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    • AFP wary vs 'swarming' Chinese vessels 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, December 10, 2022, on page 3)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command disclosed on Friday that it is already taking action following the “swarming” of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Authorities confirmed that the vessels, ...

    • Fish output up 0.4% in Q3 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 6, 2022, on page B12)
      The country’s fish production increased to 1,003.10 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. In its quarterly Fisheries Situation Report, PSA noted “minimal increases” ...

    • DFA protests Chinese Navy Ship's intrusion in PH waters 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 15, 2022, on page A4)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian after a people's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ship illegally entered the Sulu Sea and stayed there ...

    • Russian crab craze in South Korea stirs ethical debate 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 9, 2022, on page A9)
      Plunging prices for Russian crab have South Koreans flocking to seafood markets and restaurants but some consumers are questioning whether to boycott the imports on concerns the purchases indirectly support Russia’s attack ...

    • Aquatic animals dispersed 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, December 6, 2022, on page B16)
      SANTA, Ilocos SUR - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Recources-Regional Fisheries Office 1, through the Provincial Fishery Office of Ilococ Sur; recently dispersed 20,000 elver eels and 10,000 freshwater pawns in Abra ...

    • Sardines play big part in nutrition program 

      Inosante, Aubrey (Daily Tribune, December 1, 2022, on page C18)
      Filipino brand Mega Sardines led the celebration of National Sardines Day with the theme, “FieSSSta — Sarap, Sustansya, at Saya,” last 24 November. Marvin Tiu Lim, MPFI chief growth and development officer, underscored the ...

    • Moratorium on imported fish ban issued 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 3, 2022, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced on Friday a moratorium on its planned crackdown on vendors of imported fish in local markets effective immediately, which means selling imported pampano and pink ...

    • GCash to plant half a million mangrove trees in Cebu 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2022, on page SS-3)
      GCash, the leading digital mobile wallet in the country, together with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., (RAFI), is planting 550,000 mangrove trees in Tañon Strait in Cebu to help the environment and mitigate the effects ...

    • Japan-PH air ‘serious concern’ over South China Sea conflict 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 10, 2022, on page A1-A3)
      Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defense ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China’s increasingly assertive maritime activities. It was the first so-called ...

    • Fisheries output falls flat in Q2 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, August 18, 2019, on page B4)
      The country’s fisheries production slightly improved in the second quarter amid better output in the municipal sector. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that total volume of fisheries went up 0.4 ...

    • Event highlights solutions to reduce plastic waste in rivers and coasts 

      (DailyGuardian, November 13, 2021, on page 10-11)
      “Around 11 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans yearly. This is equivalent to an entire garbage truck’s worth of plastic every minute,” said World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Global Plastics Policy Coordinator Mr. Huy ...

    • How’s Jalaur River Basin rehabilitation doing? 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 17, 2021, on page 1-14)
      How is the 10-year Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded rehabilitation project in Region 6’s Jalaur River Basin (JRB) doing? The Jalaur River Basin encompasses almost entirely the province of Iloilo, with ...

    • Organization of fishermen seeks gov’t help for members 

      Ochave, Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 19, 2021, on page S1/2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), an organization of small fishermen, said the government needs to provide aid to small fisherfolk during the three-month closed fishing season in the ...

    • India says WTO fishing plan favors rich nations 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 15, 2021, on page B3)
      The latest World Trade Organization proposals on ending fishing subsidies are unfair, weak and favor rich nations, an Indian official told AFP on Friday. Governments spend billions of dollars every year subsidizing fishing ...

    • Can cabs, lobster feel pain? UK gov't says yes 

      (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2021, on page 12)
      The United Kingdom will soon ban the boiling of live crabs and lobsters after the government agreed with a recent study that crustaceans can feel pain and joy, according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald and dpa. ...

    • Coastal cleanup continues with Rotary Club Bacolod 

      (The Manila Times, August 17, 2021, on page D3)
      It was another Sunday morning where members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara and Barangay 35 Council had their hands full, picking up mountains of trash at the reclamation area of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. ...

    • Fire 'stabilized' on cargo ship spewing toxic gas off Canada 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, October 26, 2021, on page B2)
      The Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday that a fire spewing toxic gas from a container ship has been "stabilized" and that it now planned to deploy firefighters to the vessel to quell the rest of the blaze. The Zim Kingston ...

    • Developing Pagudpud beaches as ‘the next Boracay’ 

      Danao, Dindo (Manila Standard, November 15, 2021, on page B1)
      A female lawmaker and tourism advocate wants Saud Beach and Blue Lagoon Beach in Pagudpud town, Ilocos Norte to be the next major tourist destination in the country, but says their development should be guided with ...

    • Minors can't go to dolomite beach after overcrowding 

      Barcelo, Vito; Casas, Willie; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, October 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Minors, or those aged 17 and below, are not yet allowed to visit the Manila Bay dolomite beach amid the COVID-19, Malacanang said, as it warned the public against complacency in the midst of the pandemic. Presidential ...

    • DU30, Xi boosting Phl-China ties 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, April 10, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to boost the “positive engagements” between Manila and Beijing in terms of trade, infrastructure, and Covid-19 response, while keeping peace in the ...