Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "data"

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    • 14 potential sites identified for mussel culture 

      (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2018, on page B4)
      The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations measuring a total of 6,283.3 hectares as ...

    • ADB joins global effort on climate change 

      Torres, Ted (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2015, on page B-4)
      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined a global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide the highest-quality scientific data and tools to help developing countries improve their climate change planning. ADB vice ...

    • BSP helps farmers gain easier access to credit 

      (The Philippine Star, January 14, 2018, on page B5)
      The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is promoting agricultural value chain financing (VCF) to boost financial inclusion. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the central bank recently issued guidelines on agricultural ...

    • DENR: no letup in Laguna Lake cleanup 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, February 21, 2017, on page 12)
      The government will not ease up on clearing operations in Laguna de Bay despite expected revenue losses for the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said ...

    • Drought-stricken Cotabato towns get FAO, NZ grant 

      (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2017, on page B6)
      Farming and fishing families in Mindanao are no stranger to both natural and human-induced disasters. For over four decades now, their lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by recurrent displacement as a result of ...

    • Gov't agencies hold Boracay shutdown walkthrough 

      Rendon, Jennifer; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Ronda, Rainier Allan; Talavera, Catherine; Mercurio, Richmond; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 24, 2018, on page 1-10)
      The Western Visayas police office and the Metro Boracay police task force demonstrated how residents, workers and other personnel would enter and exit the world-famous island starting Thursday. Cagban port, which faces ...

    • Oceanographic instrument found near Panatag 

      Sison, Bebot Jr (The Philippine Star, November 14, 2016, on page 7)
      Fishermen from this town found an oceanographic instrument – a device for measuring seawater properties –with the mark “National Oceanographic Office, USA,” while fishing near the disputed Scarborough or Panatag Shoal in ...

    • Saving Laguna de Bay 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2017, on page B7)
      The restoration of Laguna de Bay to a relatively pristine state is a major concern. This is a scientist’s account on a multidisciplinary two to three-year scientific endeavor that culminated in an Environmental Health ...

    • Stronger law enforcement a boost to fish production 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, March 19, 2017, on page B4)
      The successful management and protection of Tañon Strait, the Philippines’ largest marine protected area, should be replicated in other fishing grounds nationwide, marine conservation group Oceana Philippines said. Oceania ...