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    • Fishing boat capsizes off WPS; 31 rescued 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2021, on page 9)
      Thirty-one fishermen have been rescued after their boat capsized in the waters off the Nares Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy confirmed yesterday. “All those aboard the FB Pauline 2 are in good ...

    • Manila Bay wastewater violators flagged 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2021, on page 1)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued cease and desist orders (CDOs) to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine Navy ...

    • Navy did not give up Panatag to China former chief clarifies 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2021, on page 7)
      The Philippine Navy did not give up Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to China in the 2012 standoff. Its warship was ordered out two days after the impasse began that April to resume an original mission in northern Luzon waters. ...

    • Palace: Filing protest over China ships up to DFA 

      Mendez, Christina; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2021, on page 2)
      It’s up to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to officially protest the presence of about 120 Chinese vessels particularly on the side of Tizard Bank that is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in ...

    • DOJ: WPS fishermen's P6-M settlement not final 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Flores, Helen; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, July 12, 2021, on page 1)
      A P6-million settlement with 22 Filipino fishermen, whose fishing boat Gem-Ver was reportedly rammed by a Chinese vessel two years ago, is not yet a done deal, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. “The discussion ...

    • China: US creating risks with S. China Sea warship sail-bys 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, May 21, 2021, on page 14)
      China on Thursday branded the United States an "out-and-out security risk creator" in the South China Sea, after an American warship sailed through waters near the disputed Spratly Islands. Tensions in maritime waters ...

    • Cargo vessel, boat collide in Manila 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, July 9, 2021, on page 10)
      A cargo vessel and a foreign utility boat figured in a collision at the Manila South Harbor yesterday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The incident left M/V Palawan Pearl, which carried 3,000 liters of diesel ...

    • Marine groups want travel bubbles with source markets 

      Rosales, Elijah Felice (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2021, on page 2)
      Marine enthusiasts are appealing to policymakers to establish travel bubbles with source markets, citing how the absence of tourists in diving communities forced residents to overfish to the detriment of aquatic life. ...

    • The new DA structure 

      Reyes, Mary Ann LL. (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2000, on page 23)
      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 ...

    • Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2000, on page 15)
      A nationwide program to disseminate aquaculture technologies developed by a government-hosted Southeast Asian center is on. Now implementing program are the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • Seafdec AQD chief reappointed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 28, 2000, on page 26)
      On the government's recommendation through President Estrada, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has reappointed the chief of the Iloilo-based SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) for a third term. ...

    • New technology boosts revival of 'hito' industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 10, 2000, on page 24)
      The native catfish (hito) industry, which appears headed for extinction, may yet be revived. Basis pf this optimistic outlook is the development of a technology for the mass production of Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) ...

    • SEAFDEC AQD marks 27th anniversary 

      (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2000, on page 50)
      The government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, will celebrate its 27th anniversary on July 6-7. Among the highlights of the celebration ...

    • Coastal towns welcome aquaculture technologies 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, March 31, 2000, on page B-3)
      The livelihood programs of a number of coastal as well as landlocked towns in the Visayas are now being boosted by aquaculture technologies being transferred to their fishfarming sector. Such technologies include raising ...

    • Mariculture park on the drawing board 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 4, 2000, on page 26)
      SAEP agreed to spearhead the move during its 13th annual meeting held recently at the Central Philippines University (CPU) in Iloilo City. Along this line, a multi-disciplinary task force will be created to prepare a ...

    • Search on for aqua project sites to be financed by Landbank 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2000, on page B-4)
      The search is on for appropriate sites in Mindanao where aquaculture projects to be funded by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) will be undertaken. This search was initiated by the West Visayas Technology Promotion ...

    • Primavera elected head of PAMS 

      (The Philippine Star, January 10, 2000, on page 28)
      A noted marine scientist has been elected president of the Philippine Association of Marine Science (PAMS). To lead PAMS in the new millennium is Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, senior scientist of the government-hosted Southeast ...

    • Discovering the ocean's deepest mysteries beyond the 'Titanic' 

      Garceau, Scott (The Philippine Star, June 26, 2021, on page C2)
      Talking with Bob Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the sunken Titanic in the North Atlantic in 1985, he can sound a little dismissive of that particular blip on his career sonar — possibly because he’s been asked ...

    • Fisheries specialists finish program 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 29, 1996, on page 28)
      Fourteen fisheries specialists from 12 Asian countries completed last Sep. 27 a 12-week course on Coastal Aquaculture conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) at ...

    • Science agency developing ecology model for Laguna Lake 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 20, 1999, on page 40)
      A dynamic ecological model of Laguna de Bay will be developed to rationalize the management of the lake. The task has been started by the Binangonan Freshwater Substation (BFS) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...