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Boracay placed under state of calamity
President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ...
- April 27, 2018
Deep reefs no 'twilight zone' refuge for fish, corals
Deep coral reefs in a “twilight zone” in the oceans differ sharply from those near the surface, dimming hopes that they can be a refuge for marine life fleeing threats such as climate change and pollution, scientists said. ...
- July 26, 2018
Manila, Beijing work out how to tap oil, gas in South China Sea areas they both claim
The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address the explosive issue ...
- February 15, 2018
After warding off mass tourism: Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats
Located about two hours from downtown Hong Kong, rural Tai O is the last fishing village in the territory and is home to over 2,000 people. Fishing, the area’s traditional industry, is dying out after a 2012 government ban ...
- October 26, 2018
Mangrove give way to big business
The Tombonuo homeland in northern Borneo had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life. Now the trees are gone after a Malaysian company bulldozed swaths of mangroves to make space for ...
- November 2, 2018
Shorter Boracay closure eyed
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking to shorten the closure period for Boracay to four months from six, but the number of visitors allowed when it reopens will be slashed, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said yesterday. ...
- January 12, 2018
Phl to patrol Panatag Shoal despite China protest
The Philippine military will continue its aerial patrols of the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal near the South China Sea despite protests from Beijing over the flights, especially using Japanese-donated aircraft, ...
- March 27, 2018
US Air Force trains near South China Sea
US Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said yesterday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China's drills ...
- April 28, 2018
US forcing China to accelerate South China Sea Deployments
China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its deployments in the ...
- January 23, 2018
DENR voids ECCs of Boracay firms
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments in Boracay Island pending review of their compliance with Environmental ...
- July 20, 2018