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US pledges compensation for Tubbataha Reef
The US government is prepared to provide “appropriate compensation” to the Tubbataha Reef for the damages caused by the grounding of the USS Guardian there in mid-January. In a statement, the US Embassy in Manila said ...
- February 4, 2013
Coral reef ecosystem rehab launched
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recognized the need to enhance the protection and management of reefs from overfishing and pollution in the coral triangle region, a global hotspot of marine ...
- August 25, 2013
US throws in more money to 'soften' Tubbataha damage
The United States yesterday committed to giving P4.1 million to support coral restoration efforts of the Philippine government following the January 17 grounding of the USS Guardian minesweeper at the Tubbataha Reef off ...
- February 4, 2013
Disaster validates Tubbataha Protected Area Act
As the author of the Tubbataha Protected Area Act, the more strongly I am convinced that, sad to say, the tragic damage to the reef validates the law Congress enacted. For all sides, in all incidents, whether it concerns ...
- February 14, 2013
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
US to compensate PH for damage to Tubbataha Reefs
The US government has apologized and pledged to provide “appropriate compensation” to the Philippines for the damage caused by the grounding of a US warship at the protected Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea. The US compensation ...
- February 5, 2013
Gov't agencies declare war on fish 'invaders'
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has rallied nine other government agencies to intensify the war on clown knife fish infestation at Laguna de Bay. The BFAR ...
- June 20, 2013
Trump Jr. tweets on Tubbataha rile PH netizens
The remarks of American businessman Donald Trump Jr. criticizing a US Navy plan to dismantle its minesweeper that is stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea has sparked outrage among netizens and prompted a militant ...
- February 1, 2013
Gov't inaction blamed for Subic waste dumping
A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies ...
- February 16, 2013
True state of Philippine coral reefs
I attended the two -day Forum on the Coral Triangle Initiative on 14-15 August 2013 on invitation form the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources. In this forum, ...
- August 22, 2013