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China war drills focus on 'seizing islands'
China and Russia started war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defense ministry said, in a show of force an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area. The eight-day ...
- September 13, 2016
Non-addictive painkillers from poisonous Philippine seashells
I have been hearing how the poisons in our Philippine cones can be regarded as assets in pharmacology because, even as we speak, they are being turned into painkillers that are non-addictive but very effective. One ...
- March 2, 2018
Bottlenose dolphin stranded in Bataan
A female Bottlenose dolphin that was stranded on Saturday in the shallow water near the Wetland and Nature Park here was found to be weak and without buoyancy. “Mahina, hindi makalangoy. Tinitingnan namin kung maaaring ...
- March 31, 2014
PH-China talks seen easing sea tensions
Incoming Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. believes that tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) can only be eased if the Philippines holds bilateral talks with China. In a chance interview shortly ...
- May 31, 2016
Sharks sold in Malaysia wantonly
Activists are concerned about the basket-loads of baby sharks available for sale at the fish market here. Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) members in Miri posted pictures of baby sharks on their chat groups that were taken ...
- October 11, 2019
New manual on rescue, rehabilitation of 'pawikan'
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported an increase in nesting sites for marine turtles to 17,593 last year, offering relief to conservation efforts for the endangered species. Five out of seven ...
- June 2, 2015
Beijing 'installs missiles' on South China Sea
Beijing Thursday reasserted its right to build "defense" facilities in the disputed South China Sea, but declined to confirm reports it had installed new missiles on artificial islands it has built in the region. The Chinese ...
- May 4, 2018
'Testicle-munching' fish found off Denmark
A Danish fishermen made an unusual find in his nets recently when he discovered a pacu, a sharp-toothed cousin of the South American piranha with a reported penchant for testicles. " If they bite, they can bite hard ...
- August 15, 2013
Filipinos can fish in Panatag
Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...
- August 4, 2016
Effective protected areas management pushed
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca), in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenar-beit GmbH and the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau ...
- August 7, 2013