Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Macatuno, Allan"

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    • 100 baby sea turtles released to open sea 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 10, 2017, on page A6)
      After hatching in a busy beach resort here, some 100 baby sea turtles (pawikan) made their way back home on Saturday. The olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were born at a hatchery of All Hands Beach and began ...

    • 2 dolphins given shelter in marine park 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 22, 2014, on page A5)
      Two injured spinner dolphins that were shipped to a marine theme park here for safekeeping after surviving blast fishing in Ilocos Norte and Zambales provinces have shown signs of recovery. Carlo Magno, Ocean Adventure ...

    • Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask 

      Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M.; Aning, Jerome; Macatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...

    • Carpio warns against PH accepting China’s ‘goodwill’ line 

      Leonen, Julius; Pazzibugan, Dona; Salaverria, Leila; Avedaño, Christine; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippines may lose its legal right to Panatag Shoal if it accepts China’s line that it allows Filipinos to fish there “out of goodwill,” acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. Speaking in an interview ...

    • China claims reduce catch for Zambales fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan; Aglibot, Joanna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 31, 2018, on page A6)
      During good weather, the shoreline of Calapandayan village in Subic town, Zambales province, bustles with fishermen fixing their boats. Some haul their boats to shore after spending a week or two out at sea, while others ...

    • China harassment of PH fishers stop, but occupation continues 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2016, on page A9)
      Filipino fishermen venturing out to the Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground some 200 kilometers from the coast of the province, are enjoying a respite from Chinese coast guard harassment, but the continued presence ...

    • China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 14, 2016, on page A20)
      The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...

    • China reclamation using PH soil–gov 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 27, 2016, on page A6)
      China has been expanding its reclamation projects in the West Philippine Sea, using massive boulders and soil extracted from Zambales province by local mining companies, Gov. Amor Deloso said on Tuesday. Citing information ...

    • Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2016, on page -A10)
      This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ...

    • Displaced fishermen can hardly cope with shoal conflict 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A8)
      Fisherman Mario Forones has been spending most of his time tending to his stall at the fish market here. Forones, 55, used to be an operator of three fishing boats that ventured out into the disputed Scarborough Shoal. ...

    • Earth Day: Subic corals are nursed back to life 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2016, on page A1)
      Subic Bay Freeport—To mark Earth Day here on Friday, a nongovernment organization (NGO) took to the seas. Sangkalikasan Producers Cooperative has spearheaded efforts to nurse coral reefs back to health in Subic Bay, one ...

    • Fewer fishers going to Panatag 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2018, on page A7)
      Fewer fishermen from the province of Zambales dare venture out into Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which is now being guarded by Chinese Coast Guard vessels, for fear that tension over conflicting territorial claims in the ...

    • Filipino fishermen are back in Panatag 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 28, 2016, on page A18)
      Filipino fishermen do not know for sure, but eight groups of fishermen from Zambales province entered Panatag Shoal on Wednesday without interference from the Chinese Coast Guard, which had been blockading the rich fishing ...

    • Filipino fishers back from Panatag Shoal with big catch 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 30, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      After being chased away by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel from the Scarborough Shoal days earlier, fisherman Gil Bauya and his crew of eight were sailing home when they passed a fishing boat anchored off the rich fishing ...

    • Fishermen happy with UN ruling 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2015, on page A1-A17)
      Fishermen from this province who filed a complaint in the United Nations to stop Chinese intrusions into the disputed West Philippine Sea are happy over the arbitration tribunal’s assertion that it has jurisdiction over ...

    • Fishermen won't join sea militia 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2016, on page A8)
      Fishermen in this coastal town are rejecting the idea of being deputized to form a National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, saying it is the government's responsibility to protect them from China's intrusion.

    • In Subic, newly hatched Sea Turtles return to Sea 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 14, 2016, on page A12)
      With the help of tourists, 113 newly hatched olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were released to their natural habitat at Subic Bay here last week. The turtles were born at the hatchery of All Hands Beach, a ...

    • Limay folk joins Petron, SMC in rebuilding mangrove forest 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2018, on page B2-3)
      At the crack of dawn, about 150 villagers living near the coastline of Barangay Alangan in this town walked 800 meters to reach a muddy shoreline. Moments later, under the scorching sun, the villagers planted neat rows of ...

    • New dredge floaters ruin coral reef off Zambales 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2015, on page A20)
      A new set of a dredge floater assembly that local fishermen found in the Zambales sea on Friday reached the coastline of Barangay Sto. Rosario here on Sunday morning, but not everyone was thrilled. Some residents were ...

    • Palace welcomes int'l effort on China sea row 

      Esguerra, Christian; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A2)
      Malacañang yesterday welcomed greater international participation to peacefully resolve maritime disputes in the South China Sea, especially with Beijing’s ongoing reclamation activities. Deputy presidential spokesperson ...