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    • What China fears is democracy 

      Mangahas, Mahar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2020, on page A7)
      Last Tuesday, Social Weather Stations released the following findings of its new survey of Filipino public opinion about China (SWS July 3-6, 2020 National Mobile Phone Survey—Report No. 3: “Stratbase ADR Institute sponsors ...

    • What exactly did we win? ask fishermen 

      Macatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2016, on page A8)
      Like most fishermen in the seaside village of Cato here, Joseph Daroca was not aware that the Philippines had filed a case against China over the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. When told that the UN-backed ...

    • What exactly did we win? ask fishermen 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2016, on page A8)
      Like most fishermen in the seaside village of Cato here, Joseph Daroca was not aware that the Philippines had filed a case against China over the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. When told that the UN-backed ...

    • What explains Duterte's behavior toward China? 

      Butuyan, Joel Ruiz (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2021, on page A6)
      It’s hard to imagine how any Filipino can be supportive of President Duterte’s submissive, fawning behavior toward China notwithstanding the latter’s belligerent claim over a huge area of our marine-rich waters. No matter ...

    • What happens in the oceans affects us all 

      Soriano, Zelda DT (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2016, on page A17)
      If we are merely looking at the vast expanse of waters from the shores of Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia, or living in the landlocked Lao People’s Democratic Republic, we will tend to think that oceans ...

    • What is a watershed? 

      Juanico, Meliton (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A11)
      If our country is practically a system of prominent watersheds totaling 421 in all, we need to know how to use the watershed properly and not merely say, for instance, that some mines should be closed because they are ...

    • What learning to swim as an adult taught me 

      Valenzuela, Nikka (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2022, on page C1-C2)
      Scrolling through Facebook a few weeks ago, I came across videos of my nieces and nephews that made me laugh out loud. The kids, who are between the ages 5 and 13, were learning how to swim. They were clad in full swimming ...

    • What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A12)
      Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not ...

    • What my Boracay is like now-like a bipolar existence 

      Dario-Santiago, Freida (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 8, 2018, on page C1-C3)
      Since the days leading to the government’s closure on April 26, I’ve been trying to share glimpses of what is most often construed as a charmed life sprinkled with magic dust—but peppered with concrete rubble dust. Thus ...

    • What next after Boracay? 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page B6)
      Talk is cheap, but action is needed. We are already seeing decisive action on the water issues in Boracay but that is only the tip of the iceberg. The bigger problem that should be addressed is water security. Consistent ...

    • What PH fishers after Chinese apology 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 29, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      A month after they received an apology, the fishermen from Mindoro province who were put out of work after a Chinese trawler rammed and damaged their fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea in June have yet to receive ...

    • What the Code of Conduct shouldn't be 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September NaN, 2020, on page A6)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China are set to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC), which is intended to manage the dispute in the South China Sea. What the Philippines should strongly ...

    • What the world has to say about the South China Sea dispute 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 16, 2017, on page A8)
      The South Sea (SCS) dispute has been ongoing for the past years. Nevertheless, progress is happening as the countries involved in the dispute focus on bilateral talks to address the issue, with countries around the world ...

    • What to do with Boracay? 

      Marin, Gemma Rita R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 14, 2018, on page A13)
      Admittedly, I asked myself why it took me so long to visit and discover the wonders of the island when, as early as the 1990s, Boracay was already known for its magnificent white sand beach, and hailed by international ...

    • What's up with PH sea claim against China? download it 

      Avendaño, Christine O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 12, 2015, on page A4)
      A government digital pamphlet has been launched to help Filipinos and everyone else understand the Philippines’ dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched the digital ...

    • ‘What’s wrong with China sending research ships to Benham Rise?’ 

      Avendaño, Christine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A4)
      “What is harmful about having a research ship there?”. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon posed the question to reporters on Wednesday, defending the Government’s decision to allow China to send ships to Benham ...

    • When development is good for the environment 

      Cruz, Neal H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 10, 2012, on page A18)
      The recent flood spawned by the monsoon rains that hit Metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon have triggered widespread finger-pointing. Many were quick to blame the squatters who had built their shanties along the banks ...

    • When is disputed sea militarized ? Wait until the first warbird touches down 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2015, on page A1-A12)
      After weeks of Hamlet-esque public debate, US defense officials ordered Aegis destroyer USS Lassen to cruise within 21 kilometers (12 nautical miles) of Zamora Reef (international name: Subi Reef) on Oct. 27. The reef is ...

    • When Scarborough was ‘Panacot’ 

      Ocampo, Ambeth R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2015, on page A16)
      Sometimes, I fall into a trap and regret it—big-time. Some years ago, a friend from the Department of Foreign Affairs proposed that I spend a few months in Spain to dig up old maps and charts of the Philippines involving ...

    • Where have our native fish gone? 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2021, on page B5)
      According to the Asean Biodiversity Outlook 2, Asean member states have identified 112 invasive alien species affecting forests, agriculture and aquatic ecosystems. “Given that we have all these introduced species already ...