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The Mandaue City Council’s passage of a resolution urging Rep. Jonas Cortes of Cebu’s sixth district to lobby for the passage of a bill creating Mandaue City as a lone congressional district has several obstacles in its…
The thought of losing one’s parents who are aging or suffering from the ravages of ailment makes one ensure that moments with them are very special. Through little ways from our heart, we want them to feel…
Tuburan town’s fishing and farming sectors are getting a boost from the local government’s thrust to make bangus sardines a town industry and a local coffee chain’s plan to help coffee farmers improve their products and to…
AN environment group said they will ask President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to impose a moratorium on reclamation projects due to their destructive effects on coastal communities. Oceana-Philippines Vice President Gloria Estenzo-Ramos said they will also file a case…
Mindfully Greenie It is one of this urbanite’s exhilarating moments to be awakened by the rhythmic sounds of the waves and seeing the sun slowly emerging from the night’s shadows, illuminating the landscape with its blazing rays.…
Looking at the solitary figure of an artisanal fisherfolk in his banca, somewhere in the Cebu portion of Tañon Strait, I tried to imagine what his thoughts were. Is he hopeful of a good catch? Is he…
Reef gleaning, or “panginhas” in Cebuano, has been an integral part of the lifestyle of seaside villagers, most especially the women and children. This practice has been ongoing for as long as we can remember, dating back…
Stronger penalties and strict enforcement of the amended Fisheries Code are seen as the best solution to the problem on illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing. This was the consensus reached among 300 participants of the National Summit…
The Cebu provincial government yesterday pledged to support a non-government organization’s (NGO) project to help small farmers in towns hit by Supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu. “Part of that, in our agreement with Pagtambayayong, is to encourage…
NEARLY 100 fisherfolk and Bantay Dagat volunteers from northern Cebu went to the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office last Friday to file charges against two illegal fishing operators apprehended off Kinatarcan Island in Sta. Fe last week. The group…
The Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture is pushing for the fabrication of fiberglass palm boats instead of wooden bancas in northern Cebu. BFAR regional director Andres M. Bojos said they have, so far, trained 22 fisherfolk from…
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