Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Mineral exploration"

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    • China ship seen in Benham Rise 

      Wakefield, Francis (, March 10, 2017, on page )
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Thursday said that there is a big possibility that China is looking to explore mineral-rich Benham Rise which is located off the Isabela coastline. Lorenza said following the incident, ...

    • DENR wants to declare Boracay island as critical habitat 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (, April 15, 2018, on page )
      If President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare Boracay Island as a land reform area, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has another thing in mind. For him, Boracay Island is better off as a critical habitat area for endemic ...

    • Fish galore at Benham Rise 

      Quismorio, Ellson (, May 8, 2017, on page )
      Benham Rise, Philippine Sea – There might be great oil reserves here at Benham Rise, but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol is after the tuna. During the government expedition in this rich fishing ground, the ...

    • Plan to protect Benham Rise urged 

      Aben, Elena (, March 13, 2017, on page )
      Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling on the Duterte administration to come up with a comprehensive strategy to protect Benham Rise from foreign incursion. Recto was reacting to reports of a Chinese survey ...

    • Wealth-sharing with China eyed 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Mabasa, Roy C. (, March 25, 2017, on page )
      The Philippines is willing to consider a joint mineral exploration with China in the disputed South China Sea despite overlapping claims of the area. President Duterte has earlier announced he is open to “sharing” resources ...