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    • AFP: Chinese 'fishermen' used vs PH in two ways 

      Mangosing, Frances; Lazaro, Jacob (Panay News, September 16, 2023, on page 9-15)
      When they are not directly supporting the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blocking supplies to a key Philippine outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) posing as fishermen are harming the ...

    • 'After raising Unclos Award, PHL should move more on WPS 

      (BusinessMirror, December 22, 2020, on page A14-A2)
      President Duterte should follow up on his invocation at the United Nations of the 2016 Unclos Award to the Philippines with more concrete actions that build on the momentum from countries in the Asean, the United States ...

    • Australia, Japan, UK air concern over Chinese vessels 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Punay, Edu; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2021, on page 2)
      Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “Japan strongly opposes any action that heightens tensions. ...

    • Ban on field trips to theme parks with captive dolphins, whales sought 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2012, on page 6)
      A party-list lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ban school field trips to theme parks that have captive dolphins and whales that ...

    • Breakthrough in seahorse breeding achieved 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 12, 2001, on page B-2)
      Seahorse, a tiny ornamental marine species, can now be bred in captivity. This has been made possible with the completion of this sea creature's life cycle in captivity. The scientific headway was achieved by researchers ...

    • Can cabs, lobster feel pain? UK gov't says yes 

      (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2021, on page 12)
      The United Kingdom will soon ban the boiling of live crabs and lobsters after the government agreed with a recent study that crustaceans can feel pain and joy, according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald and dpa. ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, September 20, 2022, on page B2)
      Fisherfolk leaders and sardine cannery owners are asking the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to convene a meeting with them and include coastal local government units (LGUs) to discuss the looming shortage ...

    • Carpio: World naval powers enforcing Hague ruling 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Balagtas, Aie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 11, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte may have chosen to set aside an international tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s claim to nearly all of the South China Sea, but the world’s naval powers are enforcing it, according to acting ...

    • Cebu fishing hero wins int’l Ocean Awards 

      (The Philippine Star, August 19, 2018, on page B3)
      A fisherman from San Remigio, Cebu, who almost lost his life fighting illegal fishers in Tañon Strait, is one of the five winners of the 2018 Ocean Awards, conducted by two international groups both based in the United ...

    • China backs Phl's UNCLOS body bid 

      Villegas, Gab (Daily Tribune, June 17, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday announced that the Philippines won a seat in the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). A social media post by the ...

    • China has to pay 'int'l price' if PH wins case in sea row 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2015, on page A1-A6)
      When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would "lead to ...

    • China hits back at G7 over sea reclamation 

      Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2015, on page 2)
      China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in theSouth China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being "out of step." Without naming countries, the G7 leaders strongly opposed the use of ...

    • China ignores global outcry vs reclamation 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 19, 2015, on page 1-8)
      Beijing shrugged off yesterday the expression of concern raised by the Group of Seven industrialized countries over threats to stability in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea, saying China’s activities in the ...

    • China says Philippines' 2016 arbitral award illegal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2022, on page S1/8)
      China on Wednesday said a 2016 arbitral ruling by a United Nations-backed tribunal that voided its claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea violates international law. “China neither accepts nor recognizes it and will ...

    • Chinese ship fires flares at PAF plane over Kalayaan 

      Laude, Jaime; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, April 24, 2015, on page 1-11)
      A Chinese frigate fired illumination rounds or flares at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on reconnaissance patrol over the country’s Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed Spratlys last Sunday. Top defense and ...

    • Dagupan school among ' World's Best,' cited for mangrove project 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2022, on page A3)
      Faculty, students, and personnel of a public school here erupted in cheers on Wednesday upon the announcement that it was among the winners of the inaugural “World’s Best School Prizes,” awarded by a leading international ...

    • DND chief tells Chinese vessels to leave WPS reef 

      Cabrera, Romina; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2021, on page 1-3)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told China to get its vessels out of Philippine territory, calling out its ambassador in Manila to explain the continued stay of 44 vessels in Juan Felipe Reef in the West Philippine ...

    • DOST, Japan, UK agencies to support coastal communities 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, January 2, 2020, on page B4)
      The Department of Science and Technology is working with science agencies from Japan and the United Kingdom on collaborative research initiatives that could come up with technology in support of sustainable coastal ...

    • Dramatic rise in numbers of people concerned about nature loss 

      (DailyGuardian, May 22, 2021, on page 1-7)
      New global research, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by WWF, shows that public interest in, and concern for nature has risen markedly (16%) in the past five years and continues to grow ...

    • E-3 expresses concern on SCS 

      Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, September 1, 2019, on page 5)
      Three European countries have collectively expressed their concern over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “We are concerned about the situation in the South China Sea which could lead to insecurity and instability ...