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    • Testing the waters: Amid US and Asean’s affirmation of support for the UN arbitral tribunal ruling on disputed maritime territories, Duterte government prodded to seize the initiative 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 19, 2020, on page A1)
      With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ...

    • Kruhay under the sun at Seco Island in Antique 

      Go, Marky Ramone (BusinessMirror, July 19, 2020, on page A4)
      Being the site of bounteous marine resources, Seco Island is considered as a marine protected area (MPA) as accorded by a local government ordinance. All activities related to the use of its waters such as fishing and even ...

    • PHL's future floats in the West Philippine Sea 

      Kim, Sung Y. (BusinessMirror, July 16, 2020, on page B7)
      The waters of the South China Sea are home to a dizzying array of marine resources, ranging from vast oil and gas reserves deep beneath the surface, to the complex and beautiful ecosystems capable of supporting international ...

    • Wang, Locsin in 'frank, cordial' talks amid US-China word war 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, July 16, 2020, on page A12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., who said on Sunday the UN arbitral award favoring the Philippine position in the South China Sea is “nonnegotiable,” held a “frank but cordial” virtual discussion on Tuesday ...

    • Court blocks departure of ship officers in sea mishap 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 16, 2020, on page A4)
      A local court in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro has granted the petition of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to issue a hold departure order (HDO) against the top officers of a Hong Kong-flagged carrier vessel, which collided ...

    • Sea search for missing victims of Mindoro boat collision ends with no recovery-PCG 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 8, 2020, on page A4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ended its search and retrieval operations without recovering any of the 14 persons aboard the fishing vessel F/V Liberty 5, which sank in the waters of Occidental Mindoro following a ...

    • China blasts U.S. joint carrier exercises in South China Sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (BusinessMirror, July 8, 2020, on page A6)
      China on Monday accused the US of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two US aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian ...

    • Iloilo oil spill sparks calls to limit use of fossil fuels 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, July 7, 2020, on page A8)
      AC Energy is facing severe penalty and fine for the Iloilo oil spill under Republic Act 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004. This, as several groups have expressed fear that failure to contain the oil spill may ...

    • Sea turtle release at UN Environment Month 

      (BusinessMirror, July 7, 2020, on page B6)
      Maitum Mayor Alexander Bryan Reganit releases some of the 441 newly-hatched sea turtles in line with the recent local celebration of the United Nations World Environment Month at the Barangay Kiambing Pawikan Learning ...

    • Phl, Japan experts partner in mapping of mangroves 

      Ordinario, Cai U. (BusinessMirror, July 5, 2020, on page A5)
      Filipino and Japanese researchers proposed a new mangrove vegetation index (MVI) to map mangroves and maximize its benefits. The MVI is a mangrove-specific index or measure that distinguishes mangrove areas from other ...

    • 'In effect, but undeclared' 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 4, 2020, on page A1)
      China has been imposing air, and even maritime, travel restrictions against other countries, especially the weaker ones that include the Philippines, in the South China Sea (SCS) for years, but has not officially declared ...

    • Tree-planting caps DENR's commemoration of PHL Environment Month and Arbor Day 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, July 3, 2020, on page A4)
      Massive tree-planting activities in the Calabarzon region marked the country’s celebration of the Philippine Environment Month and Arbor Day in June amid Covid-19 community quarantines that remain in effect in various parts ...

    • DOST chief: Focus on regional needs to address growth disparity 

      Aya, Rose Anne M. (BusinessMirror, July 7, 2019, on page A4)
      This year’s Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards honor three papers in agriculture, aquatic and natural resources. The award pays tribute to Filipino scientists and researchers for their exceptional publication of R&D results, which ...

    • Port of hope 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, June 20, 2020, on page A1)
      The recent completion and inauguration of a military harbor project on Pagasa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan, has sparked a ray of hope within a small Filipino community there that the much-awaited undertaking ...

    • Villar, BFAR establish urban aquaponics facility in Las Piñas 

      (BusinessMirror, June 22, 2020, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas, where ...

    • 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 ...

    • PHL fish harvest to reach 3.22 MMT by ‘30–FAO 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, June 18, 2020, on page A4)
      The country’s fish production is projected to reach 3.22 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030 on the back of higher aquaculture output, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In its annual ...

    • 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 ...

    • Someone to watch over me 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, June 6, 2020, on page A1)
      Amid the vast expanse of territorial sea waters that it protects and the country’s claims of some parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) being aggressively challenged, primarily by China, the Philippine Navy (PN) is stepping ...

    • ‘China owes us ₧33B in annual marine loss’ 

      Fernandez, Butch (BusinessMirror, June 9, 2020, on page A8)
      Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio flatly dismissed Monday China’s claims that it owns the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as well as the whole South China Sea since ancient times. This, as former Foreign Affairs Secretary ...