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    • Experts say West Philippine Sea, POGO key 2025 midterm poll issues 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2024, on page 2)
      As the 2025 midterm elections start to heat up, geopolitical and national security experts said the West Philippine Sea issue and the existence of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) will be among the key ...

    • DSWD ready to extend more aid to Bataan oil spill victims 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2024, on page 3)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it continues to closely monitor the effects of the Bataan oil spill on local communities and is prepared to provide additional assistance if needed. Regional ...

    • Expert calls for reversion of Manila Bay ponds to mangroves 

      Richter, Mat (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2024, on page 1)
      An expert has called for the reversion of 44,000 hectares or 80 percent of the ponds in the Manila Bay to mangroves to restore coastal protection, regulate flooding, control soil erosion, and promote fisheries production, ...

    • PH, Chinese vessels come face-to-face in Sabina Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2024, on page 3)
      Sabina Shoal, or locally known as Escoda Shoal, is slowly becoming the new flashpoint for the Philippines and China’s maritime conflict as vessels from the two countries came face-to-face in the disputed atoll in recent ...

    • Manila Bay 'clear' of oil spill - PCG chief 

      Sadongdong, Martin; Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2024, on page 3)
      Authorities conducted aerial and maritime surveys over Manila Bay on Saturday, August 3, to determine the extent of the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova. Based on the result of the two surveys, Manila ...

    • PH eyeing response to harassment at WPS 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2024, on page 1)
      A definite action from the Philippine government may be coming up soon in response to China's continued harassment against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said that the ...

    • Libas Fishing Port up for rehab 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, August 3, 2024, on page 5)
      The Libas Fishing Port in Roxas City will undergo rehabilitation. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on this between the Roxas City Government and Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) was signed by Mayor Ronnie ...

    • PH blasts another China ramming incident 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, September 2, 2024, on page 8)
      The Philippines expressed its “serious concern” after the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5205 repeatedly rammed into BRP-Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal on Saturday. According to National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson ...

    • Bacolod joins global effort in Int’l Coastal Clean-Up Day 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, September 2, 2024, on page 3)
      The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) is gearing up to participate in the International Coastal Clean-Up Day scheduled for the third Saturday of this month, aiming to tackle the critical issue of ...

    • PCG starts oil recovery operations for MV Mirola 1 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2024, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, August 1, began the oil recovery operation from cargo vessel MV Mirola 1 which ran aground in the coastal waters of Mariveles, Bataan. PCG personnel were manually scooping the ...

    • PH, US navies hold joint sail; China assails $500-M aid 

      Sadongdong, Martin; Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2024, on page 1)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) sailed together anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a move that will gauge China’s response amid efforts to de-escalate tension in the contested waters. PN ...

    • State of calamity, no catch zone declared in Cavite coast due to oil spill 

      Bauto-Dena, Carla (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2024, on page 5)
      The provincial government is declaring a state of calamity and establishing a no-catch zone in coastal areas affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova off Limay, Bataan. In a social media post on ...

    • US maritime experts arriving in PH to help contain Bataan oil spill 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2024, on page 2)
      Maritime experts from the United States will arrive in the country to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in curbing the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova in Limay, Bataan. PCG spokesperson Rear ...

    • Fishport landed volumes up 54% in Q2 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, August 1, 2024, on page S1/5)
      The volume of catch landed at regional fishports rose 54.1% year on year during the second quarter, according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). In a report, the PFDA said the landed catch was ...

    • 'The Meg' shark was actually quite thin, scientists say 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2024, on page 7)
      The prehistoric megalodon is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, a horrifyingly giant shark immortalized in the monster movie "The Meg". But after re-analysing the fossil evidence, scientists ...

    • China says Philippine vessel 'illegally' landed on disputed atoll 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, February 4, 2024, on page 4)
      China said on Saturday a small civilian vessel from the Philippines had "illegally placed itself on the beach" of an atoll in the South China Sea that both countries claim. The vessel, which landed on the Spratly Islands ...

    • China ramps up patrols in Taiwan after fishermen's death 

      (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2024, on page 9)
      China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing. The ...

    • BFAR to public: Don't touch beached juvenile sharks 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, March 1, 2024, on page 4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas has issued a warning about juvenile sharks recently found washed up on the shores of Santander, the southernmost town of Cebu. BFAR also advised the ...

    • Sipalay’s inspiring coastal cleanup story wins global tourism award 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, March 8, 2024, on page 3)
      The women-led shoreline cleanup volunteer project of Sipalay City, the top beach and diving destination in Negros Occidental, bagged one of the major prizes in the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards at the Internationale ...

    • Four arrested for illegal fishing in Panay waters 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, February 17, 2024, on page 3)
      Four fishermen were apprehended for engaging in illegal fishing activities in the waters off the coast of the municipality of Panay. The apprehended individuals, identified as “Ricardo”, “Jemrick, “Aladin”, and “Domante”, ...