Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "marine resources"
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5 Iloilo towns join hands to rehabilitate coastal waters
(The Philippine Star,November 25, 2001 , on page 20)Officials of five southern Iloilo towns have joined in the Herculean effort to rehabilitate the southern coastal waters of the province. In an unprecedented move, the mayors of the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal, Miagao, ... -
Aquaculture: The wave of the future
(The Philippine Star,December 1, 2002 , on page B-5)Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ... -
Are we helpless in relation to China?
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2018 , on page 9)There is more to the Philippines’ involvement in the West Philippine Sea dispute than the interplay of longstanding claims for territorial entitlements among neighboring Asia Pacific states and rights over marine resources ... -
Benham
(The Philippine Star,May 17, 2018 , on page 8)Proudly, we renamed Benham Rise to underscore our possession. It is now officially the Philippine Rise, although there is a bit of awkwardness in using the new designation. A few years ago, the Aquino government decided ... -
Benham R&D to be multi-agency effort
(The Philippine Star,May 31, 2018 , on page B6)According to Dela Peña, the DOST had spent P39 million for the first exploration activities through its attached agencies Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development, and the ... -
BFAR adopts 4 strategies to boost aquaculture
(The Philippine Star,October 1, 2000 , on page 22)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has launched four strategies to promote aquaculture in the country and ensure fish sufficiency for the burgeoning population through improved inland fish production. BFAR ... -
BFAR bans use of fish aggregating devices
(The Philippine Star,July 3, 2015 , on page B15)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is implementing beginning this month until September a ban on unregulated use of fish aggregating devices (FAD) within Philippine waters. The annual three-month ban is ... -
Bill creating Phl Rise dev’t authority pushed
(The Philippine Star,March 17, 2018 , on page 7)Sen. Sonny Angara yesterday pushed for approval of a bill creating the Philippine Rise Development Authority (PRDA), which will boost research efforts in the potentially resource-rich undersea territory off the coast of ... -
Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,December 17, 2018 , on page 12)Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ... -
Calida seeks dismissal of kalikasan petition on WPS
(The Philippine Star,July 2, 2019 , on page 4)Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petition of fishermen seeking to compel the government to protect disputed shoals in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese fishermen have ... -
China has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
(The Philippine Star,February 17, 2021 , on page 9)The CCP is stepping up sea aggression. Seven Philippine reefs have been landfilled into Chinese island-garrisons. From there gunboat-backed Chinese poachers overfish Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and mineral-rich Recto (Reed) ... -
'China sea claim hopeless'
(The Philippine Star,November 27, 2015 , on page 1-14)China's expansive claim in South China Sea and West Philippine Sea is "hopeless and indefensible" and without legal or historical basis, the Philippines told an international arbitration court on Wednesday. The Permanent ... -
Coast guard to conduct patrols in Phl Rise
(The Philippine Star,February 9, 2018 , on page 1-7)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will send a patrol vessel to the Philippine Rise to keep intruders at bay, in compliance with President Duterte’s order that unauthorized foreign vessels be barred from the 13-million- ... -
Cousteau supports sustainable fisheries reforms
(The Philippine Star,August 31, 2016 , on page B-9)Conservation advocate Alexandra Cousteau, senior adviser to Oceana, is visiting the Philippines from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 to promote awareness on sustainable fisheries management and the global fight against illegal fishing ... -
DA mulls bigger fisheries budget
(The Philippine Star,December 27, 2009 , on page B-3)The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allocate a hefty P1 billion budget for the fisheries subsector, particularly aquaculture, next year. As part of moves to develop aquaculture industry, two DA agencies have partnered ... -
DA ramps up fisheries plan
(The Philippine Star,February 7, 2020 , on page B7)The Department of Agriculture is ramping up its efforts to synergize plans and programs in the fisheries sector as it moves toward achieving a sustainable and inclusive blue economy for the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary ... -
DA, SEAFDEC to implement tagging of fishes
(The Philippine Star,January 14, 2008 , on page B-6)The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) plan to implement a number coding or tagging of up to 2,400 pieces of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, hasa-hasa and ... -
DENR opposes comm'l fishing in Tañon Strait
(The Philippine Star,January 29, 2017 , on page B-3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has opposed a proposal that seeks to allow commercial fishing within the municipal waters of the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The ... -
Don’t fear to collect P231.7 B for China reef destruction
(The Philippine Star,June 19, 2020 , on page 9-10)Filipinos can seek redress from the UN for China’s reef devastation and poaching in the West Philippine Sea. Seizing China state assets is rightful if it refuses to pay P231.7-billion damages so far. Filipinos must not ... -
East Asian states issue declaration for sustainable marine resources
(The Philippine Star,December 6, 2018 , on page B6)Eleven countries bordering the seas of East Asia have issued a joint declaration affirming their commitment toward the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources in the region. The Iloilo ...