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    • P8.1 M worth of giant clams seized 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, February 20, 2024, on page A8)
      At least 336 pieces of fossilized giant clam shells worth P8.1 million were recovered in Palawan during a joint law enforcement operation led by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The giant clams, locally known as taklobo ...

    • 'Support blue swimming crab fisherfolk' 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, December 20, 2023, on page 9)
      A Negros Occidental solon has called for support for the blue swimming crab fisherfolk in Western Visayas. The Philippine blue swimming crabs are internationally recognized as unsustainably fished, according to 3rd District’s ...

    • Plastic pollution, 1 

      (Panay News, December 8, 2023, on page 8)
      Our modern world depends on plastic to sustain its present lifestyle. But that lifestyle built on the plastic revolution has its dangerous dark side. Everything we humans use and discard can have dire consequences for the ...

    • Blue Nations: France and Phl partner for the oceans 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, June 9, 2024, on page B2)
      On Wednesday afternoon at the storied Admiral Hotel in Manila which provides a breathtaking view of the historic Manila Bay, French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel, chic in a blue dress that fit perfectly for ...

    • Help fishermen of rammed vessel, tanker owner told 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (The Philippine Star, October 13, 2023, on page 4)
      The owner of the crude oil tanker Pacific Anna, which sailed under a Marshall Islands flag, should extend assistance to the families of the fishermen killed and injured in the ramming incident near Panatag Shoal, senators ...

    • Deep, man-made depressions in Escoda Shoal – scientists 

      Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, June 9, 2024, on page A1)
      Marine scientists found depressions or sunken areas that appear to be man-made on the ocean floor of Escoda Shoal, also called Sabina Shoal, that led to a “local extinction” of corals in the area in the West Philippine ...

    • China warns arrest of trespassers in SCS 

      Requejo, Rey; Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, May 18, 2024, on page A1)
      China issued a regulation that authorizes the arrest of “foreigners” in the disputed maritime territories, including the South China Sea, beginning June. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela ...

    • Marcos to PMA grads: Stand up vs. intruders 

      Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, May 19, 2024, on page A1)
      The Philippines will “vigorously defend what is ours,” President Marcos said on Saturday, as Manila’s maritime row with Beijing over the West Philippine Sea escalates. The President likewise ordered graduates of the ...

    • NE aquaculture project to boost fish production 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, February 22, 2024, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon on Wednesday said that the Pantabangan Aquaculture Park in Nueva Ecija province will boost local fish production not only in the province but the entire ...

    • Sasmuan youth plant mangroves to preserve, protect wetlands 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (SunStar Philippines, February 20, 2024, on page 3)
      Elementary students from Batang 2nd Integrated School took a stand in preserving and protecting the wetlands of Sasmuan, Pampanga. They planted a total of 300 mangrove saplings together with personnel from the Department ...

    • BFAR: Fish population is simply rising 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, February 7, 2024, on page 7)
      Amid concerns sparked by the beaching of thousands of fish along the shores of two towns in southern Cebu, a fisheries official has assured the public the events should not be taken as a precursor to an earthquake or an ...

    • Lead by example 

      (Daily Tribune, May 18, 2024, on page A4)
      China is losing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) argument because it is clutching at straws in justifying its destructive moves in the disputed areas with its creation of artificial islands that is being condemned by a world ...

    • Senators warn of new maritime case vs China 

      Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2024, on page A1)
      The Philippines may file another case against China if it implements its new policy of detaining for up to 60 days without trial foreigners, particularly Filipinos, crossing waters it claims are under its jurisdiction, two ...

    • PH Ayungin mission ‘a success’ despite Chinese harassment 

      Mangosing, Frances; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 6, 2023, on page A8)
      Chinese vessels once again harassed and attempted to block Philippine ships on a resupply mission en route to Ayungin, or Second Thomas Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, but the Filipinos were able to complete ...

    • The many invasions of China 

      Butuyan, Joel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 23, 2024, on page A8)
      So many of the burning issues troubling our country today has something to do with China. One wonders if our government is looking at all these issues from a bird’s-eye view, to find out if there’s orchestration going on ...

    • Japan halts Fukushima water release after quake 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, March 16, 2024, on page B5)
      The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was suspended on Friday following an earthquake, its operator said while emphasizing that the move was precautionary. A 5.8-magnitude jolt struck off ...

    • More scary news about microplastics 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, March 14, 2024, on page A5)
      We already know that microplastics are everywhere, but sometimes the news of another discovery of just how much they have permeated our world still has the capacity to be frightening. A study published on February 28 was ...

    • Calls for compromise at WTO to net fishing deal 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 21, 2024, on page B4)
      The man leading negotiations on fisheries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) called on Monday on countries to compromise in order to finalize a deal at next week's ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi. After striking an ...

    • DENR worries over deep-sea mining 

      (Manila Standard, December 11, 2023, on page A8)
      The Philippines urged nations last week to adopt ridge-to-reef approaches to stop further ecosystem loss, reiterating the need for urgency to save lives and livelihoods. Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Indian navy rescues Iranian fishing boat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 31, 2024, on page B2)
      India’s navy said Tuesday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, the second in as many days, after the latest attack on Indian Ocean shipping. The warship INS Sumitra “compelled the safe release” ...