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    • Bringing back Pasig's glory 

      Angeles, Manny (Daily Tribune, January 29, 2024, on page D36)
      Pasig River, once hailed as the “Queen of Rivers” during the Spanish colonial period, has sadly transformed into a symbol of environmental degradation and neglect over the years. However, amid the challenges, there is a ...

    • Mindoro folks get BFAR help in tinapa making 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2023, on page B14)
      Fisherfolks from oil-spill-stricken Oriental Mindoro benefited from the Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources “fish-smoking” process and techniques. Personnel from the DA-BFAR, through its ...

    • Revitalizing Ibajay Mangrove Park 

      (Daily Tribune, April 24, 2023, on page B13)
      Recognizing the importance of mangrove in protecting and enriching marine life, One Metro Foundation (OMF) has revitalized the Ibajay Mangrove Park in Aklan that serves as shelter and guardian of the water resources that ...

    • US VP Harris to board PCG's largest ship to Palawan 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, November 18, 2022, on page 1)
      One of the newly-acquired ships of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be given the rare opportunity to welcome on board a second highest official of the United States. This, after the PCG's BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) ...

    • Gov't urged: Keep pressing China for Panatag access 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 18, 2022, on page A4)
      The Philippine government should continue to work to ensure that Filipino fisherfolk would have unhindered access to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, according to a maritime law expert. “Negotiation should be for them to stop ...

    • Seized mackerel imports become christmas giveaways for Tondo folk 

      Aurelio, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2024, on page A2)
      Something’s fishy about this latest gift-giving activity involving President Marcos himself. Visiting an urban poor area in Manila on Saturday, the President led the distribution of Christmas food giveaways that included ...

    • SPPI supports Marikina River Forest Park 

      (BusinessWorld, September 8, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The ICCP Group’s Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. (SPPI) participated in the ceremonial launch of the Regional Development Council (RDC) Forest Park at the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) in ...

    • Three ADB-funded Marikina River bridges expected to start construction next year 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, September 8, 2022, on page S1/4)
      The government expects to start building three Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded bridges across the Marikina River in 2023, the Department of Public Works and Highways said on Wednesday. The civil works for the bridges, ...

    • PH wins world's leading dive destination title anew 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 6, 2024, on page 13)
      The Philippines is the World’s Leading Dive Destination by the 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA), the sixth time the country earned the title, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. Along with the country’s unparalleled ...

    • Fish unloading volume still down by 3% 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2022, on page 14)
      Monthly fish unloading volumes in the country’s eight regional fish port (RFP) dropped by three percent in October as the peak typhoon season ends. The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said the country’s ...

    • Fishing ban: 35, 000 workers to lose jobs 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, November 18, 2022, on page 14)
      Up to 35,000 workers in the fishing and canning industry will lose their jobs in the next three months with the implementation of the closed fishing season. At the Laging Handa public briefing yesterday, Department of Labor ...

    • Palace: Fisheries resiliency project to benefit poor 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, November 27, 2022, on page 1)
      President Marcos will ensure the full implementation of the P11.2billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project aimed at benefiting the country’s poorest of the poor, Malacañang said yesterday. The ...

    • Charter stumbling block in joint oil search 

      Garner, Jom (Daily Tribune, April 14, 2023, on page A3)
      Senator Robinhood Padilla on Thursday said the “outdated” economic provisions of the Philippine 1987 Constitution are a “stumbling block” to the Philippines and China’s possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West ...

    • Pola mayor rues oil spill effect 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, April 18, 2023, on page A2)
      More than a month after the oil spill hit Oriental Mindoro and surrounding areas, Pola Mayor Jennifer Cruz said on Monday her town remained one of the most affected areas. During the Laging Handa public briefing, Cruz said ...

    • Orani fish port rises 

      Supnad, Mar (Daily Tribune, April 21, 2023, on page B16)
      The ground breaking of the P180-million Orani fish landing and trading facility was held Thursday in Pantalan Bago here, paving the way for a new and wider fish port facility in this coastal town.

    • SMPC launches mangrove planting 

      (Daily Tribune, April 22, 2023, on page B15)
      Consunji-led integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation and the Department of Energy have forged a partnership to help clean up and contain the oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro. ...

    • Phl not a pawn, says DFA 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, May 6, 2024, on page A1)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has underscored the importance of challenging China’s claims in the South China Sea, which overlaps the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, in a ...

    • Agusan farmers taught tilapia processing 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, May 7, 2024, on page B16)
      The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in collaboration with other government agencies, equipped farmers in Agusan with the skills to boost the value of their tilapia production. A two-day training event on “Tilapia ...

    • CCC launches campaign for marine ecosystem sustainability 

      (Daily Tribune, May 6, 2024, on page G40)
      The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is launching the Month of the Ocean social media campaign “Dive Deep, Change the Tides” this May. Anchored in this year’s ocean month theme “Develop a sustainable and equitable blue ...

    • China-flagged carrier hits Phl fishing boat 

      (The Philippine Star, December 8, 2023, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard would be “very serious” in investigating a China-flagged bulk carrier that reportedly hit a Philippine fishing boat at daytime last Dec. 5 in Occidental Mindoro, PCG Commandant Ronnie Gil Gavan ...