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    • Great Barrier Reef over 70% bleached 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 18, 2024, on page B8)
      Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its most widespread bleaching on record, with 73 percent of surveyed reefs damaged. Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a ...

    • Thousands join coastal cleanup in Cavite 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, September 23, 2024, on page A10)
      Tons of garbage were collected as thousands of individuals joined the 39th Annual International Coastal Cleanup in the towns and cities of Cavite on Saturday. In this year's activity with a theme "Be Part of the solution ...

    • Rice, egg, galunggong prices increase 

      Miguel, Janine Alexis (The Manila Times, September 21, 2024, on page B2)
      Prices of agricultural commodities increased at the start of September, with rice selling for P56 per kilogram (kg), a bit higher than P55.99/kg in the second half of August, according to data from the Philippine Statistics ...

    • Cleanup day 

      (The Manila Times, September 22, 2024, on page A7)
      The Belmont Hotel Mactan eco-warriors joined the Cause for a New Coast simultaneous cleanup drive at the Mactan Newtown Beach in Lapu-Lapu City on September 21, 2024.

    • 'Save Tañon Strait' campaign launched 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (The Manila Times, September 20, 2024, on page A7)
      Advocates from the islands of Negros and Cebu have launched the "Save Tañon Strait" campaign, a network aimed at protecting the Tañon Strait seascape from the expansion of a coal-fired power plant in Toledo, Cebu. The group ...

    • China to end ban on seafood importation from Japan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 21, 2024, on page B5)
      China said Friday that it is ready to "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a total ban in August last year over the release of water from the inactivated Fukushima nuclear plant. "China will begin ...

    • 'Where's the money for oil spill victims?' 

      Laurente, Ire Joe (The Manila Times, September 19, 2024, on page A7)
      A group of fishermen here affected by the oil spill last year walked out of a dialogue with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and instead gathered outside the DoLE office on Wednesday to ask whatever happened ...

    • BBM brings aid to Cavite fisherfolk 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, August 29, 2024, on page A8)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Cavite province on Wednesday and provided cash assistance to fisherfolk severely affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Limay, Bataan. Around 9,000 fisherfolk from the ...

    • 9 Indian fishermen feared dead after vessel sinks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 23, 2024, on page B5)
      Nine Indian fishermen are feared dead after their trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm, an official told AFP on Sunday. The trawler had left from the Sundarbans in West Bengal on Wednesday with 17 men on ...

    • Oceana: Turn AUU fishponds to mangroves 

      (The Manila Times, February 24, 2024, on page C1)
      Scientists and more than 10 civil society groups like the international organization Oceana have called on the government to urgently revert to mangrove forests all abandoned, undeveloped and underutilized (AUU) fishponds. ...

    • 'PH Maritime zones bill will not deter Chinese fishers' 

      Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, February 26, 2024, on page A3)
      The Maritime Zones bill, if it becomes a law, would not deter Chinese fishermen from intruding into Philippine waters, but it would “impose” more pressure on China to follow international law, a United Statesbased think ...

    • Oil spill damage hits over P41B, says CEED 

      Miguel, Janine Alexis (The Manila Times, February 26, 2024, on page A8)
      Sustainability think tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) said in a report that the Mindoro oil spill has caused P41.2 billion worth of damage to the environment and fisherfolk. Results from the report ...

    • Cargo ship rescues 6 from capsized boat 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, February 20, 2024, on page A7)
      A passing Panamanian cargo ship rescued six Filipinos from a capsized boat off the southern Philippine province of Sulu after strong winds and huge waves battered the ill-fated sea craft. This was confirmed by the Naval ...

    • BFAR turns over fish landing facility in Abra 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, February 22, 2024, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over the newly constructed Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) worth P3.7 million to the Calaba Farmers and Fisherfolk Association (CFFA) in Bangued, Abra on ...

    • P8.1 M worth of giant clams seized 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, February 20, 2024, on page A8)
      At least 336 pieces of fossilized giant clam shells worth P8.1 million were recovered in Palawan during a joint law enforcement operation led by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The giant clams, locally known as taklobo ...

    • Japan halts Fukushima water release after quake 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, March 16, 2024, on page B5)
      The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was suspended on Friday following an earthquake, its operator said while emphasizing that the move was precautionary. A 5.8-magnitude jolt struck off ...

    • More scary news about microplastics 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, March 14, 2024, on page A5)
      We already know that microplastics are everywhere, but sometimes the news of another discovery of just how much they have permeated our world still has the capacity to be frightening. A study published on February 28 was ...

    • Calls for compromise at WTO to net fishing deal 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 21, 2024, on page B4)
      The man leading negotiations on fisheries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) called on Monday on countries to compromise in order to finalize a deal at next week's ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi. After striking an ...

    • OFW seek Asean's help on WPS issue 

      Aquino, Roselle (The Manila Times, September 4, 2024, on page A8)
      Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose remittance contributes well to the Philippine economy, are also feeling the pressure and challenges around the world, notably the dispute over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The OFWs' ...

    • 203 Chinese ships in West PH Sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, September 4, 2024, on page A3)
      A total of 203 Chinese ships were spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from August 27 to September 2, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday. This is significantly higher than the 163 vessels observed from August 20 to ...