Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "Oceans"
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31 LGUs sign petition banning single-use plastic
(The Manila Times,November 23, 2020 , on page C5)A petition for a nationwide ban on the use of single-use plastic has been signed by 31 coastal local government units (LGUs). Faced with twin problems of massive flooding and uncontrollable material waste, LGUs in the ... -
Antarctica ice to double sea rise - study
(The Manila Times,April 1, 2016 , on page A8)Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a meter before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday (Thursday in ... -
Art and our oceans
(The Manila Times,October 4, 2019 , on page A5)Different tides, but just one ocean - it is seen that art comes in different forms and works, but ultimately it will always be an important way for us to understand and transform the world in and around us. The artist Paul ... -
A call to protect La Union's seas and 'pawikan'
(The Manila Times,May 17, 2016 , on page B7)Tina Antonio of La Union Soul Movement joined “SOS: Save the Seas Coastival”—dubbed the green alternative to the famous “LaBoracay” Labor Day weekend in Boracay—but she was not there for the sea breeze, fresh seafood and ... -
Care for the oceans requires more than a 'month'
(The Manila Times,May 5, 2021 , on page A4)The month of May here in the Philippines is designated as the “Month of the Ocean” and is intended to “highlight the conservation, protection and sustainable management of Philippine coastal and ocean resources,” according ... -
Dutch inventor's 'The Interceptor' to rid world's waters of plastic
(The Manila Times,October 28, 2019 , on page A1-A2)A Dutch nonprofit group committed to ridding the world’s waters of plastic on Saturday unveiled its latest invention, a floating garbage-collection barge called “The Interceptor.” It is built by The Ocean Cleanup, which ... -
Ecobricks movement gaining ground in PH
(The Manila Times,June 21, 2018 , on page B6)The use of Ecobricks is gaining ground in the Philippines with a handful of green advocates believing it could help the country reduce plastic pollution, especially in water bodies. “In the beginning, it was more like for ... -
‘The environment is everything that isn’t me’
(The Manila Times,October 25, 2018 , on page B6)Movement Against Plastic Pollution is an Ilocos Norte-based youth organization that envisions a plastic pollution-free and environmental-friendly province with environmental-conscious Ilocanos by 2025. It aims to raise ... -
The feared joint development with China
(The Manila Times,June 5, 2018 , on page A6)Pundits and politicians fear the joint development that the Duterte administration is exploring with China in the disputed areas of the South China Sea. Entering into such agreement, these folks say, would “legitimize” the ... -
Gender and the ocean
(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 ... -
Greenpeace ship campaigns vs plastics
(The Manila Times,March 1, 2019 , on page A7)The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, will arrive this Friday in Manila for the “Ship the Plastic Back” tour and will join millions of Filipinos rallying against plastic pollution. Angelica Carballo Pago, ... -
Healthy oceans: Keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat
(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 ... -
Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns
(The Manila Times,September 26, 2019 , on page A8)Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth’s frozen spaces in ways that directly ... -
It’s Sea Transportation Safety Month
(The Manila Times,June 10, 2020 , on page B5)June has been designated Sea Transportation Safety Month under Proclamation 115-A, series of 1966, which identified each month of the year as safety month for a specific area of our everyday lives. In May 2008, then president ... -
Japan sets 2-yr microplastics survey in coastal areas
(The Manila Times,January 30, 2020 , on page B6)Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters off Japan from April, a research group announced on Wednesday, with concern growing about the impact of plastics on the oceans. The survey ... -
Nestlé, Pure Oceans launch Basura Bangka waste management
(The Manila Times,October 2, 2020 , on page B11)Food and beverage manufacturer Nestlé Philippines and marine conservation social enterprise Pure Oceans have partnered to design, procure and operate a prototype boat called Basura Bangka to transport plastic waste from ... -
New marine parks named at Chile sea summit
(The Manila Times,October 6, 2015 , on page C4)The United States and partner countries were to announce new marine reserves on Monday at the start of a major conference in Chile on protecting the world's oceans. Chile is hosting the Our Ocean conference in the picturesque ... -
Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
(The Manila Times,January 15, 2020 , on page A8)The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Tuesday, as man-made emissions warmed seas at an ever-increasing rate with potentially disastrous impacts on Earth’s climate. Oceans absorb ... -
PH Rise now protected area
(The Manila Times,May 16, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Onboard BRP Davao del Sur: President Rodrigo Duterte has declared portions of Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) and Eastern Kalayaan as protected areas. Duterte signed the proclamation on board BRP Davao del Sur to mark the ...