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Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
Reclamation projects seen to propel Bacoor into new growth center
Two reclamation projects in Cavite are expected to transform Bacoor into a new center of growth. The Bacoor Reclamation and Development Project (BRDP) and the Diamond Reclamation and Development Project (DRDP) have already ...
- January 15, 2020
Chinese 'research' in Benham Rise slammed
China is again exploiting the goodwill of the Philippine government to conduct studies in Philippine seas to discover more areas rich in minerals and gas, a lawmaker warned yesterday. In a statement, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos ...
- January 15, 2018
45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ...
- July 20, 2020
Management framework for sardines needed
The Philippine government needs to craft a national management framework to address the overfishing of sardines, a number of local fisheries experts said. University of the Philippines- Visayas scientist Wilfredo Campos ...
- March 11, 2018
The importance of the arbitration ruling on the South China Sea
First, the significance of the arbitration ruling. Throughout my 30 some years, I have been a student of international law, you can call me a half-baked international lawyer. But from my view, it was the most, most remarkable ...
- December 24, 2016
Review of Manila Bay reclamation projects eyed
In line with President Duterte’s order to clean up Manila Bay, the government is mulling a review of all reclamation projects, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. ...
- January 11, 2019
Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR
The levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the major outfalls draining into Manila Bay have “drastically decreased” a year after the government started a rehabilitation drive, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
- January 25, 2020
DILG to Manila Bay mayors: Shut down violators
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday ordered mayors of 178 towns and cities in the Manila Bay watershed area to revoke the business permits of establishments violating environmental laws. ...
- March 20, 2019
Gov't urged to install vessel monitoring system
Oceana Philippines reiterated its call for transparency at sea to protect the lives of fishermen amid the recent sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea. It asked the government to adopt a ...
- June 23, 2019