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November 21, 2010
Tough Choices

Early this month we stated that in order to begin saving Lake Buhi, the strict implementation of the Fisheries Code provision that only 10 percent of the total area of any lake be occupied by fish cages ought to be effected. This, we admitted, had very troubling direct consequences to the economy of Buhi where majority of the inhabitants are largely dependent on the fishing industry.     

Early this month we stated that in order to begin saving Lake Buhi, the strict implementation of the Fisheries Code provision that only 10 percent of the total area of any lake be occupied by fish cages ought to be effected. This, we admitted, had very troubling direct consequences to the economy of Buhi where majority of the inhabitants are largely dependent on the fishing industry.      

November 22, 2010
Moratorium on Buhi Fishing Mulled

BUHI, CAMARINES SUR (16 Nov) —A THREE YEAR Moratorium which will prohibit the operation of commercial fish cages, and confining fish cage operations to only 10% of the lake area are among the drastic measures being proposed by an inter-agency group now conducting studies on the worsening pollution in Lake Buhi.

BUHI, CAMARINES SUR (16 Nov 2010) —A THREE YEAR Moratorium which will prohibit the operation of commercial fish cages, and confining fish cage operations to only 10% of the lake area are among the drastic measures being proposed by an inter-agency group now conducting studies on the worsening pollution in Lake Buhi.

November 15, 2010
Buhi Fish Kill Caused by Highly Polluted Waters --BFAR

Legazpi City (12 November) -- The massive fish kill that hit Lake Buhi on October 29, 2010 was caused by highly polluted waters according to the water quality monitoring conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office No. 5.

Legazpi City (12 November) -- The massive fish kill that hit Lake Buhi on October 29, 2010 was caused by highly polluted waters according to the water quality monitoring conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office No. 5.

November 1, 2010
2,000 Cities Unite in Prayer for Holy Land Peace

JERUSALEM, OCT. 27, 2010--The faithful worldwide are invited to join the 2,000 cities already planning to participate in a day of prayer for peace in the Holy Land.

November 1, 2010
Philippine Bishops to Visit Pope

MANILA, Oct. 27, 2010- Filipino Catholic prelates will head off to Rome starting next month for their "ad limina visit"- during which they must account for themselves to Vatican departments and the Pope.

November 1, 2010
Synod Backs Pope in Call for 'two-state' Solution in Middle East

VATICAN, Oct. 25, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- In calling for a "two-state" solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the special Synod of Bishops for the Middle East has echoed the solution that Pope Benedict XVI urged on his visit to Israel last year.