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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
'Phl not giving up territory to China'
The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- July 27, 2017
DA to hold free seminars at Agrilink 2017
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agencies will be holding free seminars, technical workshops and demos, investment forum, and business-to-business (B2B) seminars at Agrilink Foodlink Aqualink 2017. The ...
- September 17, 2017
German envoy to speak in forum vs ocean litter
Improving the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture is vital to reducing hunger and poverty for millions n the developing world. International Coastal Clean Up is the worlds largest volunteer effort to ocean and ...
- September 6, 2017
Life along: the mighty Mekong
The morning sun rose high and bright above the mighty Mekong River, a 4,350-kilometer wonder of nature which starts in Tibet and crosses through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam before finally emptying ...
- October 1, 2017
Gov't finalizes P30-B Hungary loan for Laguna Lake cleanup, rubber mfg
The Department of Agriculture expects to secure a P30-billion loan from the Hungarian government which it plans to use for the cleanup of the Laguna Lake as well as the establishment of the first-ever rubber manufacturing ...
- September 21, 2017
10 held for selling giant pearls
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested 10 persons for illegally possessing and selling giant pearls in Ermita, Manila Monday afternoon. In a press conference yesterday, the NBI’s Environmental Crimes Division ...
- March 15, 2017
G7 seeks demilitarization of ‘disputed’ sea features
The Group of Seven (G7) or the seven richest countries in the world have issued a joint communiqué expressing concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas and calling for a demilitarization of “disputed ...
- May 30, 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
DA plans 10-year fisheries roadmap
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to craft a 10-year masterplan for the local fisheries sector to improve its contribution to the overall agriculture industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the DA will ...
- September 9, 2017