Browsing by Subject "Exploitation"

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    • DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 15, 2018, on page B-3)
      If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...

    • DFA: Sinos not staking claim on Benham 

      (Manila Standard, March 17, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China fully recognized Philippine sovereignty over Benham Rise, according to acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo. It was the first time the acting foreign minister spoke on the issue and reiterated that Beijing ...

    • Effects of climate change and exploitation on fisheries 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya, February 6, 2014, on page B5)
      Two changes in the oceans that are driven by climate change are surface sea water temperatures and acidity. Several studies have documented the effects of these two changes on global fisheries. Sone of these studies were ...

    • EU move to boost PH fishing targets 

      Palaña, Voltaire (The Manila Times, April 27, 2015, on page A8)
      Lifting of the yellow card issued to the Philippines by the European Union in connection with measures to fight illegal fishing is a big boost to the country attaining its inclusive growth objectives in the EU-Generalized ...

    • Expert warns against soft stance on China 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 18, 2018, on page 1)
      China appears to be making some headway from the Philippines' "soft" stance on the South China Sea disputes, Jay Batongbacal, seen as a maritime expert, said Saturday.

    • Fight for gas exploration in West PH sea, Duterte urged 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, October 17, 2016, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte should insist on the Philippines’ right to exploit the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when he visits China this week, with the Malampaya field off Palawan set to run out of ...

    • Fish council backs stricter fishing policy 

      PN (Panay News, July 28, 2015, on page 10)
      BFAR has already insisted that the same rules apply -- that no commercial fishing vessels should be in municipal waters to give way to other fishers and violators will be penalized. The new measures that were passed by ...

    • Fish tagging program starts 

      (BusinessWorld, January 16, 2008, on page S1/3)
      Up to 2,400 species of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, tunsoy, tawiles,hasa-hasa, and matangbaka in the waters of Palawan and Manila Bay are targeted for tagging and coding under a joint research program that will ...

    • Fish: the overlooked destabilizer in the South China Sea 

      (The Manila Times, February 15, 2016, on page A6)
      South China Sea tensions will rise in the long-term as China exhausts its near-shore fisheries and continues to push outward to secure further stocks. In Asia, consumption of fish will increase with population and ...

    • Fisherfolk turn over tags to gov't for study 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2009, on page 4)
      Fishermen have started returning tags recovered from their catch to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which is engaged in multilateral scientific-projects to develop regional conservation management plans ...

    • Fishers to bets: don’t forget us 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macob, Johanne Margarette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2016, on page A6)
      Fishermen on Wednesday staged a rally here to press presidential candidates to include their sector in their governance plans, four days ahead of the third and last presidential debate that would be held at the University ...

    • Government-protected areas leave avenues for exploitation 

      Cinco, Elinando B. (Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2018, on page 10)
      There are a few probable reasons why the country’s protected areas – there are 240 of them – can easily be intruded into by scheming persons under the guise of “investors.” Why is this so? Under the Department of Environment ...

    • Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing 

      PN (Panay News, May 21, 2013, on page 3)
      To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ...

    • High Crime in the High Seas 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, July 15, 2016, on page A11)
      At 5 p.m. on July 12, The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, at 117 years old, the oldest global institution for the settlement of international disputes, gave the Philippines its biggest legal victory ever in any ...

    • 'Joint exploration in West PH Sea legal' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Reyes, Dempsey; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, March 2, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Joint exploration in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) with China is in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang insisted on Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte likened China’s offer of joint ...

    • Joint exploration may settle SCS row- Carpio 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 9, 2018, on page 7)
      The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Chins on joint oil gas development could serve as the foundation for finally settling the disputes in the South China Sea, Supreme Court ...

    • Joint exploration with China in WPS is the better approach — JPE 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2018, on page 1-7)
      The United Nations arbitral court had issued a decision rejecting China’s historical claim over most parts of the SCS and favoring the Philippine claim over parts of the Spratly island chain and the Scarborough (Panatag) ...

    • Joint gas exploration puts China under PH control – Malacañang 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2018, on page 3)
      Malacañang said that China would have to comply to Philippine laws in case the joint exploration in Service Contract (SC) 57 pushes through as the said area is under the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines. ...

    • Joma backs PH legal battle vs China over sea dispute 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Thursday declared his support to the legal struggle of the Philippine government against the “aggressive acts” of China in the West Philippine ...

    • Justice prods Palace to assert PH rights over Benham 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, February 19, 2018, on page A1)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has rebuffed the position of Malacanang that there is nothing wrong with China naming undersea features in the Philippine Rise. China, Carpio said, has no right to name the ...