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    • Oslob shark tourism cited by National Geographic 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 2, 2018, on page 1-7)
      National Geographic has cited Oslob in Cebu for its shark tourism industry, describing it as a booming business despite its effects on wildlife still being debated on. “In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming ...

    • Oslob shark tourism needs sustainable model, says study 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2018, on page B11)
      A sustainable model for shark tourism needs to be implemented in Tan-awan, Oslob in Cebu as it is leading to the degradation of the local coral reef ecosystem,a collaborative research by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), ...

    • Oslob whale shark watching resumes, limits no. of tourists 

      ANV (SunStar Philippines, August 1, 2020, on page 4)
      Oslob’s well-known whale shark watching ventures were officially reopened by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia when she formally relaunched the Province’s tourism activities on Friday, July 31, 2020. Accompanied by local officials ...

    • Oslob's whale watching industry incurs ₱30-M loss 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2020, on page 5)
      The tourism industry in Oslob town, southern Cebu, incurred at least P30 million in losses due to the community quarantine that the government imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (2019). Whale watching ...

    • The other polluted waters 

      (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2018, on page 14)
      Boracay, however, is not the only place suffering from polluted waters in this archipelago of 7,100 islands. All over the country, many other bodies of water are polluted – seas, rivers, lakes and creeks – not only turning ...

    • Other threats off our coastal waters 

      Salvador, Alma Maria (BusinessWorld, January 8, 2015, on page 6/S1)
      China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, illegal poaching by Chinese and other foreign fishers in Philippine internal waters, and piracy in Southeast Asian waters are driving the Philippine government to focus ...

    • Oton deploys artificial reefs 

      Garcia, E. C. (Panay News, February 26, 2014, on page 3)
      The municipality of Oton has installed another batch of artificial reefs on its municipal waters in a bid to regain its marine and aquatic resources on Monday. A ceremonial installation was held at Poblacion South, a coastal ...

    • Oton to be fishing capital of iloilo 

      Escopel, Raymart (Panay News, February 6, 2013, on page B1)
      The Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) is planning to make Oton the fishing capital of Iloilo Province. DOT-6 operations officer Maria Fe Jimenea said it is their plan to make Oton, the oldest town in Iloilo, as a favorite ...

    • Otso bet's planned Panatag Shoal trip cheap media gimmick - Panelo 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Orias, Evan (Malaya, April 10, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Malacañang yesterday branded as a successful but "cheap" media stunt the attempt of four senatorial candidates from the opposition coalition Otso Diretso to sail to Panatag Shoal. Senatorial candidates Rep. Gary Alejano ...

    • Otso bets can't use fishing boat to reach Panatag 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, April 17, 2019, on page 10)
      After formally asking permission from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), senatorial candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso alliance should now find an “appropriate” vessel that would take them to the disputed Panatag ...

    • Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi 

      Alipala, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2020, on page A10)
      They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-tawi’s Taganak Island, where the ...

    • Our ban on single-use plastics-from Boracay to the world 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2018, on page 10)
      The local government of Malay, Aklan, which includes Boracay Island, has issued an ordinance banning the use of single-use disposable plastic items by hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other establishments. It was the ...

    • Our big surprise in Tubbataha-diving with Destiny 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2016, on page F1-F2)
      It was a quintessential Tubbataha dive—volatile currents, tons of fish, and a big surprise. We were at Seafan Alley on Tubbataha’s North Atoll, making our way back to the shallows after some 40 minutes of spotting slender ...

    • Our claims in the South China Sea 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2018, on page 8)
      The Philippines is not giving up its claims in the South China Sea, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday in Hong Kong, after President Duterte attended the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan, China, ...

    • Our door is always open to Phl-China 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2016, on page 1-8)
      China yesterday sought to downplay comments by President Duterte that he would raise an arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with leaders in Beijing, expressing confidence the Philippine leader will make his policy based ...

    • Our endangered coastal environment 

      Tarriela, Flor G. (Manila Bulletin, June 14, 2005, on page B-2)
      A beautiful island in the Pacific. The pearl of the Orient Seas. The Philippines where the sun shines and you can see a scenic sunset practically every day. A beautiful coastline stretching over 18,000 kilometers, with ...

    • Our misunderstood position in the South China Sea 

      Kapunan, Rod P. (Manila Standard, May 26, 2018, on page A5)
      There are factors affecting our understanding of our claim in the South China Sea. This has deeply divided us such that the US has been using this to create a wedge between this country and China. This stems from our lack ...

    • Our President may need more help 

      Del Rosario, Albert (Manila Standard, June 9, 2018, on page A2)
      There appears to be an urgent need for our President to require a fuller briefing from his people as shown, for instance, by his reactions to developments in the South China Sea and, in particular, the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • Our rights are assured in oil exploration agreement 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 28, 2018, on page 10)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio has long been vocal in his opposition to the Duterte administration’s inaction on the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague rejecting China’s claim ...

    • Our vanishing 'galunggong' 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2021, on page A6)
      Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in ...