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    • DA assures stable fish supply 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 24, 2021, on page B2)
      Amid the rising prices of pork and chicken products, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured that there is enough supply of fish, which is an alternative protein source for Filipino facmilies. In a virtual ...

    • Deception debacle, through two decades 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, November 19, 2021, on page A1)
      My new book, out next month, is entitled Debacle: The Aquino Regime's Scarborough Fiasco and the South China Sea Arbitration Deception. To be frank, it will be such an eye-opener that I am hoping, in the spirit of Christmas, ...

    • US engages China in 'cognitive warfare' 

      (The Manila Times, April 13, 2021, on page A1)
      The United States is engaged in a form of “cognitive warfare” with China in the East and South China Sea, where both countries have deployed aircraft carrier strike groups, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. On ...

    • Aquino-del Rosario offered Sabah to Malaysia for its support in arbitration case vs. China 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, September 18, 2019, on page A1)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) under President Benigno Aquino 3rd's watch, then headed by Albert del Rosario, practically offered to drop our decades-old claim over Sabah against Malaysia in exchange for Kula ...

    • Why is China so pissed by SND's Spratly visit? 

      Tatad, Francisco (The Manila Times, April 26, 2017, on page A1)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s visit to Pagasa Island in the municipality of Kalayaan in the Spratlys last week posed no threat to China of any kind. No troops were landed, neither was any offensive military structure ...

    • Arroyo moved to save Boracay; Aquino made it a cesspool 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, April 4, 2018, on page A1)
      After more than two years of study and on-the-ground investigation by various Cabinet members, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a bold move to prevent Boracay from further environmental degradation even if it would ...

    • China holds drills in West Pacific, South China Sea 

      Global Times (The Manila Times, March 27, 2018, on page B6)
      The Chinese military has begun its spring drills, with its air force recently conducting a high-sea training mission in the West Pacific and a joint combat patrol mission in the South China Sea. The drills include H-6K ...

    • Palace bucks permanent closure of Boracay 

      Villanueva, Ralph (The Manila Times, March 20, 2018, on page 1)
      Malacañang on Monday said there would be no permanent closure of Boracay Island, only "remedial" measures to clean up the world-famous beach destination. "The permanent closure of Boracay is unacceptable, . If there will ...

    • PH to contest naming of underwater features by China 

      (The Manila Times, March 1, 2018, on page A1)
      The Philippines will contest the naming of five underwater features of the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) by China, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said on Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte warned of war ...

    • Boracay: A watershed test case for the Republic's rule of law 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, April 6, 2018, on page A1)
      It is totally indisputable that the whole of Boracay island is state property, and there can be no private ownership of any land there. This was the categorical decision of the Supreme Court in 2008 (G.R. 167707). Its ...

    • Waves for Water PH deploys over 4,000 water filtration systems 

      (The Manila Times, February 25, 2022, on page B11)
      Typhoon "Odette" (International Name "Rai") entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Dec. 14, 2021 and shortly intensified into a category 5 super typhoon across the Visayas and Mindanao. In just 28 hours, Odette ...

    • BFAR lifts shellfish ban in Bataan 

      Esconde, Ernie (The Manila Times, February 20, 2018, on page A7)
      Green mussels or "tahong" and other shellfish are now safe for human consumption in the province of Bataan after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. (BFAR) lifted the ban it imposed in November last year. Imelda ...

    • Lockdown plan for Boracay laid out 

      Agence France-Pressse (The Manila Times, April 18, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to Boracay island to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo ...

    • Chinese ships harass PH boats in Ayungin 

      Maralit, Kristina; Reyes, Dempsey; Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, November 19, 2021, on page A1)
      Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and fired water cannon at two civilian boats resupplying Filipino troops stationed in the Ayungin Shoal, Philippine government officials reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ...

    • Piolo leads coastal cleanup in Batangas 

      Aquino, Roselle (The Manila Times, January 23, 2022, on page A8)
      Actor Piolo Pascual teamed up with the Ang Probinsyano party-list for a coastal and underwater cleanup drive at Barangay Mainit in Mabini, Batangas on Friday. The community cleanup activity resulted in the collection of ...

    • DENR adopts national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter 

      (The Manila Times, November 16, 2021, on page B9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted a national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter (NPoA-ML) toward zero waste in Philippine waters by 2040. DENR Undersecretary for Policy, ...

    • Agriculture posts 0.6% growth in Q4 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 27, 2022, on page B5)
      The country's agriculture sector slightly grew by 0.6 percent in the last quarter of the year, with improved output seen in crops, poultry and fisheries, while livestock continued to drop in production, the government ...

    • Aboitiz boosts wetland rehab, protection 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 29, 2022, on page B5)
      The Aboitiz Group on Friday announced it has completed its efforts in the wetland protection and rehabilitation of the Boracay Wetland 4, conceived as a joint project with the government. The rehabilitation of Boracay ...

    • Oil spill tars Peru beaches 

      Agence France-Pressse (The Manila Times, January 24, 2022, on page B4)
      Peru declared an environmental emergency on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific keeps spreading. With the 90-day decree, the government said it ...

    • SMC steps up P3B program to revive Tullahan, Pasig Rivers 

      (The Manila Times, January 28, 2022, on page B10)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) eyes to remove a total of one million tons of silt and solid waste from the Tullahan-Tinajeros river system by June this year since it implemented its massive P1-billion program to clean up and ...