Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "mapping"

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    • Benham Rise renamed Philippine Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2017, on page 1-5)
      EO 25 stated that the undersea region, previously known as Benham Rise, is located within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. The area is also subject to the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of ...

    • Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings 

      Ramos, Fidel V. (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2017, on page 11)
      There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...

    • Gov’t objects to China’s naming of PH Rise underwater features 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page 4)
      A week after President Duterte ordered foreign research teams to leave the Philippine Rise, Malacañang has strongly objected China’s naming of five underwater features in the said area. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...

    • Mapping exercise to protect coral reefs 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2010, on page B-10)
      With this year's celebration of International Year of Biodiversity, conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and the Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) unveiled a complete mapping of ...