure to protect the livelihood and marine environment ...

    • Fishers' group slams no-fishing zone due to rocket launch 

      Zoleta, Michelle (The Philippine Star, October 15, 2012, on page A-36)
      A fishermen's group has decried a recommendation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMMC) to impose a no-fishing zone some 400 to 600 kilometers off the shores of certain provinces in ...

    • P.6 M sought for Albay coral reef damage 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, August 15, 2018, on page 11)
      The city government here has asked the owner of a cargo vessel that ran aground and destroyed around 200 square meters of coral reef in Albay Gulf to pay P665,000 in damages. Mayor Noel Rosal said the captain of MV Jerly ...

    • Volcanic ash prevents red tide in Sorsogon Bay 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, June 29, 2015, on page A-30)
      Ashes spewed by Bulusan and Mayon volcanoes have been found to be preventing the recurrence of algae that cause red tide in Sorsogon Bay, a marine scientist based in the Bicol University (BU) here said yesterday. “Blooms ...

    • Whale sharks return to Masbate, Sorsogon 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, April 3, 2018, on page 11)
      Legazpi City, Philippines — Whale sharks, locally known as butanding, have been sighted again in the waters off Masbate and Sorsogon, an official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said yesterday. Benjamin Santiago, DOT-Bicol ...

    • WWF seeks int'l certification for yellowfin tuna fishing sites 

      (The Philippine Star, November 8, 2015, on page B-4)
      Environmental solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is working to secure Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for two yellowfin tuna fishing sites. Up for certification next year are the Lagonoy ...