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BFAR to assist Panatag fishermen
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will continue to assist fishermen recently barred by the Chinese from entering Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. BFAR director Asis Perez yesterday ...
- March 2, 2014
Choosing the freshest fish for your health
With so many health benefits, it only makes sense to cook the freshest fish you can find. Now, unless you live next to the ocean where you can catch your own fish, the supermarket is your best bet in acquiring a fresh batch ...
- June 1, 2010
Cimatu orders probe of firm for polluting Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered an investigation of a garbage hauler for allegedly dumping solid waste into Manila Bay. “It would be in the public interest to hold a full investigation to determine the liability” ...
- September 29, 2017
Whaling protester to be charged in Japan
An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand is in custody on a Japanese vessel and will be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said Tuesday. Peter Bethune, a member ...
- February 18, 2010
P'sinan town fish kill damage hits P86.1 M
The intense heat and intermittent rains have taken their toll on the bangus industry in this town as around P86.1 million worth of stocks were affected by fish kill. Municipal agriculturist Elizabeth Tomas told The Star ...
- June 2, 2018
Duterte firm on Boracay closure, casino ban
His Cabinet recommended it, and President Duterte is going along with the closure of Boracay Island for six months despite concerns that this may be too long and can seriously affect livelihoods. He also reiterated that ...
- April 30, 2018
'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup'
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to strictly implement the country’s Clean Water Law as it beefed up efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for public recreation. ...
- January 14, 2019
The fishkill phenomenon
Fishkill or fishes dying all at once in great numbers recently struck Taal Lake, which did not escape media headlines last May 31. One of the reasons for fishkill is linked to climatic conditions where weather effects in ...
- June 20, 2019
Rody: Phl owns WPS, but Chinese can fish
Amid accusations that he is being too soft on China, President Duterte on Tuesday said he asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea and merely granted fishing rights to Beijing. Duterte justified ...
- July 18, 2019
Our door is always open to Phl-China
China yesterday sought to downplay comments by President Duterte that he would raise an arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with leaders in Beijing, expressing confidence the Philippine leader will make his policy based ...
- October 18, 2016