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    • Obama asks India to do more for climate change 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 28, 2015, on page B5)
      President Barack Obama said the United States could be India's "best partner" Tuesday but urged his hists to do more in the battle against climate change as he wrapped up a three-day visit to New Delhi. Speaking to an ...

    • Obama heads to oil spill disaster zone 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 14, 2010, on page B3)
      US and British leaders sought to ease tensions amid sharpened rhetoric over the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama readied to take matters into his own hands. As political pressure mounts ...

    • Obama plans to quadruple Hawaii marine protected area 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2016, on page B8)
      The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area. Obama's proclamation will quadruple in size a monument originally ...

    • Obama presses China on sea row 

      (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2016, on page 10)
      U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States’ commitments ...

    • Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins 

      Reuters; Bloomberg; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, November 18, 2015, on page S1/12)
      US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ...

    • Obama talks tough on oil spill 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, June 9, 2010, on page A-28)
      President Barack Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic exercise. It’s “so I know whose ass to kick.” One target for the presidential foot- Tony Hayward, the embattled chief ...

    • Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2015, on page A16)
      President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental ...

    • Obama warns China: Don't 'throw elbows' 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, June 3, 2015, on page A1-A8)
      US President Barack Obama on Monday weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging regional powers, particularly China, to respect the law and stop "throwing elbows." As several Asian regional powers ...

    • Obama warns China: tensions rise over world tribunal's maritime ruling 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 9, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...

    • Obama-Xi talks tackle sea dispute 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 2, 2016, on page A2)
      US President Barack Obama opened a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a promise of candid discussion over Beijing’s alleged military buildup in the South China Sea. “We will have candid exchanges about ...

    • Obama: China must abide by ruling on sea row 

      (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2016, on page 8)
      US President Barack Obama warned yesterday an international tribunal’s ruling that China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was “binding,” after Beijing vowed to ignore the verdict. “The landmark ...

    • Occidental Mindoro: Next tourism gem 

      Gonzales, Edison Joseph (Malaya, January 4, 2019, on page A7-A8)
      Occidental Mindoro is nature's tranquil haven with its marine, wildlife and bird sanctuary and stretches of secluded white sands. It is a paradise waiting to be explored. Dive into the coral sanctuaries of Apo Reef Marine ...

    • ‘Occupy all islands in West PH Sea’ 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, April 7, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to occupy all islands being claimed by the country in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Speaking to reporters following a visit to ...

    • Occupy Spratly isles? too late 

      Yap, DJ; Tubeza, Philip; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2017, on page A4)
      Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday ridiculed President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to deploy troops to unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, saying nothing was left to grab in those disputed ...

    • Ocean advocates back Bermuda marine reserve 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2013, on page B-8)
      Officials from the Pew Charitable Trusts and one of famed underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau's grandsons were in Bermuda on Thursday calling for the creation of the Atlantic's biggest marine reserve. The ambitious "Blue ...

    • Ocean conference calls for action to reverse human damage. 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2017, on page B4)
      In the run-up to World Ocean Day today, the United Nations Ocean Conference opened earlier this week with calls for united global action to reverse human damage. At the opening Monday of the international conference on the ...

    • Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...

    • Ocean currents 

      Bulao, Magnolia D. (Panay News, March 28, 2018, on page B2)
      In this article , the lesson about the ocean currents or the properties of water density due to temperature and various concentrations of salt is being discussed through an activity where materials needed are as follows: ...

    • ‘Ocean fighters’ give tips on saving, protecting the ocean 

      Requintina, Robert R. (Manila Bulletin, November 9, 2017, on page B-10)
      The winners of the Miss Scuba Philippines 2017 contest gave simple tips on protecting the country’s ocean which, reports said, is one of the biggest sources of plastic leaking into the very large body of water. Newly-crowned ...

    • 'Ocean filling' activities cost US$108.9 M per year - study 

      de Vera, Ellalyn; Namit, Madel Sabater (Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2015, on page 1-16)
      The total economic value of destroyed coral reefs from the ongoing reclamation activities of China in the West Philippine Sea has reached US$352,249 per hectare of coral reef, equivalent to an economic loss of US$108.9 ...