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    • Underwater survey starts at Panguil Bay 

      Umel, Richel V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2020, on page A6)
      Geologists are surveying the depth and underwater terrain beneath the Panguil Bay channel where a P7.4-billion two-lane bridge will soon be built to connect Tubod town, Lanao del Norte province, and Tangub City in Misamis ...

    • Underwater treasures of Lobo Batangas 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page B2-4)
      The town of Lobo is located just 120 km from Manila. Beyond what is seen on land, Lobo Batangas has another secret which has yet to reveal where beneath its scenic beaches lie an abundance of healthy reefs and thriving ...

    • Unesco asked to help assess damage to reef 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2013, on page A3)
      An official of the Climate Change Commission on Saturday asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to assess the damage wrought on the Tubbataha Reefs by the USS Guardian which ran ...

    • Unit of Alliance Tuna, Prime Foods NZ to process, ship salmon from RP 

      Dumlao, Doris C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2010, on page B2)
      After taking over a majority stake in New Zealand's second largest smoked salmon processor Prime Foods NZ Ltd., canned fish exporter Alliance Tuna International Inc. has set up a new venture to likewise process and export ...

    • Uniting goals and methods in WPS 

      Panganiban, Artemio V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2019, on page A11)
      Our maritime problems arose when China claimed ownership of and sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea (SCS), and seized several isles and rocks therein, like the Paracels in 1974, Fiery Cross Reef in 1987, ...

    • Universal Records denies participation in controversial China-PH COVID-19 solidarity song ‘Iisang Dagat’ 

      Policarpio, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2020, on page C4)
      Universal Records has distanced itself from the controversial China-Philippines “friendship song,” “Iisang Dagat,” stressing that it had no participation in the “production and promotion” of the said project. The record ...

    • UP's 'CSI' helps catch illegal wildlife traders 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 26, 2019, on page A6)
      When officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) learned that some eateries in Barangay Pasil in Cebu City were selling steaming bowls of turtle stew, they first needed to make sure that the ...

    • Urban planner cites pros, cons of Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Salazar, Tessa R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2013, on page B3)
      Members of social media have banded together to protest the Manila Bay Reclamation project. Lately, Facebook petition sites called “S.O.S. Manila Bay: Save our Sunset!” and “No to Reclamation of Manila Bay” have surfaced. ...

    • Urgently needed: SCS Code of Conduct 

      Asia News Network (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2020, on page A9)
      The South China Sea has not been spared the nail-biting tension of 2020. As claimant states are preoccupied with efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous worrying incidents have occurred within the maritime territory, ...

    • US admiral joins surveillance flight over West Philippine Sea 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 21, 2015, on page A1-A6)
      A top US Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and that the United States was committed to freedom of navigation in the region. Adm. Scott Swift, commander ...

    • US backs PH amid China's new incursion in West PH Sea 

      Santos, Tina G.; Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2021, on page A3)
      The US government reiterated on Monday that it stands by the Philippines amid the latest incursion of China in the West Philippine Sea. “The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of the PRC’s ...

    • US carrier strike force patrols South China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 20, 2017, on page A10)
      A US aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flash point under the new US administration. ...

    • US challenges 19 nations' excessive maritime claims 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2021, on page A9)
      The US defense department has cited China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam as among the 19 countries with “excessive maritime claims” that “if left unchallenged … could permanently infringe upon the freedom of the seas enjoyed ...

    • US Coast Guard: Broadcastings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2024, on page A2)
      The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of ...

    • US criticizes China military drills in Paracels 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 4, 2020, on page A9)
      The Pentagon said Thursday it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, noting the maneuvers will “further destabilize” the region. China on Friday rejected the ...

    • US defense chief seeks less contentious visit with Chinese 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2018, on page A8)
      Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less than a month after he slammed Beijing at an international conference for its militarization ...

    • US defense exec to PH: We’ll be your 'good ally' in disputed sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2018, on page A6)
      The United States will be “a good ally” to the Philippines in responding to territorial conflicts in the South China Sea, a US defense official said. Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific ...

    • US destroyers sail close to Sino-held reefs 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 8, 2016, on page A1-A14)
      US destroyers have sailed close to Chinese-held reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks, US naval officials said on Thursday, patrols likely to fuel tensions ahead of an international court's ...

    • US fears Chinese buildup on Panatag 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2016, on page A1-A9)
      The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef only 200 kilometers off Zambales province that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago, that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the ...

    • US general: we can take down China's islands 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 2, 2018, on page A5)
      The United States “has had lot of experience” in “taking down small islands” in the Pacific region, a senior US military official said on Thursday as the Pentagon ratcheted up rhetoric over China’s militarization of islands ...