• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• PRA's Bay project approval hit 

  Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 31, 2022, on page A1)

  The reclaimed areas in Manila Bay, considered the hottest area for offices and businesses in Manila, have become a legal battleground for the country’s biggest developers. A property firm has challenged the power of regulator ...

• Phl, China open to joint oil exploration talks 

  Garner, Jom (Daily Tribune, September 6, 2022, on page A6)

  The Philippines and China have again raised the possibility of reopening talks on joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. The DFA confirmed that there were ...

• Plastic pollution to double by 2030 

  (Daily Tribune, October 31, 2021, on page B16)

  Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report ...

• ‘Let’s keep peace at SCS’ 

  Blancaflor, Mj (Daily Tribune, October 28, 2021, on page A1)

  President Rodrigo Duterte renewed his call on his counterparts in Southeast Asia to remain united in pursuing peace and stability in the South China Sea (SCS). The President stressed at the 38th and 39th Summits of the ...

• Mayor pitches P. Princesa fish port plan 

  Formoso, Celeste Anna (Daily Tribune, June 21, 2023, on page B16)

  The continuous migration of licensed nurses abroad for higher compensation could leave the country “nurseless” by 2026 or 2028, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa warned on Tuesday. Herbosa, who is pushing to tap the pool of ...

• Dolomite beach closure mulled 

  Garner, Jomelle (Daily Tribune, October 29, 2021, on page A3)

  Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya on Thursday revealed that the government is considering closing Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach for a few more weeks. He ...

• BFAR backs blacklisting of fish smugglers 

  Angeles, Vivienne (Daily Tribune, June 29, 2024, on page A3)

  The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s move to blacklist smugglers, including fish products as it said this not only puts the livelihood of local fishermen ...

• WPS fishers to get P80-M assistance 

  Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, June 21, 2023, on page B16)

  The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will provide P80 million in livelihood assistance to Filipinos fishing in the West Philippine Sea. The amount will be spent on fishing equipment such as bancas, payao, lambaklad, ...

• Meal bill 

  (Daily Tribune, August 11, 2022, on page A1)

  Virgin Island in Bohol draws a lot of tourists for its pristine water and white sandbar. Thirteen recent visitors, however, seemed to have been turned off by the food sold by locals after they received their bill. The ...

• [Fishermen] 

  Rodriguez, King (Daily Tribune, July 8, 2024, on page A3)

  Fishermen in Cavite clean and remove debris from fresh mussels harvested from Manila Bay before selling them at Parañaque's Bulungan Seafood Market for P80 per gallon Sunday.

• China vessels intercept PCG ships 

  Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, July 8, 2024, on page A1)

  Two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels were intercepted by a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship and at least six maritime militia vessels near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), an American maritime ...

• APECO investor puts maritime bid within reach 

  Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, July 8, 2024, on page B12)

  The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) capped their foundation anniversary with the announcement of a new investor Amphibia Marine and Subsea Services OPC (Amphibia). The Philippine Rise or Benham ...

• Negros dive haven to go 'zero waste' 

  (Daily Tribune, October 17, 2021, on page C18)

  The town of Dauin, the scuba diving and resort capital of Negros Oriental province, plans to adopt a municipality-wide zero waste policy in keeping with its thrust of being a sustainable tourist destination in Central ...

• Finding loro: The truth about parrotfish 

  Yan, Gregg (Daily Tribune, May 23, 2021, on page C18)

  Over the past years, social media posts have been circulating about the need to avoid parrotfish, popularly called loro or molmol in public markets. These posts have been shared tens of thousands of times with the best of ...

• 5,000 Sulu farmers, fishermen get cash aid 

  Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, July 7, 2024, on page A3)

  Five thousand farmers and fishermen in Sulu have received P10,000 each from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as part of the government’s vision of “Bagong Pilipinas.” The distribution was held at the Sulu provincial gymnasium ...

• Dolomite beach remains packed 

  Payawal, Larry (Daily Tribune, October 25, 2021, on page A7)

  Manila Bay’s dolomite beach had to be closed for an hour early Sunday after a throng of about 4,000 people raised fears of the situation becoming a Covid-19 super-spreader event. Jacob Meimban Jr., deputy executive director ...

• [Olive Ridley] 

  (Daily Tribune, January 17, 2024, on page B16)

  Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings - locally known as pawikans - are released into the waters of Barangay Catbuwaran in Ligao City, Guinobatan town by the members of the Community Environment and Natural Resources personnel.

• Seafood innovators finish AgrElevate training 

  (Daily Tribune, September 30, 2024, on page G39)

  Fisherfolks in Kawayan, Leyte that culture oysters, tahong or mussels and nylon shells were among 190 recipients of Integrated Farming Bio-Systems (IFBS) certification from BPI Foundation and Pilipinas Shell Foundation ...

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