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    • It’s official: Duterte renames Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, May 23, 2017, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially changing the name of Benham Rise, an undersea region that is part of Philippine territory, to “Philippine Rise,” months after reports of Chinese activity ...

    • It’s official: ‘Butanding’ an endangered species 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2016, on page A1-A14)
      There’s bad news for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an iconic marine animal frequently spotted in Philippine waters and known locally as butanding. Now listed as “endangered” on the International Union for Conservation ...

    • It’s oil spill déjà vu for Guimaras 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2020, on page 1-10)
      It’s déjà vu for the island province of Guimaras as 20 villages claimed to have been affected by the oil spill triggered by an explosion in Power Barge 102 of Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines last July 3, 2020. The term ...

    • It’s Sea Transportation Safety Month 

      Salinas, Carlos C. (The Manila Times, June 10, 2020, on page B5)
      June has been designated Sea Transportation Safety Month under Proclamation 115-A, series of 1966, which identified each month of the year as safety month for a specific area of our everyday lives. In May 2008, then president ...

    • It’s seafood night at Holiday Inn and Suites Makati 

      (BusinessMirror, March 10, 2020, on page B4)
      It's seafood night every Friday at Holiday Inn and Suites Makati. Have a perfect dinner buffet as you indulge in mouth-watering seafood dishes. Enjoy market fresh seafood prepared your way at Flavors Restaurant. A sumptuous ...

    • Iwas-tensyon: PH 'di sasali sa drills sa South China Sea -- Lorenzana 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Balita, August 5, 2020, on page 2)
      Hindi makikilahok Pilipinas sa mga maritime drills kasama ang anumang bansa sa South China Sea (SCS) maliban kung ito ay gagawi sa loob ng 12-nautical miles exclusive economic zone (EEZ), idineklara ni Defense Secretary ...

    • Jackie Chan's Vietnam visit canceled over China sea row 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 9, 2019, on page B3)
      Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor ...

    • Jaen bats for fishery school in Leganes 

      Alcalde, Rey (Daily Informer, August 21, 1999, on page 1-2)
      If Mayor Adolfo E. Jaen would have his way, he wanted to have a school of fisheries in Leganes. In an interview with the Daily Informer, Mayor Jaen said "I have discussed with Congressman Augusto Syjuco three options on ...

    • 'Jalaur mega dam completion means food security for Iloilo': House pledges funds for dam, Iloilo farmers 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, April 27, 2024, on page 2)
      Iloilo is one of the top rice-producing provinces in the country. “We will also assist our farmers with other inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer, and farm equipment, and help them in marketing their produce by building ...

    • Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2023, on page 7)
      Actor and activist actress Jane Fonda on Monday, Feb. 20, warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas. “The ocean provides us ...

    • Japan beachgoers warned over biting dolphin 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, July 28, 2022, on page 8)
      Beachgoers in the Japanese region of Fukui have been warned to stay away from a displeased dolphin accused of biting swimmers, with officials urging visitors to “watch from afar”. Beach attendants at the seafront in the ...

    • Japan begins whale hunt 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, December 2, 2015, on page C4)
      Japan was facing mounting condemnation Tuesday over its decision to resume killing whales in Antartica, with conservationists saying it was open to another legal challenge. Australia and New Zealand have led criticism of ...

    • Japan celebrates defeat of bluefin tuna trade ban 

      Hasegawa, Kyoko (Manila Bulletin, March 21, 2010, on page B-8)
      The Japanese government, sushi lovers and seafood traders at Tokyo's massive Tsukiji fish market on Friday cheered the defeat of a proposed cross-border ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. "It was good," Prime Minister ...

    • Japan challenges incursions by Chinese ships 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2021, on page B3)
      Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory.

    • Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed sea-reports 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three ...

    • Japan cuts out middleman to help struggling fishermen 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, February 7, 2017, on page B4)
      Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan’s struggling fishermen. His venture airfreights freshly caught fish from across Japan, processes them on the grounds of Tokyo’s ...

    • Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A-22)
      A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ...

    • Japan eyes options in maritime dispute 

      TNS (The Manila Times, November 9, 2015, on page C4)
      As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military’s recent patrol challenging China’s territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region. On Friday, Prime Minister ...

    • Japan eyes resumption of commercial whaling 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, July 28, 2018, on page B6)
      Japan will seek a partial resumption of commercial whaling at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission later this year, officials said Wednesday. Tokyo has regularly sought the easing of the IWC’s moratorium on ...

    • Japan firm seeks to spawn salmon farm revolution 

      Natsuko, Fukue (Manila Standard, March 1, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      In a mountainous area near Tokyo, the water in a tank is a murk of writhing grey salmon, slithering past each other as they angle for food. They are part of an experiment that Sogo, chief operating officer at FRD Japan, ...