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DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...
- April 23, 2018
Palace: Fishermen can still go to Panatag
The government is making sure Filipino fishermen are not deprived of access to Panatag Shoal’s rich resources despite threats of being driven away even during inclement weather by intruding Chinese vessels. Presidential ...
- March 4, 2014
RP to use circle hooks for longline fishing
The Philippine government will soon implement the mainstream use of circle hooks for longline fishing operations to reduce sea turtle bycatch. President Arroyo announced the new policy during her speech at the Coral Triangle ...
- January 21, 2010
Sustainable fishing
With prices of fish rising, the government has approved the importation of galunggong. Among those hit by the move, however, are many of the biggest consumers of the so-called poor man’s fish: small-scale fishermen and ...
- August 30, 2018
China’s reef destruction P231.7 B so far: Pay up
China owes the Philippines P231.7 billion for continuing reef destruction and poaching since 2013. With the UN court holding Beijing liable for ecological damage, the Philippines can exact indemnity. China state assets in ...
- June 17, 2020
Fishing in Phl more fun with GPS
Fishing is now more fun in this city, thanks to the fish finder gadgets with global positioning system (GPS) turned over by Interior Secretay Manuel Roxas II to groups of fishermen here Friday. Roxas said the fishing device ...
- April 12, 2015
Lorenzana: China encroaching on Phl waters
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana countered China’s latest claims of sovereignty over islands and features in the West Philippine Sea yesterday, emphasizing that it is the Chinese who are encroaching on Philippine waters. ...
- April 29, 2021
More farmers, fisherfolks now have insurance coverage
Over three million farmers and fisherfolks are now enrolled in government insurance programs, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. Data from the PCIC show that around 3.09 million were enrolled in its insurance ...
- March 4, 2021
The new DA structure
The Department of Agriculture has finally issued the highly controversial administrative order reorganizing the management structure of the department. According to the AO issued last May 15, a copy of which was furnished ...
- May 28, 2000
SEAFDEC chief reappointed
On the government's endorsement through President Arroyo, the chief of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has been reappointed for an unprecedented ...
- July 21, 2002