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    • Expect more joint patrols in South China Sea–US nat’l security adviser 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A2-A3)
      The Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia will conduct more military patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after their first-ever joint maritime drills involving warships from the four nations in ...

    • More Chinese warships, maritime militia in WPS 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2024, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippine Navy has spotted about 15 to 25 warships near Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, some 37 kilometers southeast of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where a grounded World War II-era warship serves as a Philippine outpost. ...

    • Expert: China has placed 50 ships ahead of PH mission 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2024, on page A2-A3)
      China has deployed at least 50 maritime militia ships at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef ahead of another mission to resupply Filipino troops on a decrepit World War II-era ship serving as the Philippines’ outpost at the nearby ...

    • DOST alarmed by microplastics found in bangus 

      de Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2024, on page A6)
      About 60 percent of particles pulled out from bangus (milkfish) samples in Butuan City and Nasipit in Agusan del Norte province were confirmed to have concentrations of microplastics — an alarming discovery that should ...

    • Cebu town reclamation hits another snag 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 5, 2022, on page A10)
      The 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Consolacion town, Cebu, has hit another snag. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) returned the municipality ...

    • Parola 'plastic pollution' 

      (Panay News, November 4, 2021, on page 9)
      Paging the officials and personnel of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 9DENR) based in Iloilo City. Palihog pagtamwa man kamo sa into opisina and check the Parola wharf, specifically ...

    • One Meralco Foundation commits to a greener future by planting 125,000 mangroves in Del Carmen, Siargao in observance of World Wetlands Day 

      (Daily Tribune, February 3, 2024, on page B12)
      Siargao is known for as the surfing capital of the Philippines, but did you know that it is also home to one of the Philippines’ largest contiguous mangrove forests that boast a rich diversity of flora and fauna that can ...

    • BFAR: Deep study needed for fish 'microplastics' 

      Angeles, Vivienne (Daily Tribune, February 3, 2024, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday appealed to researchers in the country to conduct a deeper probe on the effects of microplastics in fisher following a recent study by the Department of Science and ...

    • 3-month 'closed season' in Visayan Sea begins 

      (DailyGuardian, November 23, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The closed season for fishing of sardines (tuloy, tamban, tabagak), herrings (balantiyong), and mackerels (guma-a, bulao, hasa-hasa) is once again in force at the Visayan Sea starting Nov 15, 2021 to Feb 15 2022. The Bureau ...

    • Marine experts: Stop sand mining in Lingayen Gulf 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 19, 2021, on page A16)
      Asserting that the proposed massive black sand mining in the waters off Pangasinan province threatens Lingayen Gulf, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) added its voice to the growing clamor ...

    • Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 17, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2024, on page A11)
      Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ...

    • 'Invisible hand' spreading lies vs China-embassy 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A4)
      The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday alleged that an “invisible hand” was “poisoning” China’s relations with the Philippines even as it denied Beijing was undertaking illicit military-related activities amid escalating ...

    • Penalty for water pollution hiked 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2024, on page 8)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has increased the penalty imposed on companies found polluting Laguna de Bay from P10,000 to P11,000 daily. In Board Resolution 643 dated Oct. 17, 2023, the LLDA cited BR 404 ...

    • 'Secret agreement' with China 'horrifies' Marcos 

      Flores, Helen; Lee Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2024, on page 1-2)
      President Marcos is seeking clarification from the Chinese government on the supposed gentleman’s agreement on the West Philippine Sea entered into by Manila and Beijing during the Duterte administration, even as he warned ...

    • Seven collared in Sebaste for 'illegal fishing' 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, April 11, 2024, on page 5)
      According to Police Captain Felimon Espinosa, station chief of the Antique Maritime Police, they violated Article VI, Sec. 30, of Sebaste Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-09, which prohibits the use of active gear in the ...

    • Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2024, on page 3)
      More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ...

    • BFAR, Itbayat Island open first tilapia hatchery 

      (Manila Standard, April 11, 2024, on page B3)
      Batanes fish farmers will soon have their own local source of tilapia fingerlings as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the local government inaugurated on April 4, 2024 ...

    • US Coast Guard: Broadcastings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A2)
      The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of ...

    • LLDA increases fines by 10% 

      Halili, Adrian H. (BusinessWorld, April 9, 2024, on page S1/10)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has mandated a 10% increase in daily penalties for water pollution cases within Laguna Lake. In a Board Resolution, the LLDA said that a 10% increase in penalties, or P11,000 ...