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    • Full gov't mobilization urged for Laguna de Bay 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, May 9, 2019, on page S1/4)
      The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said President Rodrigo R. Duterte needs to issue an executive order broadly mobilizing government agencies to work toward the rehabilitation of the Laguna de Bay. In a ...

    • Full impact of drought seen to spare Central Luzon 

      Dizon, Justine; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 5, 2016, on page A4)
      In Pangasinan province, extreme heat has killed beds of mussels at the bottom of the Kakiputan Channel separating Bolinao town and the island town of Anda. But Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries ...

    • Fun under the sun: a millennial explores Guimaras and shares the must-visit sites, must try activities 

      Escopel, Raymart (Panay News, April 23, 2016, on page C5)
      Island hopping in Guimaras will not be completed without dropping by the Igang Marine Station (IMS) of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. Located at the southwest coast of Guimaras, IMS was established in 1974 primarily for ...

    • Fun walk, mangrove plating and songs mark Earth Day 

      PN (Panay News, April 26, 2010, on page 11)
      An early morning walk from Molo Plaza to the Iloilo River started the Earth Day celebration for around 150 mostly young people of the city over the weekend. The fun walk was organized by the Student Council Alliance of the ...

    • Future of coral reefs in the time of climate change 

      Chandwani, Geetika; Chandwani, Ira (The Manila Times, February 1, 2022, on page A5-A6)
      Coral reefs are one of the world's most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. They provide abundant ecological goods and services and are central to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of coastal and island ...

    • The future of our seas relies on us 

      (Panay News, September 22, 2019, on page 6)
      The Mayor of Carles, Iloilo, Siegfredo Betita, has expressed his local government unit’s helplessness in the fight against illegal fishing and has appealed for outside help – from the Philippine Navy to be specific. We ...

    • The future of RP shrimp industry lies in Palawan 

      DI (Daily Informer, December 15, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      The country's shrimp production continues to be sluggish due to shrimp diseases brought about by widespread infection by the luminescent bacteria. Quoting data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), shrimp expert ...

    • The future of seaweed industry 

      Favis-Villafuerte, Nelly (Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2017, on page B-7)
      Oca Monzales now 71 years old has been engaged in the seaweed industry for 52 years now, starting way back in 1965. He has made it mission to propagate seaweed farming and is well-respected and well-loved in the rural areas ...

    • The future of seaweed industry (Part II) 

      Favis-Villafuerte, Nelly (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2017, on page B-3)
      Those in the seaweed industry have had their share of international intrigues when at one time in the past there were foreign groups who were peddling the idea that the Philippine carrageenan is carcinogenic. Earlier, ...

    • Future West PHL Sea gas bonanza should be invested in sovereign wealth fund - lawmaker 

      (DailyGuardian, December 13, 2022, on page 1-11)
      A senior member of Congress wants all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the West Philippine Sea to be put in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) – the proposed state-sponsored ...

    • FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A13)
      Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China ...

    • FVR wants to clarify role as special envoy to China 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (Malaya, July 18, 2016, on page B4)
      Former President Fidel V. Ramos said there are some things he has to discuss with President Duterte Before agrees to be latter's special envoy to China. Duterte made the announcement during a tribute to him by his fellow ...

    • FVR, Carpio tapped by House Special Panel on West PH Sea 

      Luci, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2016, on page 1-13)
      Former President Fidel V. Ramos and Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio have been tapped by the Lower Chamber’s special panel on the West Philippine Sea as among its top advisers to address the ...

    • G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste problem 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2019, on page S2/6)
      Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ...

    • G20 plastic trash reduction goal doesn't address 'excessive production: Activists 

      Reuters (Malaya, July 2, 2019, on page B5)
      The world produced about 242 million tons of plastic waste in 2016, according to the World Bank. Some 8 million of that enters the ocean annually, with China and Indonesia being the biggest offenders, a study in the journal ...

    • G20 to tackle ocean plastic waste as petrochemical makers expand in Asia 

      (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B5)
      Japan wants to make reducing the glut of plastic waste in the oceans a priority at the Group of 20 summit it is hosting this month as governments around the world crack down on such pollution. Images of plastic debris-strewn ...

    • G7 hits large-scale reclamation at sea 

      Punay, Edu; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, June 10, 2015, on page 1-4)
      The leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to island-building and other coercive activities in the West Philippine Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. “We strongly oppose ...

    • G7 seeks demilitarization of ‘disputed’ sea features 

      Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2017, on page 1-10)
      The Group of Seven (G7) or the seven richest countries in the world have issued a joint communiqué expressing concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas and calling for a demilitarization of “disputed ...

    • G7 sends strong message to china 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page A1-A4)
      With a keen eye on the Philippines’ legal battle with China over territory in the South China Sea, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced democracies have agreed to send a strong message on the importance of ...

    • G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute 

      Romero, Alexis; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2015, on page 5)
      Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...