Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Ramos-Araneta, Macon"

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    • 14 Senate bills about aquaculture near finality 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 29, 2017, on page A3)
      With the Senate set to approve on third reading 14 bills creating multi-species marine hatcheries, Senator Cynthia Villar said aquaculture will now get a needed boost in the provinces. After hurdling the second reading ...

    • 94 named protected areas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 7, 2018, on page A6)
      Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ...

    • Agri law seeks more financing for farmers, fisherfolks 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 3, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said RA 11901 or the “Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act of 2022” is now a law. Villar filed the bill which seeks to expand financing for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Asean ministers decry Chinese reclamation 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 7, 2018, on page A2)
      China’s continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers from the 10-nation Association of ...

    • Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ...

    • Ban of frozen pompano, salmon in wet markets hit 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Cruz, Maricel V.; Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, November 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came under fire Tuesday for banning the sale of frozen imported pink salmon and pompano in wet markets. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Animal Industry said Tuesday there might ...

    • Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...

    • 'Bora' rehab completed in Dec. 2019- Puyat 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 14, 2018, on page A3)
      While Boracay will be reopened on Oct. 26, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the rehabilitation of the island will be completed by December 2019. Speaking during the deliberations of the Department of Tourism ...

    • Boracay closure hinges on cleanup pace 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      How long Boracay Island will be shut down will depend on the pace of its rehabilitation and cleanup, a Tourism official said Sunday. “The recommendation is six months, but that could be less than six months with the help ...

    • Campaign against illegal fishing earns citation for villar 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 24, 2018, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia Villar was recognized by the Department of Agriculture for her role in the enactment of the law against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. During the first command conference of the Philippines ...

    • Captain frets over Rody's quip 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, June 19, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ...

    • Carpio: Benham not PH territory 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A senior magistrate of the Supreme Court said Tuesday the Philippines had some rights over Benham Rise as confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf as part of the country’s “Extended Continental ...

    • CG reports no survivors found in sea collision 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, July 1, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Coast Guard authorities have seen no signs of life in the search for 14 people who went missing during a collision last weekend between a fishing boat and a Hong Kong cargo vessel off Occidental Mindoro south of Manila. ...

    • China broaches joint probe on boat ramming 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 21, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      China has proposed a joint investigation with the Philippine government of the ship-ramming incident where a Chinese vessel hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat anchored near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea to achieve ...

    • China ignores protests to focus on goal—Carpio 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 27, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China will ignore all diplomatic protests filed against its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea because they run counter to its objective of establishing its national boundary based on its excessive nine-dash line ...

    • China says WPS traditional fishing area of Chinese 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 14, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said the West Philippine Sea is a “traditional fishing ground” for Chinese fishermen. The embassy made the statement in response to the diplomatic protest filed by the ...

    • China seeks closure to boat-ramming incident 

      Mariano, Nat; Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 3, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing wants to put the issues involving the Recto Bank incident to rest due to its effects on the friendly relations between Philippines and China, Malacañang said Tuesday. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesman ...

    • ‘China should pay PH for WPS damages’ 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 23, 2020, on page A3)
      Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday demanded that the Chinese government should shoulder the costs of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response, in reparation for the annual losses the country has incurred due to China’s damage ...

    • China steps up naval drills: In wake of WPS exercises, Duterte crafting ‘3Cs foreign policy’—Roque 

      Pañares, Joyce; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 3, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China's Shandong aircraft carrier has conducted exercises in the South China Sea – military drills which the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said will be regularly held in the disputed regional waters. “We hope the outside ...

    • China to PH: Stop marine drills in SCS: Says move escalates dispute, demands respect for its rights 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Malabanan, Jess (Manila Standard, April 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China has urged the Philippines to stop its maritime exercises in the disputed territory in the South China Sea, warning it would escalate the dispute there. In his regular press conference on April 26, Chinese Foreign ...