Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Indonesia"
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15 perish, 19 missing after Indonesian wooden boat sinks off Sulawesi coast
(Manila Standard,July 25, 2023 , on page B2)At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after ... -
41 vessels sunk for fishing in Indonesia
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2015 , on page A2)Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. Authorities sank the vessels in public displays at several sites Wednesday, ... -
7 missing in sea collision off Palawan
(Manila Standard,May 30, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Rescuers searched waters off the Philippines on Sunday for seven people missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a cargo ship, authorities said. The Philippine fishing vessel and Marshall Islands-flagged MV ... -
Agri developing plan to export eel
(Manila Standard,January 20, 2015 , on page B4)The Agriculture Department said on Monday it will help local growers make the country's eel industry competitive and tap the export market. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said he recently met with domestic players ... -
ASG abducts 5 Indonesian fishermen, lets 3 other go
(Manila Standard,January 22, 2020 , on page A2)Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Indonesia’s foreign ministry ... -
At least seven dead in Indonesia overloaded boat selfie accident
(Manila Standard,May 17, 2021 , on page A5)Seven Indonesians drowned after an overloaded boat capsized because of tourists attempting a selfie in a reservoir on Java island, police said Sunday. The accident happened when all 20 passengers suddenly moved to the one ... -
Bantay Dagat volunteers get a benefactor
(Manila Standard,August 3, 2015 , on page C-4)For the past 11 years, First Gen Corporation has been quietly helping protect the fragile ecosystem of the Verde Island passage which has been recognized as the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Unknown to many, ... -
BI to hire personnel to guard seaports
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2017 , on page A3)The Bureau of Immigration will hire new personnel to man rebel-infested seaports and stations in Mindanao to help thwart the entry of illegal aliens, including foreign terrorists, via the backdoor. Immigration Commissioner ... -
Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world?
(Manila Standard,August 16, 2017 , on page C4)Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ... -
Carpio: No to war, but assert rights on SCS
(Manila Standard,July 29, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines can still assert its sovereign rights over its territories in the South China Sea without going to war, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday. "Vietnam, Malaysia and ... -
China ignores protests to focus on goal—Carpio
(Manila Standard,April 27, 2021 , on page A1-A2)China will ignore all diplomatic protests filed against its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea because they run counter to its objective of establishing its national boundary based on its excessive nine-dash line ... -
Damage
(Manila Standard,March 15, 2017 , on page C3)This handout from the Indonesia Marine Security Agency taken on March 13, 2017 and released on March 14 shows corals damaged by a cruise ship in Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia. The British-owned cruise ship smashed into ... -
Duterte won't ignore Hague ruling
(Manila Standard,November 13, 2020 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte, appearing tough on the international arbitral ruling against China in 2016, told his fellow Southeast Asian leaders Thursday the determination by the Hague court as regards the disputed South ... -
Envoy: PH-US military pact crucial to keeping region stable
(Manila Standard,May 24, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The military alliance between the United States and the Philippines remains critically significant to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including in the hotly contested South China Sea, US Ambassador ... -
The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs
(Manila Standard,February 11, 2010 , on page D7)Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, in-gloriously, into the turquoise waters in northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the ... -
Iloilo Declaration for healthy oceans
(Manila Standard,December 4, 2018 , on page A4-A5)Confidence, optimism and determination reigned in Iloilo City last Thursday, 29 November 2018, as the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress concluded. After three days of events and sessions that brought together various ocean ... -
Indonesia beefs up sea patrols amid China spat
(Manila Standard,January 5, 2020 , on page A4)Indonesia is stepping up sea and aerial patrols of islands near the disputed South China Sea, an official said Saturday, following a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels. Military aircraft and three warships ... -
Indonesia detains Viet fishing boats
(Manila Standard,March 6, 2020 , on page B3)Indonesia says it has detained dozens of crew from Vietnamese boats fishing illegally in waters that were the scene of a diplomatic spat with China earlier this year. The maritime ministry said five fishing boats and some ... -
Isolate- China bid gains steam
(Manila Standard,August 13, 2016 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines will urge all claimant countries to isolate China by declaring their own claims in the South China Sea as protected areas to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an official said Friday. ... -
Lawmaker wants 60-40 sharing pact with China
(Manila Standard,May 2, 2018 , on page A4)An opposition lawmaker on Tuesday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move for a joint exploration agreement with China in the South China Sea. “We fully support and appreciate President Duterte’s plan to forge a 60-40 ...