Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Oceans"
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10 new drugs come from the oceans
(Manila Bulletin,June 13, 2018 , on page 12)A non-government organization (NGO), Reef Check, revealed that there are 10 new drugs that come from animals in the ocean that are used to treat diseases, particularly leukemia and HIV/AIDS. The founder of Reef Check, Dr. ... -
Alexandra Costeau: 'the choices we make impact our oceans'
(Manila Bulletin,September 8, 2016 , on page B-8)For four years now, Alexandra serves as an Oceana senior advisor and shares the same vision of saving the world through the oceans. Being a filmmaker, she used documentaries to show the people how the world can be saved. ... -
As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes
(Manila Bulletin,December 2, 2019 , on page 6)His meager income is being further strained by having to borrow cash to shore up his home against lapping waves coming further inland on this vulnerable coastline. “If you have a house on land and then work at sea, it’s ... -
Asia’s ocean pollution crisis
(Manila Bulletin,June 6, 2018 , on page 2)A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped ... -
Back to the sea
(Manila Bulletin,March 4, 2018 , on page 1)A diver holds juvenile white-spotted shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) before he releases it to sea from the Marine Protected Area in Bagac, Bataan, Saturday. The ‘Back to the Wild’ Shark Release program is being undertaken ... -
Best ocean policy
(Manila Bulletin,September 6, 2012 , on page 8)The PH Tubbataha Reefs National Park Act of 2010 is one of six ocean and coastal policies in five countries which will compete for the International 2012 Future Policy Award for the most effective and exemplary ocean and ... -
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
(Manila Bulletin,April 23, 2016 , on page B-2)Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ... -
Companies need to wake up to the new normal of climate change
(Manila Bulletin,November 25, 2019 , on page 6)Think wine growers in Australia, ski resort operators in Japan, or fishing and farming communities in the Philippines, whose way of life depends on environmental conditions that are already changing dramatically. In areas ... -
DENR inaugurates solar-powered sewage plant near Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,August 1, 2020 , on page 2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday unveiled a solar-powered sewage treatment plant (STP) to help address the problem with household wastewater discharge that contributes to the pollution ... -
DENR's next mission: Cleaning PH oceans
(Manila Bulletin,June 28, 2021 , on page 3)After the closure of all 335 open dumpsites nationwide, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now shifting its focus to cleaning the country’s oceans. Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and ... -
Efforts to solve world plastics problem continue
(Manila Bulletin,March 18, 2020 , on page 4)The coronavirus pandemic continues to circle the globe and nations are carrying various moves to cope with it, but it is good to know that many other problems are also being acted upon, such as the mountains of plastics ... -
El Nido community rallies to keep seas clean
(Manila Bulletin,October 3, 2013 , on page B-7)Recently recogniZED as one of the most beautiful destinations in the world by CNN and global travel authorities, the municipality of El Nido in Bacuit Bay, Palawan, has not been spared from nonbiodegradable trash that make ... -
For Ocean's Month, this local brand challenges consumers to help refuse 2M single-use plastics
(Manila Bulletin,July 7, 2021 , on page B-9)Single-use plastics have been a detriment to the environment for a long time and the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest share of plastic waste that is deemed mismanaged. According to a 2020 study, only ... -
'Green-minded' gatherings: Join these groups to start your eco journey
(Manila Bulletin,April 7, 2019 , on page 6-7)With a mantra “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you”, the group calls on people to treat the ocean with respect so that in turn, it can also nurture us. With the vastness of the ocean that surrounds our ... -
Greenland's rapid ice loss driven by warming seas
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2010 , on page B-6)Greenland's continent-sized icesheet is being significantly eroded by winds and currents that drive warmer water into fjords, where it carves out the base of coastal glaciers, according to studies released Sunday. The icy ... -
Heed the world-wide call vs plastic pollution
(Manila Bulletin,May 13, 2018 , on page 10)The Philippines joined a worldwide call to end plastic pollution as it marked this April the first anniversary of its accession to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The country became the 138th state party to the Paris ... -
How your clothes become microfiber pollution in the sea
(Manila Bulletin,February 2, 2020 , on page 4)From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans everywhere. The world has woken up over the last year to the ... -
Include oceans in post-2015 goals, UN urged
(Manila Bulletin,June 27, 2013 , on page B-9)Oceans need to be part of the United Nation's (UN) development plans to save the already decaying marine life around the globe, activists urged the UN Tuesday. Stuart Beck, UN representative of Palau island nation smaller ... -
Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks
(Manila Bulletin,February 22, 2023 , on page 7)Actor and activist actress Jane Fonda on Monday, Feb. 20, warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas. “The ocean provides us ... -
Marine biologist
(Manila Bulletin,June 15, 2013 , on page 4)An eminent United States marine biologist from the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Dr. Nancy Knowlton is visiting Manila to help commemorate Coral Triangle Day, the US Embassy said. Knowlton will be in the country ...