The US Peace Corps has renewed its pact with international non-government organization Rare to build resilient and sustainable coastal communities in the Philippines over the next five years. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) "The US Peace Corps is pleased to be renewing its...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is close to securing the approval for the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe), a P10-billion project to be funded by World Bank. The project, which will run for seven years, is the first World Bank project to be implemented with the Bureau of Fisheries and...
Bukidnon 1st District Representative Maria Lourdes Acosta-Alba has sought passage of a bill that seeks to coordinate and ensure the sustainable development of coastal and marine resources of the Philippines. Acosta-Alba has filed House Bill No. 3136 or "An Act adopting Integrated Coastal Ecosystem...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) planted over 800 mangrove propagules and collected at least 1,000 kilograms of garbage in Tagum City, Davao del Norte as part of the observance of the World Mangrove Day on Monday, July 26. Personnel of PCG District Southeastern Mindanao planted the mangrove...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to build a substation to protect residents in coastal communities in Iba, Zambales. The officials of PCG Station Zambales, Barangay Amungan, and Amungan Fishermen Association have signed a memorandum of agreement for the Coast Guard’s utilization of the 60...
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) bared Wednesday, June 23, the establishment of the country’s first coastal engineering and management research and development center in Ilocos...
In line with the celebration of World Environment Month, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has reminded travelers to be responsible when interacting with marine wildlife to ensure their protection and sustainability. Anilao, Batangas (Photo courtesy of Robert Yin / Department of Tourism) "Observing...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their Typhoon Haiyan Response (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda). The first time I saw Tacloban (after the onslaught of Yolanda),...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified coastal patrol and set up more floating food banks for Filipino fishermen in El Nido, Palawan. In partnership with the Bureau of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the PCG distributed relief packs and hygiene kits for the fishermen and...
A scenic access road leading to the West Coastal Road Pebble Beach in Mainit, Surigao del Norte is now under construction, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. PICTURESQUE -- A view of both the serene Lake Mainit and the crystal blue Pacific Ocean will greet motorists once the...
Coastal waters in seven places in the country remained positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Friday, May 28. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The affected areas include the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City...
