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    • Veep urges filing of protest on Chinese missiles 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, May 7, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo on Sunday urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “administration to take immediate and appropriate actions, including the filing of a diplomatic protest” in the wake of China’s reported ...

    • Vegetables, fish in Antique way too expensive? 

      (Panay News, January 25, 2015, on page 4)
      The prices of such agricultural products in the province were so high that some Antiqueños said they prefer to eat pork and dressed chicken in the past weeks. Leah Gonzales, provincial director of the Department of Trade ...

    • Vendor defies shellfish ban 

      Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, September 27, 2015, on page 5)
      Despite the directive that totally bans the harvesting, transporting, selling and eating of all kinds of shellfish in Capiz, a 50-year-old vendor at the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center here said she has no other choice but ...

    • Vendors feel pinch of Boracay closure 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2018, on page A6)
      Market vendors are also being hit hard by the closure of Boracay Island to tourists. Fish, fruit and vegetable vendors at Talipapa Bukid, the main market on the island, have complained of a drastic drop in sales since April ...

    • Vendors Sell Shellfish Despite Worsening Red tide In Bataan 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2014, on page 8)
      Oysters, mussels, and other shellfish earlier banned by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) due to red tide in the coast of this province have still made their way to the market, authorities warned yesterday. ...

    • De Venecia calls for PH-China-Vietnam exploration, development in Spratlys 

      Canivel, Roy Stephen C.; Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2017, on page A14)
      Philippine special envoy Jose de Venecia Jr. on Sunday called for joint exploration and development in the Spratly Islands as lawmakers at home cautioned the administration of President Duterte against entering into such ...

    • De Venecia makes strides in aquaculture 

      Visperas, Eva; Ramirez, Cesar (The Philippine Star, December 11, 2016, on page B-4)
      Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and a fish scientist were honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) for their outstanding leadership ...

    • Venezuelans scour polluted river to survive 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, January 9, 2018, on page 11)
      Angel Villanueva waded into the dirty brown water of the Guaire River, the putrid channel snaking through Venezuela’s capital, where he hoped to scavenge for a bit of treasure. He raked his hands across the bottom of the ...

    • Venice - losing battle against climate change? 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2019, on page 6)
      Rains lashed the rest of Italy and to the south, the swollen Arno river threatened the cities of Florence and Pisa. But it was in Venice where the damage was greatest, as the high tide damaged over 50 churches, including ...

    • Venice hit by worst high tide; mayor declares emergency 

      (The Philippine Star, November 14, 2019, on page A23)
      Venice was hit by the second highest tide recorded in the lagoon city on Tuesday, which flooded its historic basilica and left many of its squares and alleyways deep underwater. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said he would declare ...

    • Verbal row over reef militia sizzles; Duterte, Huang meet 

      Medenilla, Samuel P.; Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, March 26, 2021, on page A2-A4)
      The presence of a fleet of Chinese ships in the Julian Felipe Reef were among the issues discussed by President Duterte during his recent meeting with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, Malacanang said on Thursday, as harsh ...

    • Verde Island Passage faces new oil spill threat 

      Virola, Madonna T.; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2023, on page A8)
      A fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of diesel nearly sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas, on Sunday, sparking fears of another oil spill in the fragile biodiversity of Verde Island Passage (VIP), an advocacy group ...

    • Verde Island reefs show resilience to climate change 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, October 13, 2018, on page 1-9)
      In the face of climate change, the reefs of Verde Island, situated in the middle of the “center of the center of marine biodiversity” in the world, are showing signs that they are protected from the major impacts of climate ...

    • Verdict: 'Very Serious Marine Casualty' 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2019, on page A10)
      Call them the Downplay Duo. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo have become the headliners of the administration’s merry jig to minimize the culpability of the Chinese vessel ...

    • Vessel catches fire off Bohol; 1 dead 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, June 27, 2022, on page 12)
      A 53-year-old man died while another was reported missing when a passenger vessel caught fire as it was sailing in the waters off Bohol yesterday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The PCG public information ...

    • Vessel catches fire off Quezon; 7 dead 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Zoleta, Michelle; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2022, on page 8)
      Seven persons died while 24 others were injured when a passenger vessel with 134 people on board caught fire in the waters off Real in Quezon province yesterday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the ...

    • Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk 

      (Panay News, September 25, 2017, on page B5-B11)
      Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable. Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...

    • Vessel tracking in Negros Occidental 

      (Panay News, August 6, 2017, on page 16)
      In the August, Ocean-Philippines will pilot-test its Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) in some towns in Negros Occidental. VMM is now mandated by law through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ocampo said. A VMM ...

    • Vetiver 'miracle grass' has wide variety of uses 

      (Malaya, August 15, 2013, on page A2)
      With the devastation from recent storms, typhoons and heavy monsoon rains, climate change has become a great concern in the country. Flooding and landslides have prompted both government and private sector to search for ...

    • Vetiver grasses grown to clean Vizcaya waterways 

      Perante, Ceasar M. (Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2015, on page 16)
      After commissioning the operation of a $6.1million water treatment facility for its Didipio Mine in this upland town, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) announced the implementation of more natural measures that would ...