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    • Central Luzon slowly, but surely winning Manila Bay rehab 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-3 (SunStar Philippines, March 27, 2022, on page 5)
      Central Luzon is slowly, but surely winning the battle for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. In his speech during the MANILA BAYani Awards and Incentives (MBAI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ...

    • Child missing, 22 rescued after boat capsizes off coast of San Fernando 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 3, 2023, on page 4)
      A five-year-old boy went missing after a pumpboat carrying 23 people capsized in the seawaters off San Fernando, Cebu on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023. Twenty-two of the people aboard were rescued, but the boy was nowhere ...

    • China defends laser light pointing against PH vessel 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 15, 2023, on page 4)
      Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson Wang Wenbin defended the pointing of laser light by their coast guard vessel toward a Philippine ship in waters off Ayungin Shoal. In a press conference, Wang said the ...

    • China denies incursion as 200 ships dock at Phil reef 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, March 23, 2021, on page 14)
      Bad weather prompted more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on Monday (Mar 22), sidestepping accusations from Manila of a move by China's vast South China Sea ...

    • China says WPS reef is part of its Nansha Qundao 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, March 24, 2021, on page 3)
      What the Philippines calls the Julian Felipe Reef within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the Niu’e Jiao, a part of the Nansha Qundao or Spratly Islands, to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Chinese fishing ...

    • China, US argue over naval activity in South China Sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, May 21, 2021, on page 3)
      China issued on Thursday, May 20, its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region, drawing an unusually sharp response from the US Navy's 7th Fleet, which accused Beijing of attempting ...

    • Chinese ship waste endangering reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, July 14, 2021, on page 4)
      Swarns of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, causing algae blooms that have damaged coral reefs and threatened fish in an unfolding catastrophe, a ...

    • Chinese vessels leave WPS after radio challenge from PH 

      (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2021, on page 4)
      Chinese militia vessels left the area near Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea after they were challenged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said. In a report on ...

    • Cimatu linked to Mandaue fish pen, net destruction 

      Cotejo, Honey (SunStar Philippines, November 19, 2023, on page 3)
      The proposed demolition of fish nets and fish pens in Sitio Tubigan, Barangay Banilad in Mandaue City, Cebu was recommended by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary and now Cebu City ...

    • Cimatu suspends dolomite mining operations in Alcoy 

      JOB; ANV (SunStar Philippines, September 26, 2020, on page 2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, ordered the two companies that supplied dolomite sand to Manila Bay to temporarily cease their operations in Alcoy to pave the way for an investigation into the ...

    • City to demolish houses along riverbanks 

      Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (SunStar Philippines, December 21, 2020, on page 3)
      The Davao City Government is firm with its decision that all residential structures built along the city's riverbanks must be demolished, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said. Duterte-Carpio said in a radio interview on Friday, ...

    • Clear guidelines on delivery of agri-fishery products sought 

      Nevales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, August 5, 2021, on page 2-11)
      A fishermen's organization has asked the government to issue clear guidelines on the delivery of agricultural and fishery products following the implementation of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro ...

    • Consortium in Davao region to boost small-scale fisheries 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 11, 2023, on page 10)
      The creation of the National Consortium for Small-Scale Fisheries Research and Development, with the participation of Southern Philippines Agribusiness and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) and University ...

    • Converge completes P6-B domestic submarine cable project 

      Cayabyab, Charlene A. (SunStar Philippines, October 30, 2021, on page 6)
      Fiber broadband operator Converge ICT Solutions Inc. completes this month its P6 billion domestic submarine cable project that connects the country’s major islands from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao to its national ...

    • Corals in Sarbay remain protected and healthy 

      Samillano, Jori Mae R. (SunStar Philippines, September 30, 2020, on page 6)
      With the constant environmental conservation efforts being done by the local government units and the communities, Sarangani Bay’s coral ecosystem remains in “a good status, is healthy, and is improving,” Rolando Tuballes ...

    • Cordova Reopening doors to tourists 

      Cacho, Katlene O. (SunStar Philippines, August 29, 2020, on page 10)
      The town of Cordova is offering a host of tourism activities to woo local tourists back. On Sunday, Aug. 30, the town will be launching its tourism recovery plan through its Dance with the Marine Life and Sing with the ...

    • Cordova town unveils coastal tourism projects 

      Gom-os, Mae Fhel K. (SunStar Philippines, December 23, 2022, on page 2)
      A boat camping site, souvenir shops and a mangrove park are among the coastal tourism projects that the Municipality of Cordova will undertake to give residents environment-friendly livelihood options and tourists a ...

    • Cost of fish kill in Lake Sebu reaches P17M 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 15, 2023, on page 5)
      The cost of damage from the fish kill in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato has reached P17 million. According to Lake Sebu Mayor Floro Gandam, the declaration of a state of calamity in the municipality was based on the recommendation ...

    • Councilor wants construction of fish port inspected 

      Pedrosa, Merlinda (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2023, on page 2)
      Bacolod City Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairperson of the City Council committee on law, has asked the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), Office of Building Official (OBO), and City Engineer’s Office (CEO) to ...

    • Crushed dolomite for Manila Bay's 'white beach': Cebu Provincial Board may look into breach of agreement, not legality. Extraction, processing, hauling of sand covered by contract and law. 

      Seares, Pachico A. (SunStar Philippines, September 9, 2020, on page 7)
      Cebu Provincial Board Member John Ismael Borgonia has made some noise over the report that the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project was using fine sand to cover a 500-meter stretch of shore. The synthetic fine sand turned out ...