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Pag-asa island not for tourists — official
The plan to develop Pag-asa island in the Spratlys into a tourist spot would only bring more trouble to the island, a ranking security official said yesterday. “Pag-asa island is a municipality. It’s very good to put hotels ...
- August 3, 2019
Pangasinan aquaculture practices wow US students
Students of the University of Rhode Island arrived in Pangasinan on New Year’s eve for their 20-day study of the best aquaculture practices in various coastal areas of the province and got wowed. From going to the rivers, ...
- February 7, 2019
BFAR team makes global headlines in fish culturing
Globally, the culture of carnivorous marine finfish and crustaceans receives the most interest from constitutional investors, with species groups like sea bass, salmon and shrimp showing double-digit growth rates. These ...
- June 2, 2019
Speaker's shark preservation bill gets OK
Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s bill that calls for the preservation of sharks in the country and provides for their regulation was approved on third and final reading on Monday. A total of 174 lawmakers voted to approve ...
- February 7, 2019
MPIF commits P1.5M for Puerto Galera’s Marine Protection, Inspection and Conservation Guardians
Shore It Up, Metro Pacific Investments Foundation Inc.’s flagship program, is celebrating another year of elevating environmental awareness and conserving aquatic life in coastal municipalities through this year’s Shore ...
- June 9, 2019
IBP seeks more time to talk to Palawan, Zambales fishermen
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to grant them more time to confer with the fishermen from Zambales and Palawan who are their clients in the petition for a writ of kalikasan. ...
- July 13, 2019
Fish cage development to boost catch, says DA
The Department of Agriculture and local fish importers have agreed to develop fish cage farming in the country to boost production. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently met with fisheries product importers where ...
- June 16, 2019
Video of beachgoers rescuing whales goes viral
Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although the authorities said that three ...
- July 20, 2019
'WPS joint exploration may be unconstitutional'
As the Duterte administration appears determined to pursue joint development in the West Philippine Sea with China, some lawmakers have warned that such arrangement could have constitutional ramifications. House constitutional ...
- October 30, 2019
Duterte: Abolish Pasig River agency
President Duterte yesterday called on Congress to abolish the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), believing it no longer has a function to perform. “If Congress is listening, abolish it. There is nothing to clean ...
- October 30, 2019