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Offensive music video made in China
(The Manila Times,April 30, 2020 , on page A4-A5)And the unkindest cut of all lies in the very title of the music video: “Nag-iisang Dagat,” or one ocean. Unity has always been the dominant theme during times of global calamities which inspired music videos such as “We ... -
Officials ban swimming in General Santos beach
(The Manila Times,August 29, 2022 , on page A7)Authorities have warned residents against swimming at a popular public beach resort in General Santos City because of "exceedingly high levels of coliform" found along the shorelines of the city. Coliform bacteria is "a ... -
Oil can cause risky behavior in reef fish
(The Manila Times,July 20, 2017 , on page B5)Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behavior and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters contaminated with petroleum-based oil, researchers said. Concentrations equivalent to only “a couple ... -
Oil deal with China should benefit Filipinos - Go
(The Manila Times,September 1, 2022 , on page A2)SEN. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Wednesday reminded the government to prioritize the interest of the Filipino people amid proposals for joint energy exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) between the Philippines ... -
Oil spill claims must be filed in 3 years
(The Manila Times,August 20, 2023 , on page A8)The Department of Justice (DoJ) said compensation claims in connection with the Mindoro oil spill must be filed within three years, otherwise it will exceed the prescription period. Beyond the prescription period, a party ... -
Oil spill damage to tourism at P886M
(The Manila Times,May 14, 2023 , on page A1-A2)The oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Princess Empress off the waters of Oriental Mindoro in February will cost Philippine tourism P886 million in lost revenue within a six-month period. The latest situation report of ... -
Oil spill from Viet ship unlikely – PCG
(The Manila Times,August 18, 2020 , on page A5)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said Antique waters were safe from possible oil spill from a Vietnamese-flagged cargo vessel. The MV Globe 6 ran aground in waters between Nagubat Island and Liwagao Island in ... -
Oil spill not yet over, says Mindoro mayor
(The Manila Times,June 19, 2023 , on page A9)The mayor of the town that was hardest-hit by a massive oil spill in February this year here has vehemently denied the claim of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that the slick coming from a sunken tanker that caused it is ... -
Oil spill tars Peru beaches
(The Manila Times,January 24, 2022 , on page B4)Peru declared an environmental emergency on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific keeps spreading. With the 90-day decree, the government said it ... -
Oil spills, units and scale
(The Manila Times,July 8, 2010 , on page A4)I started the day by reading through a news report off Internet about the size and scale of the oil spill by a British Petroleum leased-rig named Deep-water Horizon off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. In that ... -
'Ompong' costs agriculture P16B
(The Manila Times,September 20, 2018 , on page A2)Total damage and losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon “Ompong” have reached P16.76 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The figure breached the agency’s P13.2-billion damage projection ... -
On the growing clamor for UN to implement arbitral ruling on PH vs China case
(The Manila Times,June 14, 2020 , on page A6)More and more of the world realize the importance and relevance to themselves of the 2016 Permanent Court of arbitration arbitral ruling on the case that the Philippines brought against China. The Philippines may no longer ... -
On top of disaster-resilient village, livelihood facilities: SMC gives Sariaya fisherfolk boats
(The Manila Times,March 6, 2021 , on page B11)Just a few months after opening the Sariaya Fishermen’s Dock, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) made good on its commitment to continue helping fisherfolk relocatees at its new sustainable, disaster-resilient community in ... -
On traditional fishing rights
(The Manila Times,July 25, 2019 , on page A6)During the 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte, he mentioned the concept of traditional fishing rights (TFRs). What is it? Is respecting the TFRs of foreigners in waters within the reaches ... -
Only 2% of PH coral reefs remain healthy - watchdog
(The Manila Times,October 16, 2022 , on page A1-A2)An environmental group said that only 2 percent of the country's coral reef remains healthy. In a webinar titled "Today is the seas the moment: A deeper connection with the ocean," Haribon Foundation Chief Operating Officer ... -
Opening of floating kubo, fishing competition in Muntinlupa
(The Manila Times,October 28, 2019 , on page B7)Mayor Jaime Fresnedi scores a fish during the launching of Floating Kubo and the 10th JRF Fishing Competition on October 19 at Bayanan Baywalk, Muntinlupa City. The activities aim to promote the area as an eco-tourism hub ... -
Over 70 escaped crocodiles recaptured in China
(The Manila Times,September 20, 2023 , on page B6)Dozens of crocodiles that escaped a flooded Chinese farm have all been recaptured, state media reported on Tuesday, a week after the reptilian runaways wriggled free. More than 70 reptiles escaped from a commercial crocodile ... -
Overcoming orchestrated conflicts in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,April 12, 2021 , on page A4-A5)The Whitsun Reef, known in the Philippines as the Julian Felipe Reef, is part of the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. In Manila, the reef narrative has been promoted, particularly by that part of local ... -
Oxygen lack may have killed fish in Manila Bay - BFAR
(The Manila Times,September 20, 2020 , on page A2)The fish kill in Manila Bay this week might have been due to an “oceanographic phenomenon called the upwelling or overturn caused by the depletion of dissolved oxygen among fish,” the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of ... -
Oyster industry expands on Cagayan coast
(The Manila Times,October 7, 2016 , on page B5)Oysters from the province are becoming bigger and bigger in size, described by Cagayan fisherfolk as too large to “fit into the mouth of a regular gin bottle,” encouraging the BFAR to work to boost the local industry. ...