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From bogeyman to coup plot
(Manila Standard,April 28, 2021 , on page B1)There were several stages of the news spin: it started with the original fake news that tagged the Chinese fishing boats as “CMM” (Chinese Maritime Militia) and continued until the wind-down of the entire agit-prop (agitation ... -
From China with love
(SunStar Philippines,March 26, 2021 , on page 4)The Philippines received 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccines last month, and recently, we got another shipment of 400,000. In between those two batches of goodwill, our friendly donor moored over 200 Chinese militia ... -
From DOST, skin care with a touch of 'tahong'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 27, 2022 , on page A4)Researchers from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will have you know that those mussels are good not only as food but also for skin care. In a study titled ... -
From fishers to breeders: Special training boosts hope for Molocaboc's abalone
(DailyGuardian,September 1, 2023 , on page 1-11)A prized jewel lies hidden beneath the shimmering and pristine waters of Molocaboc Island, a part of the 32-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve in Negros Occidental: the donkey’s-ear abalone (Haliotis asinina), a kind of marine ... -
From fishers to breeders: Special training boosts hope for Molocaboc's abalone
(Panay News,September 2, 2023 , on page 14-15)A prized jewel lies hidden beneath the shimmering and pristine waters of Molocaboc Island, a part of the 32-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve in Negros Occidental: the donkey’s-ear abalone (Haliotis asinina), a kind of marine ... -
From foes to friends of tropical fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 19, 2018 , on page A8)Verde Island sits right in the middle of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a strait between Luzon and Mindoro islands that biodiversity experts declared in 2005 the Earth’s “center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity.” ... -
From Marrakech, hope for climate change
(Manila Standard,November 22, 2016 , on page A4-A5)Last Friday, November 18, the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change closed in Marrakech, Morocco. Two weeks of intense negotiations produced credible outcomes ... -
From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 28, 2014 , on page A10)From business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ... -
From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project
(The Philippine Star,March 28, 2014 , on page 14)rom business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ... -
From PH rise, Duterte urged to proceed to Panatag, WPS
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 12, 2018 , on page A11)A maritime law expert is urging President Duterte not to make next week’s visit to the Philippine Rise a “sideshow with colorful but empty utterances of protecting sovereignty and sovereign rights.” Jay Batongbacal, director ... -
From pollution to profit: Over P3-M shrimp harvested from a hectare
(DailyGuardian,August 17, 2020 , on page 6-7)By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over 4 months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ... -
From pollution to profit: Over P3-million shrimp harvested from a hectare
(Panay News,August 15, 2020 , on page 15)By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over four months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ... -
From predators to protectors of sea turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 9, 2018 , on page A15)Under coconut trees swaying from the sea breeze, several fishermen would usually gather at a coastal village here on late afternoons to unwind from hard work with a gallon of “tuba” (coconut wine). As Filipino culture ... -
From predators to protectors: RP Energy moves to save endangered 'pawikans' in Zambales
(Manila Standard,February 23, 1999 , on page B4)It used to be that these delicate eggs hatched by gentle creatures from the sea ended up in fisherfolk’s household pots. They were a delicacy, and also a source of livelihood. Back in the 1990s, even earlier, marine turtle, ... -
From rainwater to drinking water: Hyundai's facility processes nature's resource
(Manila Bulletin,January 19, 2020 , on page 2)The rainy season is not a problem to people in the municipality of Tanay where the Hyundai Rainwater Harvesting Facility processes nature’s resource into potable water for the community. For two years now, Hyundai’s ... -
From sea of conflict to sea of cooperation, friendship
(Manila Bulletin,April 12, 2018 , on page 1-6)In a bid to turn the South China Sea into a “sea of cooperation and friendship,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a joint exploration of the waterway between the China and the Philippines “at an appropriate time.” ... -
From swamp to city to TV: Crocodile adventure drama Lolong premieres on GMA
(BusinessWorld,July 1, 2022 , on page S2/4)Social media users have been seeing an awful lot of crocodiles on their feeds lately. No, not politicians. Real ones. Sort of. First there were photos of picturesque waterside scenes with captions asking if the viewer could ... -
From the beach to the streets: City ready to accept Boracay tourists
(The Daily Guardian,April 11, 2018 , on page 1-14)With the looming closure of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan on April 26, 2018, the Iloilo City Government is making sure its tourism facilities are ready to accommodate tourists who would opt to visit the city and province ... -
From wetlands to wasteland
(The Manila Chronicle,September 12, 1993 , on page 16)Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than 1% of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the world in ... -
Frozen fish still in wet markets
(Manila Standard,December 3, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday declared a moratorium on its crackdown on imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in wet markets effective immediately. The ...