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    • Vietnam upgrades areas in disputed sea-analyst 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, December 19, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in ...

    • Vietnam wants more fun and games in Spratlys 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29, 2015, on page A3)
      Vietnam wants to conduct more friendly engagements with the Philippines following the successful holding of ball games and other sports activities on Wednesday in Parola Island (Northeast Cay) in the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • Vietnam's balancing act in the South China sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2017, on page A12)
      One former Vietnamese government official and expert on the South China Sea issue has called on all the claimant countries in the territorial and maritime dispute to treat the arbitral ruling won by the Philippines last ...

    • Vietnam's beloved sacred turtle dies- state media 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 21, 2016, on page S1/9)
      A sacred giant turtle venerated as a symbol of Vietnam’s independence struggle has died, state media said, prompting an outpouring of grief and fears the death bodes ill for an upcoming communist leadership handover. The ...

    • Vietnam's tra fish exports to China up 43 percent in 4 months 

      Xinhua News Agency (Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2018, on page 9)
      Vietnam exported 145 million U.S dollars worth of tra fish (pangasius) to China in the first four months of this year, up 43 percent on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). ...

    • Vietnam, Beijing set up fishery hotline 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 21, 2013, on page B7)
      China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the South China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported on Thursday. The agreement was ...

    • Vietnam: Proof that "arbitral victory" is a colossal sham (First of 2 parts) 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, July 12, 2021, on page A1-A12)
      There is incontrovertible proof that what the Yellows claim as the country's "victory" in the compulsory arbitration the Aquino regime brought against China in 2013 is fraudulent: Vietnam claims the Spratlys (Truong Sa to ...

    • Vietnamese boat owner recounts rescuing Pinoys 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 20, 2019, on page 8)
      Voices of the 22 Filipino fishermen from the fishing boat that was rammed by a Chinese vessel awakened the Vietnamese fishermen who helped them, the owner of the Vietnamese boat recalled. In an article published at VnExpress ...

    • Vietnamese cargo ship grounded off Albay wrecked coral reef - PCG 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2015, on page 9)
      The grounding of a Vietnamese cargo vessel last Monday has damaged 2,000 square meters of coral reef near Legazpi City Port in Albay, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. PCG learned about the extent of the ...

    • Vietnamese fisheman killed in SCS clash 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, August 18, 2020, on page B7)
      The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said on Monday. The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman ...

    • Vietnamese fishermen caught poaching off Cagayan 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently apprehended 10 Vietnamese fishermen on board two boats allegedly caught illegally fishing in Northern Luzon. PCG spokesman ...

    • Vietnamese ship runs aground in Bicol coral reef 

      Amo, Celso (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2015, on page A-25)
      A Vietnamese cargo ship ran aground on the coral reef here on Monday. The MV Ocean Liner III, which was removed after six hours, caused extensive damage, Neil Estevez, Bantay Dagat operations officer, said yesterday. “I ...

    • Vietnamese vessel pays P4 m for damaged reef 

      Amo, Celso (The Philippine Star, June 28, 2015, on page A-23)
      The Vietnamese cargo vessel MV Ocean 3, which destroyed a marine sanctuary in Albay Gulf, has been allowed to leave the port here after its representatives paid the city government P4 million for the damaged coral reef. ...

    • Village Chief refuses red tide help from city 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 8, 2016, on page 16)
      Councilor Noli Villarosa, Association of Barangay Councils president, has refused the assistance from the city government for red tide-affected fisherfolk in Barangay Tangub. In a letter, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) ...

    • Village chief shares stories of boat accident victims 

      Andrade, Nel (Tempo, July 30, 2023, on page 1-2)
      Memories of those who perished in the recent Laguna Lake boat tragedy remain in the hearts and minds of their fellow villagers in Barangay Gulod, Talim Island, Binangonan, Rizal. Barangay Gulod Chairman Reynante Arambulo ...

    • Village plans to build statue of dead whale as a reminder of marine resource protection 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose S. (BusinessWorld, February 8, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Barangay Gabi, where the body of a dead Sei whale species (Balaenoptera borealis) was spotted near the shore, plans to build a statue of the creature to serve as a constant reminder of the importance of marine resource ...

    • 'Villagers can help revive Manila Bay' 

      (Manila Standard, March 25, 2019, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is counting on barangay leaders to do their share in the Manila Bay rehabilitation by cleaning up the esteros, rivers, and tributaries that flow into the polluted bay. “It is the barangay ...

    • Villagers mourn the death of dugong 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 25, 2003, on page A20)
      Three weeks after it was beached by waves, a baby dugong or sea cow (Dugong dugon) died due to diarrhea on Oct. 4, but its finders are mourning its loss, like it was one of their own. The dugong, a little over a meter long, ...

    • Villar bats for protection of wet lands in Parañaque 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 23, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has rallied behind this year World Wetlands Celebration’s call to take action for wetlands and appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save wetlands from disappearing and to restore ...

    • Villar champions farmers and the environment 

      Jimenez-David, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2015, on page A13)
      Perhaps the senator’s affinity with the country’s farmers also explains her advocacy for the environment, most evident in her championing of a protected area within her and her congressman-son Mark’s constituency of Las ...