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    • Lady sailor rules hobie challenge 

      (BusinessMirror, March 8, 2020, on page A8)
      Portugal's Maria Videoira-Hagedorn emerged as the first woman skipper to rule the 20th Philippine Hobie Challenge. Along with compatriot Tomas Camelo, the tandem clocked 24 hours, 32 minutes and 39 seconds in the five-day ...

    • Legacy to sustainable fisheries: Seafdec/AQD’s community-based sea ranching 

      (BusinessMirror, February 7, 2021, on page A5)
      Dr. Nerissa Salayo, a socioeconomist of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department, answered: “It will likely take longer than we would expect. It could be beyond our lifetime. But for sure, ...

    • Locsin files protest vs new China Coast Guard Law 

      Mercene, Recto; Fernandez, Butch (BusinessMirror, January 28, 2021, on page A12-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday filed a diplomatic protest over China’s new law allowing its Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels. “After reflection I fired a diplomatic protest. While enacting law ...

    • Locsin, Wang eye 'template' in talks on oil, gas in SCS 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, November 4, 2020, on page A8-A2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Tuesday he had proposed with his Chinese counterpart a template in the ongoing joint negotiation to exploit oil and gas in the contested waters of the South China Sea ...

    • Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill on Guimaras Island 

      (BusinessMirror, September 20, 2020, on page A7)
      For hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans and they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they visit land. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had reported ...

    • Mabini, the diving heaven bounces back 

      Supetran, Bernard L. (BusinessMirror, December 19, 2020, on page A9)
      Mention Mabini, Batangas and instantly, scuba diving comes to mind. The municipality has been synonymous with scuba diving, being the birthplace of this underwater recreational sport. Situated within the world’s so-called ...

    • Malampaya-supported sea rangers continue protection of vital ecosystem 

      (BusinessMirror, June 7, 2020, on page A7)
      Deputized volunteer sea rangers, or Bantay Dagat, continue to protect the natural coastal resources along the coasts of Northern Palawan, Oriental Mindoro and Batangas City despite the difficult circumstances brought by ...

    • Managing protected areas through PPP 

      Mayuga, Jonathan (BusinessMirror, May 21, 2018, on page A9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to accept applications for Special-Use Agreement in Protected Areas (Sapa) after Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently announced the lifting of ...

    • Mangroves and essential part of Hamilo Coast's sustainable roadmap 

      Reyes, Rizal Raoul S. (BusinessMirror, November 25, 2020, on page B7)
      Theimportance of mangroves was highlighted when Supertyphoon Yolanda pummeled the country. Experts observed that the impact of Yolanda’s storm surge would have been minimal if the mangroves near Leyte’s shoreline were not ...

    • Manila Bay rehab ‘unhampered’ by pandemic, DENR chief says 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 29, 2020, on page A3)
      Despite threats posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and community quarantines put in place by the government since March this year, government’s efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay remain unhampered, according to Department of ...

    • The Manila Bay sand trap 

      Orbos, Thomas M. (BusinessMirror, September 28, 2020, on page A6)
      In the game of golf, landing your golf ball on a sand trap is a most unfortunate event. It would test not only your skill but also your fortitude while all eyes are on you. Such is the case of the Manila Bay white sand ...

    • Manila Water boosts Pasig River rehab with ‘Toka Toka’ 

      (BusinessMirror, September 26, 2018, on page B2)
      Manila Water’s “Toka Toka” advocacy, the first and only environmental campaign focused on the need for used water management, was featured in the recent Taga-Alog Stakeholder Conference 2018 with the theme “Taga-Alog 2018, ...

    • Marikina River Basin quarry ops halted but freeze order may be lifted in Albay 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 4, 2020, on page A4)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 4 (Calabarzon) has issued an order temporarily suspending certain quarry and crushing plant operations in Rizal ...

    • Marine scientist Onda is first Filipino to reach Earth's third deepest spot 

      Resurreccion, Lyn B. (BusinessMirror, March 28, 2021, on page A5)
      Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda, a microbial oceanographer of the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines (UP MSI), made history for being the “first Filipino and one of the first humans” to descend to Emden ...

    • Mega Global Corp. gears up for hike in food demand due to PHL recovery 

      Rosales, Elijah Felice (BusinessMirror, June 19, 2020, on page B1)
      One of the country’s leading sardines brands has invested P500 million for expansion projects this year and next year, as it looks to augment its fishing and canning capacities in anticipation of higher demand for its ...

    • Military conducts war exercise near China-occupied Scarborough Shoal 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, December 3, 2020, on page A3)
      With new assets in the inventory of the Navy and the Air Force, the military carried out its amphibious landing and island defense exercises in Zambales where the Scarborough Shoal sits at a shooting distance. The drills ...

    • Milkfish fry shipments seized at airport 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, March 10, 2013, on page Retrieved from-http://www.businessmirror.com.ph)
      Airport customs authorities on Sunday seized three shipments of milkfish fry that were unloaded separately from three international airlines from Singapore, Hongkong and Malaysia, at the Paicargo and Miascor bonded warehouse ...

    • Municipal fishing grounds under siege 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, May 16, 2021, on page A7)
      Using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, commercial fishing vessels were frequently detected in municipal waters in various parts of the Philippines. The Karagatan Patrol, a Facebook page created by Oceana, a ...

    • Navy to drive away Chinese survey ships off Benham Rise 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (BusinessMirror, March 10, 2017, on page A3)
      Lorenzana told reporters who attended the “Kapihan sa Kampo”, held at the Honor Hall of the National Defense College of the Philippines in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Thursday, that Chinese ships have ...

    • Nestlé Philippines takes holistic approach as it accelerates initiatives to tackle plastic waste 

      (BusinessMirror, October 8, 2020, on page M3)
      In 2015, a report by the Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment said the Philippines is the third-largest source of plastic trash that ends up in the oceans, after China and Indonesia. ...