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    • VFA repeal to embolden China on West Philippine Sea claim 

      (Manila Standard, March 5, 2020, on page B1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement is seen to further escalate tension and give China the upper hand in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which is believed to hold huge oil ...

    • VFA up for renegotiation; Rody gags officials on WPS 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2021, on page 2)
      The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US is up for renegotiation, President Duterte said, as he maintained that his administration has veered away from a proWest foreign policy to avoid “trouble.” At a meeting of ...

    • Viability of prawn farming in the Philippines 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, August 23, 2017, on page 12)
      The local industry may have been experiencing a setback due to the prevalence of certain viral diseases affecting the vannamei variety. It is a variety of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean that is commonly caught or farmed ...

    • Viability of producing functional food 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 27, 2018, on page 10)
      The production or processing of functional food is becoming one of the fast growing segments of the country’s food industry. Functional food contains both essential nutrients and health promoting non-nutrients. However, ...

    • Vibrant Oceans Initiative backs Oceana PH drives 

      (Manila Standard, November 17, 2018, on page A5-A5)
      The Philippines has been selected anew by Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of the priority countries for its Vibrant Oceans Phase II—making an investment of USD $86 million, it said in a press statement. The fund is to be ...

    • Victorias fisherfolk looks forward to eco-tourism 

      (The Manila Times, September 7, 2021, on page B12)
      Fisherfolk from the coastal barangay of Pasil in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, are hoping to benefit from the growing popularity of Eco-tourism with two native cottages they are building in an extensive area of mangrove ...

    • Video of beachgoers rescuing whales goes viral 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2019, on page 12)
      Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although the authorities said that three ...

    • Vietnam accuses China of attack on fishermen in South China Sea 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, March 27, 2013, on page S1/9)
      Vietnam has accused China of opening fire on a fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea and burning down its cabin, charges denied by Beijing on Tuesday as tensions resurface over sovereignty in the energy-rich waters. ...

    • Vietnam accuses China of attacking its fishermen 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2015, on page A16)
      A Vietnamese official on Wednesday accused China of attacking its fishermen in three separate incidents over the past week in the disputed South China Sea. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracels, which were occupied ...

    • Vietnam accuses China of sea encroachment 

      Global Times (The Manila Times, September 20, 2019, on page B12)
      Vietnam has accused Beijing of direct encroachment on the disputed Nansha Islands at the South China Sea due to its frequent guarding in the guise of conducting marine reserves research. But China’s Foreign Mi­nistry ...

    • Vietnam accuses china of sinking fishing boats 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 16, 2015, on page A19)
      Vietnam on Thursday accused China of sinking one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea, in the latest incident that could further raise tensions between the Communist neighbors. Phan Huy Hoang, ...

    • Vietnam activists thank Philippines 

      Herrera, Christine F. (Manila Standard, July 18, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Activists in Vietnam held a brief rally outside the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi Sunday, holding up a banner that said “Thank you Philippines. You have a brave government.” The group was part of demonstrations in the ...

    • Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, September 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      Southeast Asian countries want the US to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destablizing the region. “We welcome the ...

    • Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, December 10, 2016, on page 18)
      Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the communist state to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. Activity visible on Ladd Reef in ...

    • Vietnam begins dredging work on disputed reef 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, December 10, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Vietnam has started dredging work on a reef in the South China Sea, fresh satellite images appear to show, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waterway. An image of Ladd Reef in the Spratly ...

    • Vietnam boats intrude into Chinese waters - China 

      Global Times (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2020, on page B5)
      Vietnamese fishing boats have been increasingly intruding into Chinese territorial waters near Hainan Island and Guangdong Province, both are home to many Chinese military bases. A total of 311 Vietnamese fishing boats ...

    • Vietnam calls for self-restraint in disputed sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2015, on page 13)
      Vietnam and Australia called on Wednesday for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force, an obvious reference to China’s increasingly aggressive presence that has stirred concerns ...

    • Vietnam could be more serious threat to us in the South China Sea dispute 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, August 14, 2017, on page A4)
      Vietnam rocked what would have been the normally uneventful meeting of Asean foreign ministers last week by unexpectedly asking the body to include in its communique its concern over “island building and militarization” ...

    • Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 29, 2022, on page B3)
      Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ...

    • Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2022, on page 9)
      Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ...