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    • River clearing goes high gear 

      (Daily Tribune, November 9, 2021, on page B11)
      Diversified Asian conglomerate San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) river cleanup initiative at the Pasig and Tullahan rivers, both major tributaries crucial to the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, have exceeded initial targets even ...

    • BFAR comes to Central Luzon provinces' aid 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, December 22, 2021, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 3 recently conducted various projects in the provinces of Central Luzon, providing fishermen with fiberglass boats, fishing implements and milkfish ...

    • Pantabangan water level enough 

      (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page B15)
      Despite its dipping water level, the Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija can still serve the power and irrigation needs of Central Luzon in July, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ...

    • Red tide hits Bicol coasts 

      RWP (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Saturday that coastal areas in two provinces in Bicol are positive for red tide. BFAR said the latest shellfish samples collected from Sorsogon Bay and Milagros ...

    • 100 city fisherfolk awarded boats, nets 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page A7)
      A total of 100 registered Navoteño fisherfolk were awarded with 30-footer fiberglass boats and fishing nets by the City Government of Navotas. The turnover, led by Navotas Rep. John Rey Tiangco, was held in line with the ...

    • Sea credits spark opposition row 

      Locus, Sundy (Daily Tribune, July 13, 2021, on page A1)
      While the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) seems to be falling apart, yet another political turmoil is also crumbling the opposition. The reason? An ongoing feud that cracked the delegation ...

    • Palace disputes fishermen's group claims 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, July 13, 2021, on page A3)
      The Palace on Monday vowed to look into reports of Filipino fishermen that Chinese boats were hindering them from fishing in some parts of the West Philippine Sea which lie within the country’s exclusive economic zone ...

    • Phl territorial defense shored up 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, May 20, 2021, on page A3)
      The Philippines’ territorial defense capabilities are getting more enhancements this year as agencies are already collaborating on a satellite-aided maritime monitoring system and the expected delivery of a ground-based ...

    • Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution 

      Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, July 14, 2021, on page A1)
      While it welcomes the statements of support from other nations against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine government insisted to continue efforts to achieve a ...

    • Phl boosting WPS presence 

      (Daily Tribune, May 16, 2021, on page A1)
      The government is boosting its maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea following President Duterte’s declaration that local ships won’t pull out from the disputed area, an official said Saturday. National security ...

    • Boracay model of water resource management 

      Aguirre, Jun N. (Daily Tribune, July 10, 2021, on page A7)
      This resort island is being eyed as a pilot model for water resource management hoping to be replicated in several tourism island areas in the Philippines. Raymond Sucgang of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute said ...

    • Rody vows no Phl ship to leave WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 15, 2021, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte fired his strongest words against China yet when he declared that local ships will not move “an inch backward” from the West Philippine Sea even if it gets him killed. In his pre-recorded address ...

    • Oil spill feared as two cargo vessels collide 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, July 9, 2021, on page A1)
      A Cyprus-flagged dredging vessel and a local cargo vessel collided at the South Harbor anchorage, 100 meters away from the Baseco Beach, Tondo, Manila, Thursday dawn. Reports released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ...

    • Suitcase yields 185 baby tortoises 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Daily Tribune, March 31, 2021, on page B14)
      An Ecuadorian policeman has been arrested after airport officials in the Galapagos Islands discovered 185 baby giant tortoises stuffed in a suitcase to be trafficked, prosecutors said Monday. The reptiles, no more than ...

    • Proposed Sual fish port inspected 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, June 24, 2021, on page B15)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) recently conducted a site visit in this town for the planned construction of an improved PFDA-Sual Fish Port (PFDA-SFP). PFDA General Manager Atty. Glen A. Pangapalan ...

    • Who lost Scarborough? 

      (Daily Tribune, May 10, 2021, on page A4)
      Had former President Noynoy Aquino not resorted to subterfuge in dealing with China by employing the anarchist Antonio Trillanes IV as back channel, relations would not have deteriorated to the extent that the country’s ...

    • Gov't proceeds with WPS deals 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 16, 2021, on page B9)
      The Department of Energy (DoE) said that joint exploration with China will be pursued but it will also bid out service contracts for other areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considered within Philippine territory. ...

    • Pilot whale returned to habitat 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Daily Tribune, September 9, 2021, on page B15)
      The Environmental Conservation and Protection Center (ECPC) in Sarangani province has released a 14 feet-long female Pilot whale to its natural habitat after it underwent a series of rehabilitation procedures after its ...

    • Young 'butanding' rescued 

      Echeminada, Perseus (Daily Tribune, August 31, 2021, on page B15)
      Municipal and barangay officials in Misamis Oriental reported that residents in the area have rescued a wounded baby whale shark or commonly known as butanding along the coast of San Vicente Village, in Baybay Casinglot, ...

    • 'Dolomite beach benefits people' 

      Villegas, Gab Humilde (Daily Tribune, August 31, 2021, on page A2)
      Taking a cue from President Rodrigo Duterte, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo on Monday defended the government’s controversial dolomite beach project that is part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation ...