Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • Oil spill reaches Verde Island Passage 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Virola, Madonna; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2023, on page A5)
      Traces of oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress had reached Verde Island, a six-village islet in Batangas City, which is at the heart of the Verde Island Passage (VIP) where the world’s most critical marine ...

    • DENR tapping more experts to study reclamation impact 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2023, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has tapped the services of marine experts and scientists to determine the potential environmental risks posed by various reclamation projects in Manila Bay. “At ...

    • Senators favor raising PH case vs China to UN 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2023, on page A1)
      Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has thrown his support behind a proposal for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly China’s repeated violations of the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling that ...

    • 2 China coast guard ships try to block ‘Atin Ito’ convoy 

      Corrales, Nestor; De Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2024, on page A3)
      Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Wednesday shadowed and tried to block the Filipino civilian-led convoy sailing toward Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a resource-rich area in the ...

    • More Calapan areas seen to be hit by spill 

      Virola, Madonna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2023, on page A8)
      Officials and residents here have doubled their efforts to protect their coastal communities as the threat of more spilled industrial oil reaching its shores loomed with the end of the “amihan” or the northeast monsoon. ...

    • Low water levels on Danube reveal sunken WWII warships 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2022, on page A1)
      Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's ...

    • Admin senators' support to boost WPS cause at UN, says Hontiveros 

      Ramos, Marlon; Andrade, Jeannette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2023, on page A1)
      The growing support among administration senators for the government to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) China’s many violations of the historic 2016 arbitral ruling would bolster the Philippines’ ...

    • Anyone for year-end dip at dolomite beach? 

      Reyes, Dempsey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 29, 2021, on page A6)
      The government has decided to reopen for two days the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, but visitors will be required to register in a bid to prevent overcrowding. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...

    • Ocean protector visits Verde Island Passage 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, July 8, 2024, on page G37)
      One cannot care for the ocean if one does not know it. This sums up the life-long advocacy of world-renowned oceanographer Sylvia Alice Earle, who recently dived into the Verde Island Passage (VIP) off Mabini, Batangas to ...

    • Japan: South China Sea is legitimate concern 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2024, on page 1)
      ​Japan said that its concern regarding developments in the South China Sea is a valid concern after the Chinese Embassy in Manila hit the Japanese ambassador in Manila for defending the Philippines against China's aggression ...

    • Sardines, soap, milk SRP rise - DTI 

      Yalao, Khriscielle (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2024, on page 1)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on Jan. 24 that nine items included in the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) bulletin namely four canned sardines, one powdered milk, and four toilet soap brands have upped ...

    • Marcos says Chinese Navy presence in South China Sea is 'worrisome' 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere; Basilio, Kenneth Christiane (BusinessWorld, February 29, 2024, on page S1/10)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday said the presence of Chinese warships in the South China Sea and increased cyberattacks are worrisome, but these would not deter his resolve to defend Philippine sea claims ...

    • Marcos promises to defend Philippine sovereignty amid rising China tension 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, March 1, 2024, on page S1/10)
      Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. told the Australian parliament on Thursday he would not allow any foreign power to take “one square inch” of the country’s territory, and that Manila was firm in defending its ...

    • Dolomite beach closed on Undas 

      Blancaflor, Mj; Garner, Jomelle; Santos, Pat (Daily Tribune, October 27, 2021, on page A3)
      Manila Bay dolomite beach will be closed for six days in observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a televised briefing Tuesday, Environment ...

    • Ramon Magsaysay-winning fisher to address UPV Class of 2024 

      Alelis, Carlson (DailyGuardian, July 6, 2024, on page 10)
      Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, the esteemed 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award-winning fisher, will address the graduating class of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) on July 9, 2024, at the UPV Covered Court, Miagao ...

    • No reef 'arrangement' with China 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, January 30, 2024, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines denied on Monday that China had a “temporary special arrangement” with Manila to allow the delivery of supplies to Philippine troops occupying a disputed South China Sea reef, calling it “a figment of ...

    • Philippine-China tensions seen to affect Asia-Pacific trade - Moody's 

      Ta-asan, Keisha (BusinessWorld, January 22, 2024, on page S1/1)
      Tensions between the Philippines and China may lead to trade disruptions that could escalate across the Asia-Pacific region, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “While not our baseline, an escalation of tensions in the ...

    • US think tank says 195 Chinese militia vessels linger daily in South China Sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere; Ordoñez, John Victor (BusinessWorld, March 4, 2024, on page S1/12)
      Amost 200 Chinese militia ships were present near disputed areas of the South China Sea on any given day last year, or a 35% increase, a United States think tank said. “The data show that China’s militia is as active as ...

    • Philippine Coast Guard belies Chinese claim of Scarborough Shoal intrusion 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere; Ordoñez, John Victor (BusinessWorld, February 23, 2024, on page S1/12)
      A Philippine coast guard official on Thursday belied its Chinese counterpart’s claim that a fishery vessel had “illegally intruded” into Beijing’s waters. “This statement is inaccurate,” Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela, the ...

    • China's hostility toward fishermen condemned 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2024, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday condemned the Chinese Coast Guard anew over its latest move to prevent Filipino fishermen from accessing a traditional fishing ground in the South China Sea. National Security Council spokesman ...