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    • Passage of Chinese ships no threat to PH- China 

      Reyes, Dempsey; Jalea, Glee (The Manila Times, September 5, 2019, on page A3)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping assured President Rodrigo Duterte that Chinese vessels passing through Philippine waters do not pose a threat to Manila and therefore need not secure permits to sail across the South China (West ...

    • Duterte transfers Pasig River body to DENR 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, September 3, 2019, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has designated the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as co-chairman of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC). Duterte, through Executive Order (EO) 90, which was ...

    • Chinese fishers sorry for boat ramming 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, August 29, 2019, on page A3)
      A group of Chinese fishermen apologized for the ramming and sinking of a Philippine fishing boat in June near the Reed Bank in the contested South China Sea by one of its members. The Chinese fishermen coursed their letter ...

    • DoST assists seaweed farmers in Mindanao 

      Cariño, Conrad (The Manila Times, August 13, 2020, on page B5)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DoST)-Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has extended financial assistance to an association of seaweed farmers that has members in the coastal communities of Dumalinao and Pagadian ...

    • The looming water crisis of 2020 

      Goseco, Ronald (The Manila Times, October 18, 2019, on page B2)
      This September, Manila Water Co. Inc. announced that despite the low supply allocation, it has been able to restore 24-hour water availability to 100 percent of its customers in the Manila East Zone with at least 7 pounds ...

    • PH-China relations: A whole new world 

      Samonte, Mauro Gia (The Manila Times, July 9, 2022, on page A4)
      Fresh from his landslide victory in the May 9, 2022 presidential elections, then still president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivered a speech as the guest speaker at the Awards for Promoting ...

    • Chinese drills tense up South China Sea anew 

      Ismael, Javier Joe; Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, May 28, 2022, on page A1)
      China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set ...

    • Sibugay coastal wetlands to be nominated to Ramsar 

      (The Manila Times, June 12, 2022, on page B5)
      The government will nominate the Sibugay Coastal Wetlands to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance as part of conserving its rich biodiversity and the cultural heritage of Zamboanga Sibugay's Subanens and ...

    • Megamouth shark washes ashore in Sorsogon 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 13, 2022, on page A8)
      A rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was found lifeless on the shore of the coastal village of Bagacay in Gubat town, Sorsogon province on Saturday, June 11. Nonie Enolva, BFAR regional spokesman, confirmed that ...

    • PH to pursue 'critical engagement' with China 

      Cueto, Francis Earl; Ismael, Javier Joe (The Manila Times, June 10, 2022, on page A1)
      The administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos will pursue a "critical engagement" with China despite the dispute over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita ...

    • Fisherfolk eye Eco-tourism in Negros Occidental 

      (The Manila Times, June 9, 2022, on page C3)
      With the help from the Rotary Clubs of Victorias and Bacolod-Marapara, the Victorias coastal barangay of Pasil, Negros Occidental, is planning to expand its already promising Eco-Trail program with the construction of a ...

    • DENR opens 'pawikan' nesting site in Zambales 

      Hernandez, Jerry (The Manila Times, June 7, 2022, on page A7)
      As part of its program to raise public awareness and community support for the protection and conservation of marine resources, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opened a pawikan (sea turtle) nesting ...

    • US backs PH protest of China fishing ban 

      Agence France-Pressse (The Manila Times, June 4, 2022, on page A1)
      The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. The State Department pointed to a 2016 ruling by a court in ...

    • SmartTrade, ATFX support Panglao environmental initiatives 

      (The Manila Times, May 7, 2022, on page B9)
      ATFX, through its corporate social responsibility arm ATFX Cares, and its local education partner SmarTrade joined the coastal cleanup and reef restoration in Panglao, Bohol in June 2021 during the Panglao Dive Fest. ...

    • More Filipinos fishing on Pag-asa Island 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, May 20, 2022, on page A3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday confirmed the increasing presence of Filipino fishermen on Pag-asa Island a year after the country lodged a diplomatic protest against China and demanded its withdrawal from the ...

    • Marcos to develop marine farming 

      Maralit, Kristina (The Manila Times, May 2, 2022, on page A3)
      Former senator and presidential front-runner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to develop and promote "mariculture" or marine farming to help fisherfolk recover from the coronavirus pandemic if he is elected president. ...

    • PH Navy helps rescue Indonesian fisherman 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 27, 2022, on page A8)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) said on Thursday that it assisted in the rescue of an Indonesian fisherman who had been adrift for the past seven days off the waters of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. According to the statement from ...

    • PH to uphold tribunal's maritime ruling - Marcos 

      Maralit, Kristina (The Manila Times, May 27, 2022, on page A1)
      President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday he will uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea, insisting he will not let China trample on the Philippines' maritime rights. China ...

    • 7 die in Quezon ferry fire 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, May 24, 2022, on page A1)
      Seven persons died when fire engulfed a ferry off Real, Quezon on Monday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said five women and two men were killed in the fire on the MV Mercraft 2, and 24 passengers ...

    • New Coast Guard vessel delivered next month 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 23, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard is expecting its newest ship, a multi-role response vessel (MRRV), to be delivered next month. The BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) is currently docked at the Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi ...