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    • DOE vows to safeguard oil and gas resources in WPS 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, April 22, 2021, on page B4)
      The Department of Energy said Wednesday it is prepared to take steps to protect the rights of service contract holders and preserve the country’s resources in the West Philippine Sea. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the ...
    • Duterte’s ‘red lines’ in the West Philippine Sea 

      Heydarian, Richard J. (The Daily Guardian, June 5, 2018, on page 5)
      In a remarkable twist of events, the Rodrigo Duterte administration has, for the first time, sought to draw the line in the sands of the West Philippine Sea. This is a welcome development, though action speaks louder than ...
    • Forego fuel reserves to limit climate change 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 9, 2015, on page A18)
      A third of the world's oil reserves, half of gas reserves and 80 percent of current coal reserves, should not be used in the coming decades of global warming is to stay below an agreed 2 degree Celsius target, scientists ...
    • Gas sa Black Sea, nadiskubre 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Balita, August 23, 2020, on page 3)
      Sinabi ni President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nitong Biyernes na ang Turkey ay gumawa ng isang makasaysayang pagtuklas ng gas sa Black Sea, ngunit bibilisan pa rin nito ang pinagtatalunang paggalugad sa Mediterranean na lumikha ...
    • Maritime convulsion in the 'Asean' seas 

      Tolentino, Amado S. Jr. (The Manila Times, May 26, 2015, on page A5)
      At no other time in history do some Asean countries face several maritime challenges than during this second decade of the 21st century. All because of the uses of the South China (West Philippine) Sea and its resources – ...
    • Palace mulls renaming Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 2, 2017, on page 9)
      To emphasize the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contested area, the Malacañang on Saturday said that the government is thinking of renaming “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” Benham Rise, which is ...
    • PH ends oil, gas exploration talks with China in WPS 

      Unite, Betheena (Manila Bulletin, June 25, 2022, on page 1-8)
      President Duterte has ordered the termination of oil and gas discussions with China in the West Philippine Sea, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed. "The President had spoken. I carried out his ...
    • PH to buy new ships for Benham research, pushes oil hunt 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, March 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The government plans to acquire research vessels to explore the disputed South China Sea to assess the potential of Philippine Rise, which is rich in minerals and gas, an official said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesman Harry ...
    • Storms to starfish: Great Barrier Reefs faces rapid coral loss 

      Fogarty, David (BusinessWorld, October 5, 2012, on page S3/9)
      The world's largest coral reef - under threat from Australia's surging coal and gas shipments, climate change and a destructive starfish - is declining faster than ever and coral cover could fall to just 5% in the next ...
    • What happens in the oceans affects us all 

      Soriano, Zelda DT (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2016, on page A17)
      If we are merely looking at the vast expanse of waters from the shores of Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia, or living in the landlocked Lao People’s Democratic Republic, we will tend to think that oceans ...