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    • Lorenzana: Illegal to have Sino air defense zone in South China Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2020, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said China’s plan to set up an air defense identification zone (Adiz) over the South China Sea would be considered illegal and a violation of international laws by many countries ...

    • Lorenzana: Navy setting protocol on entry of foreign vessels 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2019, on page A4)
      The Navy is preparing a set of protocols to govern foreign vessels that intrude into Philippine waters without permission, including Chinese warships whose repeated unannounced presence has been an “irritant,” Defense ...

    • Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution 

      Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, July 14, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      While it welcomes the statements of support from other nations against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine government insisted to continue efforts to achieve a ...

    • Lorenzana: Pagasa Island dev't delay not due to Chinese boats 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, March 11, 2020, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected on Tuesday the observations of a United States-based think tank which said that the presence of Chinese boats allegedly disguised as militias was among the factors why development ...

    • Lorenzana: Phl to protest China airbase on Kagitingan 

      Mendez, Cristina (The Philippine Star, January 10, 2018, on page 1-2)
      The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest against China for the latter’s reneging on its promise not to militarize artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, defense chief Delfin Lorenzana said ...

    • Lorenzana: We have not, and will never surrender any part of our territory 

      Wakefield, Francis T (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin N. Loren­zana cited the most critical external security challenge for the Philippines is the competing territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea when he spoke before alumni and students ...

    • Lorenzana: WPS row with China still a security worry 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2018, on page A7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the country had been managing “very well” its territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but this remained a security challenge. Lorenzana accepted ...

    • Losing hearts and minds 

      (The Philippine Star, April 30, 2020, on page 4)
      As countries scramble to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, some governments are still finding time for other pursuits. Last week, the Philippine government ...

    • Losing hearts and minds 

      (The Philippine Star, April 30, 2020, on page 4)
      As countries scramble to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, some governments are still finding time for other pursuits. Last week, the Philippine government ...

    • Losing Nemo 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, November 18, 2019, on page A1)
      The star pf Pixar's block-buster "Finding Nemo" may be about to varnish again-this time for good-as its peculiar mating habits out it at risk form climate change, scientists said on Tuesday. They observed the vibrantly ...

    • Losing title in the West Philippine Sea 

      Fajardo, Ade S. (Panay News, April 28, 2020, on page 6-8)
      Last week, the Philippines filed diplomatic against China over a couple of the latter's action in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. branded those actions as violations of international law ...

    • Losses to 'Yolanda' in agri-fishery, infra P8.8 B 

      Celino, Felipe V. (The Daily Guardian, January 6, 2014, on page B2)
      Some P8.865 billion worth of infrastructure projects and agricultural and fishery products have been destroyed and damaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" that hit Capiz and Visayas region in Nov. 8 last year. Final report from ...

    • Lost not ‘a single island’ but the whole of Spratlys 

      Todesillas, Ellen (The Daily Guardian, June 1, 2018, on page 5)
      Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was being smart the other day when he challenged critics of the Duterte’s complacent attitude in the face of China aggressive moves in South China Sea. At the flag-raising ceremony at ...

    • A love affair with coral reefs 

      Licuanan, Wilfredo (Manila Standard, February 25, 2019, on page B3)
      I was five years old when I got to see my first coral reef back in Bantayan Island off Cebu, where my Yaya Yoly was from. I didn’t know how to swim then, so all I could remember from the experience is the few minutes of ...

    • 'Love Boracay' to promote responsible, sustainable tourism 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, April 1, 2019, on page 13-14)
      The Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG) will conduct an initiative to celebrate the rehabilitation efforts in the world-famous island. The weeklong celebration dubbed as "Love Boracay: Celebrate, ...

    • Low fish production due to oil price hikes - PAMALAKAYA 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 19, 2022, on page 3)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) warned anew the adverse impacts of continuous oil price hikes to local fishing production. This, as significant numbers in the fishing sector are being ...

    • Low oxygen levels coral bleaching getting worse in oceans 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2018, on page 12)
      Global warming is making the world’s oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show. The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers ...

    • Low water levels causing chaos in Germany 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 28, 2018, on page A17)
      A new island in Lake Constance. A river in Berlin flowing backward. Dead fish on the banks of lakes and ponds. A hot, dry summer has left German rivers and lakes at record low water levels, causing chaos for the inland ...

    • Low water pressure due to heavy siltation at Maasin weir – MIWD 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, February 16, 2018, on page 2)
      The entire service area of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) is experiencing intermittent low water pressure in the past two days due to heavy siltation at the Maasin weir. From Feb 15-16, 2018, water production at the ...

    • Low-key reopening eyed for Boracay 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, July 26, 2018, on page 1-15)
      The six-month rehabilitation of the island marks its first half today, July 26, but there are apprehensions whether the island is ready for reopening in the next three months. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas that ...