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    • Eviction notice sparks confusion in Coron 

      (The Manila Times, January 18, 2019, on page A7)
      Residents and owners of establishments in Coron, Palawan were confused by official notices to vacate that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued in May 2018. The notices gave the recipients 30 ...

    • Evidence of coral bleaching on Barrier Reef 

      (Manila Standard, March 2, 2016, on page B7)
      Scientists Tuesday warned coral bleaching was occurring on the Great Barrier Reef as sea temperatures warm, and it could rapidly accelerate unless cooler conditions blow in over the next few weeks. Authorities cautioned ...

    • Ex hunter-gatherer turns into sea champ 

      Cruz, Ruffie Nyhl (The Manila Times, March 31, 2015, on page A5)
      Gerry Grospe, 53, used to hunt pawikans and collect their eggs for food 8 years ago. Sometimes, he would even sell his catch in the public market. "Turtle meat, although sold at very high prices, tastes better than beef, ...

    • Ex-admiral says US should defend Panatag 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2016, on page A21)
      The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former commander of US forces in the Pacific told a congressional hearing on ...

    • Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 1, 2019, on page B3)
      Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ...

    • Ex-BFAR exec cleared of graft 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, January 18, 2021, on page 13)
      A former regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has been cleared in a criminal case involving the alleged malversation of proceeds from the sale of fuel intended for BFAR’s patrol boats. The ...

    • Ex-Chinese general wants Beijing to launch attack on Ayungin 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2014, on page 11)
      A retired Chinese general has called on Beijing to order an attack on Ayungin Shoal and arrest the Filipino Marines stationed aboard the grounded Philippine Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre. Retired People's Liberation Army ...

    • Ex-Cordillera exec says commercial eroding native culture 

      Cariño, Delmar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      The government’s open-door policy for big business, like commercial production of vegetables and large-scale mining, are fast eroding the Cordillera’s traditional practices that should instead be tapped to preserve indigenous ...

    • EX-DFA Chief calls for next strategy to press Beijing on sea row 

      Aning, Jerome; Ramos, Marlon; Ramos, Mariejo; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A2)
      The Philippine government should keep on raising with China the issue of the 2016 arbitral award that nullified Beijing's overreaching claims on the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on ...

    • Ex-DFA chief presses for action vs China 

      (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page A2)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario joined the clamor for the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China’s landing of bombers on Woody Island within the disputed areas of South China ...

    • Ex-DFA chief wants SCS ruling in sea code 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, November 4, 2019, on page 1-8)
      The South China Sea arbitration ruling should be an integral part of a binding Code of Conduct (COC), according to former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, as he enjoined Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

    • Ex-DFA chief: China helped Rody 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 13, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario disclosed Monday that China interfered in the 2016 national elections to help then presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte get elected. "On February 22, 2019, we received information ...

    • Ex-DFA chief: Phl should present SCS ruling before UN 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 18, 2019, on page 2)
      Addressing the United Nations General Assembly next week will be an excellent opportunity for the country to seek the help of the international community in compelling China to comply with the 2016 ruling of an arbitral ...

    • Ex-envoy: Seize China’s assets as damage payment 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      "Philippine authorities have the right to seize assets and properties owned by the Chinese state in the Philippines to satisfy China's debt to the Filipino people once China's full monetary damages are determined," Del ...

    • Ex-generals raise concerns over BBL, China Sea dispute 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 12, 2018, on page B2)
      A group of mostly retired military generals yesterday raised concerns over the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law and government's handling of the territorial dispute in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea. The Group ...

    • Ex-PRO-6 officials cited for Boracay rehab 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, August 12, 2019, on page 3)
      Three former high-ranking officials of Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were honored for their efforts before, during, and after the 6-month Boracay Island rehabilitation. Police Major General Cesar Hawthorne Binag, retired ...

    • Ex-rebels get livelihood aid from Seafdec 

      PN (Panay News, September 2, 1999, on page 2)
      Rebel returnees here just put up additional six floating cages in San Julian dam. These will be stocked with fast growing strain of tilapia juveniles from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec). Stocking ...

    • Ex-rebels in aquaculture 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 2, 1999, on page 18)
      Rebel returnees construct floating cages for tilapia culture as part of the aquaculture program launched recently in Tapax, Capiz. The project that extends livelihood assistance to former rebels is a collaborative program ...

    • Exacting accountability for reef damage 

      Angeles, Manny (Daily Tribune, September 21, 2023, on page A5)
      Something is revolting about the recent discovery of massive reef damage at two shoals within the West Philippine Sea. Underwater surveys by a special covert mission conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard recently showed ...

    • Excellence in Agri, Aqua, Natural Resources Innovations 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, June 25, 2018, on page 10)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), one of the sectoral councils under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), will be celebrating its seventh ...