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    • 3rd Sino airstrip rising on PH reef 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      The photographs taken for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank on Sept. 8 show the construction of an airstrip on Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), one of several artificial ...
    • 'China may be building airstrip on Subi Reef' 

      Romero, Alexis; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2015, on page 10)
      China appears to be building an airstrip on Zamora (Subi) Reef in the Spratlys archipelago, boosting notions that the Asian superpower is conducting reclamation in disputed areas to display its military might. In a span ...
    • China stages show of force in SCS 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off Hainan island in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters show. The images, provided by Planet ...
    • Chinese Navy in large show of force 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2018, on page A9)
      The images, provided by Planet Labs Inc, confirm a Chinese carrier group has entered the vital trade waterway as part of what the Chinese navy earlier described as combat drills that were part of routine annual exercises. ...
    • Concern raised over Chinese vessels near Scarborough 

      Wakefield, Francis (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2016, on page 2)
      The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday said that the presence of Chinese ships near the Scarborough Shoal is disturbing.DND Public Affairs Service chief Director Arsenio Andaloing said that the presence of ...
    • Deep beauty in the Philippines 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 7, 2019, on page B-7)
      Images of the Philippine Rise Marine Resources Reserve, including the pristine Benham Bank, are the newest addition to the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit was donated by Oceana Philippines ...
    • DFA launches information campaign on West Phi Sea 

      Laude, Jaime; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 24, 2015, on page 4)
      The government has launched the second part of a documentary on the West Philippine Sea dispute aimed at further raising local and international awareness of the issue. The documentary is also intended to help rekindle ...
    • Do you like fish? 

      Juan, Chit (The Manila Times, May 27, 2014, on page B8)
      I was personally moved by 26-year old Boogs Rosales, a conservation photographer who actually just wanted to dive as a hobby. What he saw underwater were beautiful corals, marine life and everything that makes the Philippines ...
    • Duterte: This isn’t the time to fight China 

      Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2018, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday hinted that his administration would not be questioning China over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, including its aggressive construction of military facilities on several reefs ...
    • Lobster obsession 

      Cua, Lawrence; Jimenez, Iya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2015, on page C3)
      From the time Bun Appetit opened, we’ve been obsessed with anything and everything lobster. We first had lobster rolls in New York but it’s no secret that this delectable shellfish dish originated from New England. Lobsters ...
    • No China reclamation in Panatag – DND 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2016, on page 14)
      The Department of National Defense (DND) denied yesterday reports that China was conducting reclamation activities in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in Zambales. Defense Undersecretary Eduardo del Rosario told ...
    • Photo exhibit for marine conservation at Solaire 

      (Manila Standard, June 15, 2017, on page D2)
      In celebration of World Oceans Day, multi-awarded photographers Anna Varona and Danny Ocampo unveiled on June 8 captivating underwater photos to highlight the beauty of the Philippine oceans and the urgent need to protect ...
    • Photos reveal stages of China reclamation at reef 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Laude, Jaime; Diaz, Jess; Dangcalan, Danny (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2014, on page 10)
      The Philippines released yesterday several photographs showing different stages of reclamation work being done by the Chinese on Mabini (Johnson South) Reef, apparently in preparation for construction of an airstrip. In a ...
    • Photos show China militarizing Spratly islands 

      Reuters; New York Times News Service (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A1-A13)
      When President Xi Jinping of China visited President Barack Obama at the White House in September last year, he startled many with reassuring words about his intensions for the Spratly Islands, a contested area where the ...
    • Snapshots to preserve the Coral Triangle 

      Lopez, Vince G. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page J-3)
      Taking to heart the notion that pictures paint a thousand words, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has found a perfect way to educate the public about the preserving the beauty of the Earth’s Coral Triangle – through photographs. ...
    • Tigbauan wows 

      Villasis, Joselito (Panay News, July 22, 2012, on page D5)
      The municipality of Tigbauan was named after the giant grass known as "tigbaw" in the local dialect. The St. John of Sahagun Parish church was constructed using forced using forced labor under Fray Florencio Martin in 1867 ...