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Iloilo gets P30-M agri loan fund
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated a P30 million loan fund for two towns in Iloilo to help improve the country’s lending for the agriculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the department ...
- September 10, 2017
Gov't cracks down on illegal fishing in Tañon Strait
The government is taking a tougher stance against illegal fishing with the implementation of an improved enforcement plan in Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The enforcement plan is one of the ...
- January 22, 2017
China, Philippines keen on Fisheries Technology Exchange and related training
The China- Philippines Fisheries Technology and Training Exchange has held in Shenzhen Experimental Base of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute affiliated to Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in Guangdong Province. ...
- January 17, 2017
Linked by the sea
The seas continue to support our existence and serve as a link that binds humankind together. Among the millions of Filipinos that rely on the seas are 1.7 million fisherfolk who are among the poorest sectors of society. ...
- March 20, 2017
Alsons helps Sarangani fisherman acquire fishing boats
Alsons Power Group subsidiary Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC), together with Alsons Aquaculture Corp.(AAC) and the Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation Inc. (CLAFI) partnered with the local government of Maasim in ...
- March 20, 2017
Moratorium on fish pen operations declared
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has declared a moratorium for one year on fish pen operations in Laguna de Bay.In a board resolution approved recently, the LLDA noted that fish pens and other aquaculture ...
- February 18, 2017
Ecotourism site to rise in MM
Sen. Cynthia Villar made this declaration Thursday, as project proponents have already withdrawn to pave the way for the full development of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-tourism Areas (LPPCHEA). Earlier, ...
- March 4, 2017
Drought-stricken Cotabato towns get FAO, NZ grant
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 ...
- February 5, 2017
DENR opposes comm'l fishing in Tañon Strait
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 ...
- January 29, 2017
Going beyod the hour: celebrating successful ecological initiatives in the Philippines
Climate change is drastically changing the condition of the world’s oceans. With rising temperatures brought about by the greenhouse effect, the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic, thus making them more inhospitable ...
- March 25, 2017