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WorldFish Center to help strengthen local aquaculture
(Manila Bulletin,February 5, 2010 , on page 9)The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has forged a deal with the WorldFish Center to intensify the capacity building program for managers of the Regional Fisheries Research and Development Centers (RFRDC). This agreement ... -
World’s oldest fishing sinkers found in SKorea
(The Manila Times,August 8, 2018 , on page B6)Archaeologists excavating a cave in South Korea have found evidence that suggests human beings were using sophisticated techniques to catch fish as far back as 29,000 years ago, much earlier than experts previously thought. ... -
The world’s plastic problem
(The Manila Times,June 4, 2018 , on page A5)Plastic is indeed ubiquitous and it is forever: Even after we are done with it and throw it away, it doesn’t cease to exist. Burn it and it will transform into invisible, indestructible toxins. Dump it and while it might ... -
‘Worm alert’: Sushi parasites have increased 283x in the past 40 years
(Panay News,March 21, 2020 , on page 9)A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology in March 2020 on the occurrence of certain worms in raw or undercooked seafood, in the form of sushi, sashimi, nigiri, etc., reports an increase in the number of ... -
Worms attack mangroves in region
(The Daily Guardian,September 28, 2010 , on page 1-5)Worms of a certain type of moth is feeding on mangroves in Western Visayas, according to environment officials. Bernabe Garnace, Community Environment and Natural Resources Office chief, said they noticed the larvae or ... -
Worst drought in 40 years has turned Bangkok tap water salty
(BusinessWorld,January 9, 2020 , on page S2/5)Some residents of Bangkok can literally taste the risk of a potentially damaging drought in Thailand. Tap water has turned saltier in parts of the city, a development blamed on the Chao Phraya river becoming too low to ... -
A worst-case scenario in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,May 18, 2017 , on page A5)The worst-case scenario in the South China Sea now unfolds. China simultaneously targets all adversary bases and aircraft carrier strike groups within 4,000 kilometers from the China mainland. Key US satellites used for ... -
Wounded dolphin rescued in Pangasinan
(The Philippine Star,May 14, 2021 , on page 10)A wounded false killer whale rescued off the coast of an island in Dasol town on May 10 is being treated at a government center in this city. “It is strong but is not yet eating,” Hasmin Chogsayan, veterinarian at the ... -
Wounded dolphin rescued in Sipalay
(DailyGuardian,July 29, 2020 , on page 3)Fishermen rescued a wounded dolphin after it got stranded off the waters of Barangay Maricalum, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Monday. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, ... -
'Wow mali'
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'WPS becoming a national election issue'
(The Philippine Star,May 20, 2021 , on page 2)Believing that China will try to influence next year’s national polls, former defense secretary Orlando Mercado and University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal ... -
WPS debate might still happen in June 2022
(The Manila Times,May 9, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the debate between President Rodrigo Duterte and retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on West Philippine Sea (WPS) issues might still push through when the Chief Executive ... -
WPS dispute with China 'can't be solved in this lifetime'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 26, 2018 , on page A8)The country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) cannot be resolved in this lifetime, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Saying that the Duterte administration was “not pro-China” ... -
WPS exploration sole Phl decision
(Daily Tribune,November 5, 2020 , on page A1-A6)The Department of Energy (DoE) on Wednesday clarified that the government’s decision to resume oil exploration activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) was a “unilateral decision.” This means that local companies ... -
WPS gas bonanza eyed for sovereign fund
(Manila Bulletin,December 12, 2022 , on page B-1)A senior member of Congress wants all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the West Philippine Sea to be put in the Maharllika Investment Fund (MIF) the proposed state-sponsored ... -
'WPS is ours... no ifs and buts'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2019 , on page A9)During his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22, President Duterte made it very clear that “… the West Philippine Sea is ours. There [are] no ifs and buts. It is ours… we have been acting [applause] along that ... -
'WPS island-building hazardous to ecosystem'
(Manila Bulletin,July 14, 2017 , on page 5)The island-building activities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in 2015 could potentially affect the marine ecosystem of the Philippines, even after several ... -
WPS issue 'haunts' Lorenzana every day
(The Philippine Star,December 27, 2018 , on page 5)The country’s issues with China over the West Philippine Sea remain a problem that haunts Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana every day. He said there is currently a stalemate on the matter of who occupies which island in ... -
'WPS joint exploration may be unconstitutional'
(The Philippine Star,October 30, 2019 , on page 6)As the Duterte administration appears determined to pursue joint development in the West Philippine Sea with China, some lawmakers have warned that such arrangement could have constitutional ramifications. House constitutional ... -
WPS marine ecosystem threats resolution eyed
(Daily Tribune,October 30, 2022 , on page B14)The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are partnering with United States Agency for International Development to address the marine ecosystem threats in the ...