Environment

Bulusan Volcano now on Alert Level 1

MANILA – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday night raised the alert for Bulusan Volcano to Level 1 (low level unrest).

BFAR: 18 areas found to be positive for toxic red tide

Eighteen areas were found to be positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide in the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) released on May 8.

Illegal, Impractical and Irresponsible: Why Retired Justice Carpio and Former Secretary Del Rosario Are Wrong about the West Philippine Sea

Retired Senior Justice Antonio Carpio and Former Secretary Albert Del Rosario have released many fiery statements criticizing the President’s careful, calculated, calibrated policy on the West Philippine Sea. We will explain...

‘Begonia Bangsamoro’: Newly discovered plant named after BARMM residents

Researchers recently discovered a new plant species in Wao, Lanao del Sur that was named the ‘Begonia Bangsamoro,’ after the residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).  It was...

Statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea on the deployment of more government assets in West Philippine Sea

The Philippines has sovereignty over the features and the surrounding territorial seas in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan Province, and enjoys sovereign rights over its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within the...

Statement of DA Sec William Dar on the West Philippine Sea issue

The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) looks at the "West Philippine Sea issue" in general terms, that is, in the area of "Illegal, Unregulated,...

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