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    • Time to rally Philippine allies against China – Drilon 

      Yap, DJ; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to rally the country’s neighbors and allies to form a united front against China and its actions in the South China Sea. Drilon said it ...

    • To sustain both the ocean and the people 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 13, 2016, on page A12)
      Policy interventions to improve the environmental sustainability of the fisheries trade need to be matched by a commitment to improve the conditions of the most marginalized players. The trade in fishery products provides ...

    • 'Toilet' incident on video partly closes Boracay beach 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2019, on page A9)
      Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat on Wednesday said authorities had closed a portion of Station 1 on Boracay Beach for 48 to 72 hours to conduct a clean up following a viral social media post on Monday that showed two ...

    • 'Too much, too soon,' expert warns on PH-China sea study 

      Anda, Redempto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 4, 2018, on page A1-A16)
      Batongbacal was referring to an announcement made by President Rodrigo Duterte last week in Marawi City and later clarified by Malacañang spokesperson Harry Roque, that the administration was considering China’s offer to ...

    • Toothless, dwarf dolphin, a case study evolution 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2017, on page A13)
      Scientists unveiled today an extinct species of toothless, whiskered and objectively cute mini-dolphin that plied Earth's oceans some 30 million years ago. With only a fossilised cranium -- found in a river near Charleston, ...

    • Top China envoy visits Hanoi amid sea row 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2016, on page A14)
      China's top diplomat arrived in Vietnam on Monday for a scheduled meeting to strengthen historically close relations, at a time when ties are strained by squabbles over the South China Sea.

    • Top Luzon university seeing red in 'tilapia' 

      Roque, Anselmo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 23, 2015, on page A13)
      Fishery scientist and researchers at the freshwater Aquaculture Center of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU-FAC) here are improving the hue of the red tilapia to make it more attractive to a growing market for this ...

    • Top PH officials tour US carrier in disputed sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 5, 2017, on page A2)
      The Philippine defense chief and two other Cabinet members on Saturday toured a U.S. aircraft carrier patrolling the disputed South China Sea on the invitation of the Navy, U.S. Embassy officials said. The visit shows ...

    • Tourism hurting whale sharks in Oslob-study 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2020, on page A8)
      At least 95 percent of endangered whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) observed in Oslob, Cebu province, since 2012 have been injured and scarred due to activities linked to wildlife tourism, according to a study that looked ...

    • Tourists help save Boracay's corals 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2015, on page A8)
      British tourist Christian Licursi and his Canadian friend, Michelle Girouard, attach small coral fragments to a framed plastic screen holder. They are joined by other volunteers on a floating platform, about a kilometer ...

    • Town's fortune, future soar with flying fish 

      Sarmiento, Bong S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2020, on page A12)
      When Maribel Reroma was starting a family more than a decade ago, she and her husband only had meager savings from their low-paying jobs. Raising two children added financial pressure on Reroma, a high school dropout, who ...

    • Town, DENR play tug-of-war over crocodile 

      Magbanua, Williamor A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2014, on page A10)
      A freshwater crocodile that was accidentally trapped near the Liguasan Marsh on Saturday has become the subject of a tug-of-war between the municipality and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). If ...

    • Town, fishermen demand P132M for damage from 2013 oil spill. 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2014, on page A9)
      The Cordova municipal government and a group of fishermen are seeking about P132 million in damage payment from the owners of two vessels that last year collided and leaked oil, polluting the town’s marine environment. The ...

    • Transparency demanded in PH-China deals on WPS projects 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Yap, DJ; Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2019, on page A6)
      Any deal on joint development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should respect the country’s sovereignty over these waters and recognize that they are part of Philippine territory, Sen. Grace Poe said on Friday. The ...

    • A trillion-ton iceberg, the size of Cebu island, redraws Antarctica's map 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2017, on page A12)
      One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from the Antarctic Peninsula, providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart. The iceberg, which is roughly the size of the US ...

    • Trivia overload 

      Mercado, Juan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2006, on page A10)
      Other talented Filipino scientists work in fields that impact on the daily lives of citizens. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera is a world authority on that most-threatened wetland resource: mangroves. Dr. Florentino Solon specializes ...

    • Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      The passing of each day is slow and tedious for a small group of soldiers deployed to the Nido observation post, a former gas platform that has been turned into a military outpost located northwest of this island province. ...

    • Trump Jr. tweets on Tubbataha rile PH netizens 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2013, on page A20)
      The remarks of American businessman Donald Trump Jr. criticizing a US Navy plan to dismantle its minesweeper that is stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea has sparked outrage among netizens and prompted a militant ...

    • Trump vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2017, on page A6)
      The new administration of US President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese states media has warned ...

    • Tubbataha a year after the scarring by US Navy ship 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2014, on page A1-A12)
      On Jan. 17, 2013, the USS Guardian, a 68-meter-long US Navy warship, entered Tubbataha to accidentally plough into its South Atoll, home to the last 8,000 or so Philippine Black Noddies, which are critically endangered ...