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    • Dolphin's carcass found in beach 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 14, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A decomposing spinner dolphin was found on the beach of Barangay Zone 1, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental Tuesday morning. According to Lumba Project, a website about the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins found in Bago ...

    • Clean river equates good governance 

      Milla, Francisco E. Jr. (DailyGuardian, September 4, 2019, on page 3)
      Most of the highly urbanized cities developed around a river system. This is so for humans needed the ecosystem services that only rivers can provide. Rivers are source of fresh water and help recharge the aquifer, support ...

    • Del Rosario: PH should take South China Sea row to UN 

      ABS-CBN News (DailyGuardian, August 3, 2019, on page 12)
      Del Rosario said the Philippine government should seek support to compel China to abide its arbitral win in the disputed waters. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague upheld in 2016 Manila’s sovereign rights ...

    • RDRRMC-6 mulls sea rescue template, task force 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, September 14, 2019, on page 2-14)
      After testing the agencies’ existing policies and procedures on maritime response on Thursday, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 6 plans to craft a template for sea rescue operations in ...

    • Hinoba-an bags P2-M worth of fisheries livelihood projects 

      French, Lilibeth A. (DailyGuardian, September 20, 2019, on page 10)
      The municipality of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental won the top place for the 2018 Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) Search for the Most Outstanding Coastal Community in Western Visayas and bagged P2 million worth of ...

    • 'Overmarketed, overpromised': Save the Gigantes Islands before it's too late 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, September 17, 2019, on page 2-14)
      After Boracay Island underwent a six-month rehabilitation closure last year, tourists have been flooding the Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo because of its promise of white-sand beaches, highly comparable to that of ...

    • Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, October 5, 2019, on page 9)
      A top marine biologist has urged Thailand’s government to speed up conservation plans for the dugong, an imperiled sea mammal, after their death toll for the year in Thai waters has already climbed to a record 21. Thon ...

    • Popularity of mangrove crabs spurs various trainings on crab farming 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (DailyGuardian, November 18, 2019, on page 7-13)
      Due to the growing popularity of mangrove crabs, locally known as alimango, aqua farmers and entrepreneurs have recently been busy attending trainings on how to grow the prized seafood. In a span of three months, five ...

    • Life-choking plastic garbage 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (DailyGuardian, September 16, 2019, on page 6-7)
      Since a lot of plastic items we use are low cost and disposable, we create an awful lot of plastic trash. Hundreds of tons of plastic rubbish have been removed during the cleanup of Manila Bay and this is just along the ...

    • CENRO Bago spearheads Sum-ag River Cleanup 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Bago (DailyGuardian, September 23, 2019, on page 12)
      One hundred eighty five (185) participants from the Philippine Coast Guard, Sum-ag Elementary School, PCG Auxiliary, City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council(CFARMC) Guardians Emigrant and barangay officials ...

    • Chevron extends La Union marine sanctuary project 

      (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page B4)
      Reaffirming its commitment to support communities and the environment, Chevron Philippines Inc. marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants has extended its Marine Protected Area project in Barangay Poro in San ...

    • Boundary agreement for PH, Indonesia nears 

      Villanueva, Ralph U. (The Manila Times, June 24, 2019, on page A4)
      Soon, the Philippines’ and Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries at the West Philippine (South China) Sea will be delimited, Malacañang said on Sunday. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the delimitation ...

    • Phl-Indonesia sea border pact takes effect 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2019, on page 10)
      The historic agreement between the Philippines and Indonesia that establishes the boundary of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) took effect on Thursday after two decades of negotiations, the Department of Foreign Affairs ...

    • WV eyes marine transport research network program 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, October 13, 2019, on page 2-10)
      Western Visayas is set to launch its marine transport research network program in response to the government’s drive to modernize the transport sector. “We are very serious in addressing the modernization frustrates of our ...

    • DENR chief pushes for int'l collab on wetlands conservation 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, October 13, 2019, on page 5)
      Participants from various countries visited the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) – the seventh Ramsar site of the Philippines located in southern Negros – as part of the 2nd East Asian-Australasian ...

    • New species found in whale shark's mouth 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 29, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      A whale shark’s mouth might not seem like the most hospitable environment for a home, but Japanese researchers have found there’s no place like it for a newly-discovered shrimp-like creature. The tiny inhabitants — dubbed ...

    • 'Sagip Saka' IRR is DA's framework 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, October 28, 2019, on page A3)
      To effectively raise the incomes of farmers and fisherfolk, Sen. Francis Pangilinan, author and proponent of the Sagip Saka Act, said its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) would serve as the framework for the ...

    • WestMinCom asks fishing firms' help 

      Rimando, Antonio P. (The Manila Times, October 29, 2019, on page A7)
      The Western Mindanao Command ( WestMinCom) wants large fishing fleets here to be enlisted with naval reserves to help secure the vast southern Philippine sea waters against terrorists and pirates. WestMinCom chief Lt. Gen. ...

    • Opening of floating kubo, fishing competition in Muntinlupa 

      (The Manila Times, October 28, 2019, on page B7)
      Mayor Jaime Fresnedi scores a fish during the launching of Floating Kubo and the 10th JRF Fishing Competition on October 19 at Bayanan Baywalk, Muntinlupa City. The activities aim to promote the area as an eco-tourism hub ...

    • The 'New Thinking' to expand agri exports 

      Dar, William (The Manila Times, October 24, 2019, on page A1-B5)
      The headlines and news generated lately from the Department of Agriculture (DA) were mostly related to rice. But with the coming holidays it will not only be rice that will be consumed in greater quantities during the usual ...