Browsing by Subject "Aerial surveys"

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    • 10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2016, on page 1-8)
      Chinese ships spotted around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales last week have remained in the area based on an aerial monitoring over the shoal, according to an official. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...

    • Cavite gov downplays diesel spill destruction 

      Cinco, Maricar; Santos, Tina; Olchondra, Riza; Tubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      A diesel oil spill on Manila Bay that raises potential environmental and health hazards and threatens to ruin the capital’s vital fishing industry has “95-percent” evaporated, leaving only “a thin film” of fuel on the ...

    • China builds ports, helipads on Spratly islands 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, January 12, 2015, on page 1-11)
      China’s reef reclamation and development projects in the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea last year have progressed by leaps and bounds, and security officials expect them to be turned into man-made ...

    • China ships still guard shoal as Pinoys return 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, October 31, 2016, on page 1-4)
      Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, although they have allowed Filipinos to fish “unmolested” for the first time in years, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and National Security ...

    • Chinese ships still guarding Panatag 

      Quimundo, Tarra; Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2016, on page A19)
      Aerial surveillance shows Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, but Filipinos are seen fishing there “unmolested” for the first time in years, according to Defense Secretary Delfin ...

    • Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching 

      BBC (Panay News, March 27, 2020, on page 11)
      Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered another mass bleaching event – the third in just five years. Warmer sea temperatures –particularly in February – are feared to have caused huge coral loss across the world’s ...

    • Heatwaves 'cook' Great Barrier Reef corals 

      Halton, Mary (Panay News, April 20, 2018, on page 12)
      Prolonged ocean warming events, known as marine heatwaves, take a significant toll on the complex ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. This occurs when the stress of elevated temperatures causes a breakdown of the coral's ...

    • Ilocos Norte and Sur post P2.8-B damage 

      Lazaro, Freddie (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2015, on page 9)
      The damage caused by typhoon "Ineng" (international name: "Goni") in the two Ilocos provinces summed up to P2.8 billion as of yesterday. Latest figures reported by the Ilocos Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • No stopping word war on territorial disputes 

      San Juan, Erick (Panay News, May 14, 2016, on page 9)
      In the two-day meeting of the G7 (United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan) recently in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the group issued a joint statement saying: "We are concerned about the situation ...

    • Oil giant owns up to spill 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 13, 2013, on page A2)
      Petron takes responsibility, apologizes, vows to pay Petron Corp. on Monday took full responsibility for the 500,000 liters of diesel that spilled into the waters of Cavite on Thursday, which has befouled a large area of ...

    • Oil spill affects more towns in Ilocos Norte 

      Lagasca, Charlie; Molina, Teddy; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2013, on page A-19)
      An oil spill in the waters of Ilocos Sur and La Union has spread to three more towns in ilocos Norte. Reports yesterday said the oil spill has reached coastal villages in the towns of Currimao, Badoc and Bacarra. Arthur ...

    • Oil spill impact 

      (Malaya, August 16, 2013, on page A2)
      Petron Corp. yesterday said that the waters in several areas in Tanza, Cavite affected by the oil spill can still sustain life. Petron, which earlier took responsibility for the oil spill incident last August 8, said that ...

    • PCG extends search for 14 missing 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2020, on page A5)
      The search and retrieval operations for the 14 people missing from the June 27 sea collision off Mindoro Island has been extended until Tuesday, July 7, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). PCG spokesperson ...

    • Petron claims responsibility, apologizes for oil spill 

      Gatdula, Donnabelle; Macairan, Evelyn; Villanueva, Rhodina; Zoleta, Michelle (The Philippine Star, August 13, 2013, on page 1-8)
      Petron Corp. is taking responsibility for the massive oil spill in Rosario, Cavite last week. In a statement, Petron president Lubin Nepomuceno yesterday said the company also apologized for the damage caused by the oil ...

    • Petron: Oil-spill areas now clean 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, August 16, 2013, on page A2)
      Oil giant Petron Corp. on Thursday said 10 areas in Tanza, Cavite, where sea water had been tested were suitable for marine life. The company told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the water in the 10 areas, including ...

    • Pinoys able to fish freely, undisturbed 

      Visperas, Eva; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, October 30, 2016, on page 1-6)
      Fisherman Gilbert Baoya came home yesterday from a fishing trip to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off Zambales province with a substantial catch. Baoya and seven companions were able to drop nets at Panatag Shoal “freely and ...

    • Sea search for missing victims of Mindoro boat collision ends with no recovery-PCG 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 8, 2020, on page A4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ended its search and retrieval operations without recovering any of the 14 persons aboard the fishing vessel F/V Liberty 5, which sank in the waters of Occidental Mindoro following a ...

    • Third of coral 'dead or dying' in parts of barrier reef 

      (The Manila Times, May 31, 2016, on page B7)
      At least 35 percent of corals in parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are dead or dying from mass bleaching caused by global warming, scientists said Monday. The assessment was made following months of aerial and ...

    • UP expert fears misuse of Benham 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, February 1, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines officially allowed Chinese scientists to survey ocean currents in the country’s northeastern seaboard—but it is also possible for data gathered from a scientific expedition to be used for military purposes, ...

    • US Pacific chief to meet PH officials 

      Aurelio, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 26, 2015, on page A7)
      The Commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific is in the country for discussions amid China's expansion activities in the South China Sea. "The purpose is to discuss bilateral security concerns and gain a ...