Browsing by Author "Chiu, Patricia Denise M."

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    • 8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods 

      Cinco, Maricar; Arguelles, Mar S.; Orejas, Tonette; Gascon, Melvin; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Semilla, Nestle; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr.; Franco, Joel; Gabieta, Joey; Gomez, Carla (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2019, on page A5)
      Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ...

    • Activists bike, jog vs Manila 'white sand' project 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 12, 2020, on page A3)
      The militant group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday held a “jogging and biking vs dolomite dumping” protest along the Manila baywalk in Roxas Boulevard, in protest against the ...

    • Carpio: Duterte-Xi fishing deal unconstitutional and lopsided 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2019, on page A5)
      The agreement between President Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen into the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not only unconstitutional but also lopsided and could lead to a rapid ...

    • Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs 

      Aning, Jerome; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former ...

    • Duterte Beach? Google Maps tag appears amid ‘white sand’ mess 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2020, on page A3)
      Is “Duterte Beach” a thing now? It would seem so, if Google Maps is to be believed. On Saturday, Google Maps was displaying a stretch of the Manila Bay shore as “Duterte Beach.” The pin was geotagged to the Ermita Center ...

    • Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’ 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2020, on page A4)
      Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...

    • Lobo Mayor checks for underwater damage after dredging ship sails away 

      Cinco, Maricar; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2019, on page A6)
      The mayor of Lobo town in Batangas province on Friday asked fishery authorities to inspect the site where a 2,990-ton Chinese-manned dredging ship had dropped anchor to determine whether it had caused damage to marine life. ...

    • More casual than regulars in BFAR-COA 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2019, on page A2)
      Casuals outnumber regular employees, three to one, at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Commission on Audit (COA) has found. In its annual audit report, the COA said there were 5,236 casuals in the ...

    • Saving 'tawilis': BFAR revives fishing ban bid 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2019, on page A6)
      The government is scrambling to save the popular tawilis which was recently declared an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director ...

    • Volcano watch: Island fissures steaming, lake water receding 

      Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      Widening fissures in areas around Taal Volcano, a new “steaming” fissure on the northern side of Volcano Island and hundreds of earthquakes were signs of rising magma that may result in an explosive eruption, scientists ...