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    • Hamilo Coast preserves Batangas mangrove forest 

      (The Manila Times, October 31, 2020, on page B12)
      One of nature’s essential habitats at Hamilo Coast is a 10-hectare mangrove forest, the largest of its kind in Nasugbu, Batangas. Together with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines), Hamilo Coast ...

    • Hamilo Coast safeguards its marine biodiversity 

      (The Manila Times, October 10, 2021, on page B8)
      In line with its core emphasis on sustainable tourism and environmentally conscious living, Costa del Hamilo Inc. (CDHI), a leader in the leisure resort industry and the movers behind Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas, ...

    • Haribon: Kaliwa dam a biodiversity threat 

      Amante-Gamboa, Kitty (The Manila Times, November 22, 2018, on page B4)
      According to the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool curated by BirdLife International, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, ...

    • Harnessing the power of people to fight coastal trash 

      (The Manila Times, June 4, 2021, on page B11)
      Early Sunday morning and members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara, the Rotaract Club of Marapara and Barangay 35 Council were busy picking up mountains of trash at the Reclamation Area of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. ...

    • Harnessing the sea for common benefit 

      Ei, Sun Oh (The Manila Times, December 6, 2017, on page A6)
      The South China Sea (as is commonly known internationally, although also variously known as West Philippine Sea in the Philippines and South Sea in China) is vital for both the world and the Asian regional economy for at ...

    • Hatcheries to boost aquaculture in Cagayan towns 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, June 8, 2018, on page B5)
      Tuguegarao City: At least two new fish hatcheries have started operation in separate coastal municipalities in Cagayan to boost the aquaculture industry in the region. In Abulug town, the hatchery has already produced ...

    • HDPE fish cages pushed in Region 2 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, August 31, 2023, on page B5)
      In an effort to boost fisheries production in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region and the local government unit of Allacapan in Cagayan province is promoting the ...

    • Health expert rejects proposal to repeal salt law 

      Mendoza, Red (The Manila Times, February 1, 2023, on page A2)
      An endocrinologist and expert in nuclear medicine has called a proposal to repeal the law requiring the iodization of salt a "preposterous" idea. National coordinator for the Iodine Global Network Dr. Teofilo San Luis' ...

    • Healthy oceans: Keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat 

      Alisjahbana, Armida Salsiah (The Manila Times, May 15, 2020, on page A6)
      Memories of idyllic beaches and sonorous waves may seem far away while we remain at home. Yet, we need not look far to appreciate the enduring history of the ocean in Asia and the Pacific. For generations, the region has ...

    • Healthy planet needs 'ocean action' from Asian and Pacific countries 

      (The Manila Times, June 29, 2022, on page A6)
      As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of challenges that endanger what is a ...

    • High seas treaty on allocating fish across jurisdiction 

      Tolentino, Amado Jr (The Manila Times, June 11, 2022, on page A4-A5)
      On Dec. 24, 2017, the UN General Assembly voted to convene a multi-year process to develop a treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity, now referred to as the Treaty on Biodiversity in ...

    • High-value fish breeding can sustain PH aquaculture 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, August 10, 2018, on page B5)
      High-value fish species such as Yellowfin tuna is a potential breeding specie that can help establish sustainable tuna aquaculture in the Philippines, a communication think-tank said. Best Alternatives, an environment ...

    • HK penguin carers work overtime 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, May 6, 2020, on page B8)
      Save for an absence of gawping crowds, life, for the penguins of Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, has been much the same during the coronavirus pandemic, but their carers have worked long shifts to keep the monochrome troupe healthy. ...

    • HMC declares success in 'coral gardening' 

      (The Manila Times, July 27, 2020, on page B9)
      Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) subsidiary Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC) has announced with pride the success of its coral nursery project in the island of Hinatuan, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte. “The coral nursery initiative, ...

    • Honor exploration deal with China 

      Maralit, Kristina (The Manila Times, March 9, 2022, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the country must honor its commitment to conduct a joint exploration with China at the disputed Recto Bank to prevent a heated conflict between the two countries. In his weekly ...

    • Hope for coastal restoration 

      Señeres, Iking (The Manila Times, October 4, 2012, on page A5)
      Promoting an advocacy is one thing making money for long term survival is another thing Volunteerism could power a movement for long periods of time, but after a while, it is very difficult to sustain a good project not ...

    • House bill seeks fuel subsidy for fisherfolk 

      Tolentino, Reina (The Manila Times, May 15, 2023, on page A2)
      A measure at the House of Representatives seeks to provide a monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk. House Bill (HB) 8007 was filed on May 9 by Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee. The bill tasks the Department of ...

    • House leader lauds order to dismantle fishpens 

      (The Manila Times, December 19, 2017, on page A7)
      Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza on Monday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's latest order to the local government units (LGUs) in Laguna de Bay to destroy the fishpens that have been ...

    • How Julian Felipe Reef brouhaha impacts on CPP-NPA-NDF insurgency 

      Samonte, Mauro Gia (The Manila Times, April 17, 2021, on page A5-A6)
      A number of speculations has surfaced from the continuing controversy on the Julian Felipe Reef in the South China Sea. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana appears the most persistent in hammering on the issue in the media ...

    • How to defend Panatag Shoal 

      Saludo, Ricardo (The Manila Times, March 23, 2017, on page A1-A5)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who contributed immensely to our winning our arbitration suit against China’s “nine-dash line” maritime claim, wants President Rodrigo Duterte to shut up. Justice Carpio asked ...