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    • Philippines rejects China language in Scarborough proposal 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2016, on page A10)
      China wanted the Philippines to agree to a formal declaration that Beijing was “allowing” Filipino fishermen to return to Scarborough Shoal, but Manila did not agree because the proposal would go against the ruling of an ...

    • Photos show China building new islands 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2016, on page A1-A6)
      Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...

    • Photos show China militarizing Spratly islands 

      Reuters; New York Times News Service (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A1-A13)
      When President Xi Jinping of China visited President Barack Obama at the White House in September last year, he startled many with reassuring words about his intensions for the Spratly Islands, a contested area where the ...

    • PH’s bangus, shrimps get world’s attention 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 29, 2016, on page B4)
      Eight Philippine exporters racked up $211 million (P10.54 billion) worth of orders and inquiries at a trade fair in Dubai on November, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

    • A piece of Capiz 

      Supetran, Bernard L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 1, 2020, on page B2-2)
      Mention Capiz and two things come into mind—the exquisite decorative shell it was named after, and the rich aquatic resources which have made it the country’s seafood capital. But beyond these traditional tags, this ancient ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...

    • Pinoys are like fish out of water at Panatag Shoal 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 18, 2016, on page A22)
      Filipino fishermen have continued to sail back to this traditional fishing ground despite the presence of six Chinese Coast Guard vessels. China and the Philippines have reached a "friendly understanding," and Filipinos ...

    • Plankton: Research focuses on small things that's keeping world alive 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 26, 2021, on page IP)
      The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination. But when scientist Clare Ostle opens it up and draws out the silk scrolls inside, she is looking ...

    • Plant as many trees, indigenous or not, now 

      Fuentebella, Nelia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 6, 2013, on page A15)
      Dr. J.H. Primavera is not the first person I have heard of who is critical of planting mahogany and other exotic trees because of its supposed toxic substance (Inquirer, 2/14/13). We at the Trees for Life Foundation do not ...

    • Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2010, on page A10)
      Since 2003, the Philippine Association of Marine Science has repeatedly called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and NGOs to stop planting (Rhizophora species) in zones dominated by (Sonneratia alba) ...

    • Playground of giant clams 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2017, on page A2-1-A2-2)
      The reef is where the baby giant clams are released to grow to adulthood after spending five months in a hatchery at the Bolinao Marine Laboratory (BML) of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI). ...

    • Pods of whales, dolphins frolic in Sarangani Bay 

      Fernandez, Edwin O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 10, 2021, on page A8)
      Hundreds of whales and dolphins showed up in Sarangani Bay this month to the delight of environment workers monitoring the marine mammals in the waters of Sarangani province. Joy Oloquin, superintendent of the Sarangani ...

    • Polluted San Juan River to undergo rehab 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2019, on page A17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has entered into a partnership with the Aboitiz Group to spearhead the rehabilitation of San Juan River, earlier identified as one of the most polluted waterways ...

    • Pollution, squatting, industries hasten death of Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2017, on page A6)
      Bayani Enriquez, 54, grew up by Laguna de Bay in this city in Laguna province. Back in the 1980s, he often spent time with friends swimming or fishing in the lake’s unobstructed waters. But much of the open space is now ...

    • Pope cites Pinoy bishops in encyclical on climate 

      Santos, Tina G.; Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2015, on page A9)
      Pope Francis cited Filipino bishops in his encyclical on the environment “Laudato Si, Mi Signore” (Praise be to You, My Lord). “Who turned the wonderworld of the seas into underwater cemeteries bereft of color and life?” ...

    • The Pope, farmers and fisherfolk 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2015, on page B5)
      The Pope's message during his Papal visit might well be the ray of hope needed today by poor farmers and fisherfolk: “Allow yourselves to be surprised by God. Don’t be afraid of surprises. They shake the ground beneath our ...

    • Poverty incidence highest among farmers, fisherfolk, rural dwellers 

      de Vera, Ben O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2020, on page B3)
      While nationwide poverty incidence fell to 16.6 percent in 2018 and was reflected across 11 basic sectors, Filipinos living and working in the countryside remained poorer compared with those in urban areas, a Philippine ...

    • PRA forfeits Coron reclamation project 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A11)
      After years of battling against a “destructive development project,” a civic movement in Coron, Palawan, scored a win when the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) ordered the forfeiture in favor of the national government ...

    • Prawn farms destroying nation's fish nurseries 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2008, on page A1-A7)
      She helped turn many of the world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ...