Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Cabalza, Dexter"

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    • Carpio: Marcos stand a 'welcome sea change' 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio lauded the recent pronouncement by President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he would assert the 2016 decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration favoring Manila against ...

    • China ship 'shadowing' research vessel in WPS 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 9, 2022, on page A4)
      A Chinese coast guard vessel has been shadowing a research vessel deployed last month by the Filipino and Taiwanese scientists inside the Philippine’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea. Maritime law ...

    • Chinese ships moored at Julian Felipe Reef since November 2020 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2021, on page A4)
      The presence of Chinese vessels at a reef within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which had aroused the concern of President Rodrigo Duterte, was detected by a US-based research company as early as November ...

    • Coast Guard bares new tack vs Chinese harassment in WPS 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 26, 2023, on page A6)
      While diplomatic protests filed by the country seem not enough to flinch China, exposing the Asian superpower’s bullying behavior consistently is an effective way to counter its intensifying aggression in the South China ...

    • DU30 talking to Beijing envoy about West Philippine Sea incursion 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Cabalza, Dexter; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2021, on page A2-A4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte plans to talk to the Chinese ambassador about China’s latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday, after Manila filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more ...

    • Duterte Beach? Google Maps tag appears amid ‘white sand’ mess 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2020, on page A3)
      Is “Duterte Beach” a thing now? It would seem so, if Google Maps is to be believed. On Saturday, Google Maps was displaying a stretch of the Manila Bay shore as “Duterte Beach.” The pin was geotagged to the Ermita Center ...

    • El Niño good for tuna bad for ‘bangus’ – BFAR 

      Lagare, Jordeene; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2023, on page A8)
      The El Niño phenomenon may affect the country’s fisheries production on account of higher water temperature and lower water levels, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. In an interview, ...

    • Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West ...

    • Fishermen in Palawan report continuing Chinese harassment 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2023, on page A3)
      Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ...

    • Marcos: China 'strongest partner' in PH recovery 

      Corrales, Nestor; De Villa, Kathleen; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2022, on page A2)
      President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called China the country’s “strongest partner” in its efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic despite Beijing’s continued intrusion into Philippine waters which Manila has ...

    • More locals now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 26, 2022, on page A10)
      More local fisherfolk are able to get their catch from Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales province despite the continuous presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Philippine Coast ...

    • Muntinlupa City gets P1M for Laguna Lake cleanup 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Umal, Aizam (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2019, on page A2-3)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has turned over P1 million to the Muntinlupa City government for emergency response and the cleanup of Laguna de Bay and its tributaries in the city. LLDA officials led by general ...

    • No Bora? Tourism doing well — DOT 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2018, on page A7)
      Who needs Boracay? Despite the closure of the world-famous island resort on April 26, tourist arrivals in the country jumped to an “all-time” high in the first half of the year, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). ...

    • Palace: No Du30-Xi fishing pact; Sino 'swarm' remains 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2021, on page A1)
      Malacañang on Friday denied that there was a “verbal fishing agreement” between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Manila filed two more diplomatic protests against the continued presence ...

    • Palawan fishermen report continuing Chinese harassment 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lazaro, Jacob (Panay News, January 23, 2023, on page 11-15)
      Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ...

    • PCG: Collision probe to determine compensation for grieving kin, survivors 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A4)
      The survivors of the ill-fated Filipino fishing boat FB Dearyn want the government to help them get justice for the tragedy that killed three of their crewmates. They are also seeking compensation from the owners of the ...

    • PH company wants to build bigger Navy ships to patrol seas 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2021, on page A5)
      A local shipbuilder is considering building bigger vessels for territorial defense and patrolling of the country’s waters in the near future. Propmech Corp. said it was “definitely interested” to work with the government ...

    • Rody to Sino envoy: We're concerned about your ships 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 26, 2021, on page A4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has told the Chinese ambassador that the Philippines was concerned about the large number of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and reasserted the international arbitral tribunal’s ...

    • Task force answers China radio message: Withdraw your militia 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Aning, Jerome; Miranda, Romar; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 1, 2021, on page A2)
      A Philippine military plane patrolling the West Philippine Sea this week spotted scores of Chinese vessels at several reefs within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and received several radio messages telling it ...

    • Zambales folk: Sino boats depleting our fish catch 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Cabalza, Dexter; Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Fishermen on Friday said at least 20 Chinese vessels have been anchored about 111 kilometers off San Antonio town in Zambales province since January and they blamed the mysterious nocturnal activities of the ships for their ...