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    • Garbage at sea 

      Pimentel, Brenda V. (The Manila Times, May 15, 2019, on page B7)
      In 2018, the Philippines ratified Annex V of the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) a bit late for an archipelago, indeed. But just the same its good to have another compelling ...

    • Garbage at sea 

      Pimentel, Brenda V. (The Manila Times, May 22, 2019, on page B8)
      The success of any initiative to prevent garbage from being discharged at sea demands the interminable cooperation and support of various stakeholders including but not limited to government (at the local and national ...

    • Gather fleet vs China Duterte prods US 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, July 18, 2019, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday prodded the United States to prepare its fleet for a faceoff with China amid the Philippines’ territorial row with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “I’m calling ...

    • GCash to plant half a million mangrove trees in Cebu 

      (Panay News, April 9, 2022, on page B11)
      GCash, the leading digital mobile wallet in the country, together with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., (RAFI), is planting 550,000 mangrove trees in Tañon Strait in Cebu to help the environment and mitigate the effects ...

    • Gender and the ocean 

      Salinas, Carlos (The Manila Times, June 19, 2019, on page B7)
      Last June 8 was World Oceans Day. The United Nations officially recognized the date as World Oceans Day in December 2008, although the Canadian government proposed setting such a day as early as 1992 during the Earth Summit ...

    • Gene therapy key discovered in seaweed. 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, June 6, 2017, on page A8)
      A researcher from Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has discovered that carrageenan, a common extract of red seaweed, may be used as a delivery agent in gene therapy. Annabelle V. Briones, a research scientist ...

    • Generals should shut up on international disputes 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 16, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana in a phone call disputed the headline of my column last Monday that said he “lied on new illegal structures” at Union Banks, where Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef is. He ...

    • Gensan bats for fisheries department 

      Sumangil, Franz (The Manila Times, September 1, 2022, on page A9)
      The stakeholders of the tuna fishing industry in General Santos City are pushing for the creation of a department for fisheries and aquatic resources to achieve the full potential of the country's fisheries sector. Currently, ...

    • GenSan farmers, fishers get P21-M govt assistance 

      Jannaral, Julmunir I. (The Manila Times, May 13, 2020, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture in Region 12 (DA 12) has teamed up with the local government unit of General Santos City (GenSan) in delivering P21 million in agriculture and fishery assistance to thousands of farmers and ...

    • GenSan fishers reeling from oil price increases 

      Sumangil, Franz (The Manila Times, June 10, 2022, on page A7)
      A group of 300 fisherfolk in General Santos City has appealed to the government to help them through subsidies amid increases in oil prices. Ruel Libawan, a member of the Minanga Buayan Fishermen Association, on Monday ...

    • Giant sperm whale dies in Dimasalang, Masbate 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 30, 2022, on page A10)
      The sperm whale (Physeter catodon) that was stranded on June 25 in the shallow waters of Dimasalang, Masbate died on June 26. "A giant sperm whale was stranded, struggling, breathing, and swimming in the shore of Banahao ...

    • Glan town launches dive tourism 

      (The Manila Times, May 14, 2021, on page B14)
      Scuba divers and aquasports enthusiasts will have more options in exploring the undiscovered marine world of southern Mindanao with the recent launch of the dive tourism program of Glan, Sarangani. Held during the town’s ...

    • Global warming seen hitting record 

      (The Manila Times, September 15, 2015, on page C4)
      Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as El Niño, Britains's top climate and weather body said in a report on Monday. ...

    • Global warming threatens jewels of nature and civilization 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, December 10, 2015, on page A6)
      A warming climate is one of the principal menaces to the dazzling, 2,300-kilometer coral reef system off the coast of northeastern Australia known as the Great Barrier Reef. Home to thousands of species of fish and other ...

    • Go fish in troubled waters - Lorenzana 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, May 30, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Filipino fishers should continue fishing in contested waters despite a ban announced by China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The summer fishing ban, which started on May 1, covers the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East ...

    • Go into farming 

      Herrera, Ernesto F. (The Manila Times, April 14, 2015, on page A4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged this year’s high school graduates to enroll in farming and fisheries-related courses. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said recent figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority ...

    • Go pushes trainings for farmers, fishers 

      (The Manila Times, April 12, 2019, on page A7)
      MONKAYO, Compostela Valley: Former special assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has pushed for agri-entrepreneurship training and mentorship for small farmers and fisherfolk to provide them with ...

    • Go vows strong support for agricultural incentives 

      (The Manila Times, May 2, 2019, on page A7)
      Former special assistant to the President and 2019 candidate for senator of the ruling PDP-Laban Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from residents in Glan, Sarangani, as his motorcade went ...

    • Gold Seas Tuna sustains coral rehabilitation 

      The Times (The Manila Times, December 13, 2018, on page B5)
      Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, in partnership with Gold Seas Tuna Chunks, recently held an underwater exhibition of which the exhibition pieces became artificial coral reefs. In 2011, JCI Manila launched project ...

    • Gov't confident on 4% to 5% farm growth 

      Galves, James Konstatin (The Manila Times, October 5, 2012, on page B1)
      The Philippines expects to meet farm growth target for this year on the back of strong production from corn, rice and fisheries subsectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the DA chief also ...