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    • 287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Ramirez, Robertzon; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...

    • 2nd agri-aqua forum eyes global investments 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, September 1, 2018, on page 7)
      The 2nd Agri-Aqua Investment Forum in Iloilo Province eyes to score global investments for local products. The forum themed as “Accelerating Agricultural Investments for Global Market” is organized by the Panay Organic ...

    • 3 branches unite in West PH Sea claim 

      (Panay News, July 6, 2015, on page 26)
      A Palace official is confident of the Philippines' fight for sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea as the three branches of government have joined forces to present the country's claim. Communications Secretary Herminio ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas bays have red tide 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page 13)
      Three bays in Eastern Visayas are contaminated with the red tide toxin, a report from the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8 (DA-RFO) said Wednesday. Francisco C. Rosaroso, chief of the Regional Agriculture ...

    • 3 more states to do research in PH Rise 

      (The Manila Times, January 26, 2018, on page A1-A7)
      China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ...

    • 3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing 

      Galvez, James (The Manila Times, November 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The government will implement a 3-month moratorium against fishing round scad (galunggong) in North Eastern Palawan starting mid-November in line with the government’s program for sustainable utilization and management of ...

    • 300,000 tilapia fingerlings released in Pangasinan 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2017, on page D14)
      Governor Amado I. Espino, III on February 10 led the seeding of about 300,000 tilapia fingerlings at the mouth of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) re-regulating pond in San Roque, San Manuel town. It was reported ...

    • 39 families up for relocation as Malandog River undergoes rehab 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, April 1, 2019, on page 14)
      The provincial government is set to relocate 38 families to complete the construction of the Malandog River bank's slope protection. Malandog River Rehabilitation and Development Project Management officer Ruth Martinez ...

    • 3k cu m of trash silt in Bay rehab 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, May 23, 2019, on page A6)
      The Metro Manila Development Authority announced on Wednesday it has collected at total of 3,018 cubic meters of rubbish and silt from Roxas Boulevard and waterways as part of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project in nearly ...

    • 4 Visayas governors want additional provisions in law to fight illegal fishing 

      Conserva, Louine Hope U. (BusinessWorld, July 17, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The governors of four provinces surrounding the Visayan Sea will lobby for further adjustments to Republic Act 10654, passed in February 2015 and containing the amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines, to include more ...

    • 45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2020, on page 9)
      The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ...

    • ₱4M in payment sought for coral reef damage 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 20, 2015, on page A8)
      The city government of Legazpi is demanding P4 million in compensation from the owner of the Vietnamese cargo vessel that damaged the coral reef along Pulang Buya, or Denson Reef, when the vessel ran aground at the Albay ...

    • 5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 30, 2018, on page B2)
      Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ...

    • 5 tons of fish turn up dead in Vigan river 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2010, on page 16)
      At least five tons of assorted fish, with an estimated cost of ₱500,000, turned up dead in the latest fish kill incident reported yesterday in Mestizo River, here. City Agriculturist Liburio Arca said the fish kill might ...

    • 5,000 mangroves planted in Anilao 

      PN (Panay News, May 28, 2017, on page B2)
      A total of 5,000 mangroves seedlings composed of potted bakawan (Rhizopora apiculata) and bungalon (Avicennia officinalis) were planted in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao, Iloilo, recently. The tree-planting activity was in ...

    • 6 agencies ink pact to boost dev't of seaweed industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 14, 2007, on page C3)
      A Southeast Asian center based here and five government and private institutions and agencies have joined hands to help arrest the decline of the local seaweed industry. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) along this line ...

    • 6-month Boracay closure to cost gov't P20 B 

      Romero, Alexis; Jaymalin, Mayen; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, April 6, 2018, on page 2-3)
      The government may lose P18 billion to P20 billion in gross receipts or income while 35,000 workers will be displaced if Boracay is shut down for six months, thus the need to fast-track its rehabilitation. In a press ...

    • ‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’ 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, April 30, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ...

    • 60-40 sharing with China not illegal-Palace 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2018, on page 3)
      Malacañang found nothing illegal with President Duterte’s proposed 60-40 sharing arrangement with China on the planned exploration of the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his ...

    • 7 in 10 Pinoys want Duterte to assert PH rights in S' China Sea 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, July 13, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Seven out of 10 Filipinos believe President Duterte and his administration should assert the Philippines' sovereignty conducted by the Pulse Asia survey showed. The survey, which involved 1,800 adult respondents nationwide, ...