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    • Dolomite beyond Manila Bay 

      Mawis-Aliston, Vittoria (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 26, 2020, on page A1-B3-3)
      Dolomite is a material that has been around for ages, but it was only recently that it sparked the interest of many Filipinos. Earlier this month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pushed through ...

    • Dolphin rescued, released in Mindoro 

      Virola, Madonna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2010, on page A14)
      Sea patrol members, fishery officers and the police in San Teodoro town in Oriental Mindoro rescued a dolphin stranded in the town poblacion at around 2 p.m. Thursday and was able to release it back to deep waters two hours ...

    • Dolphin shows no place for field trips, says solon 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September NaN, 2012, on page A7)
      Schools should be more careful about where they take their students on educational field trips and among the places they should avoid are amusement parks that feature dolphins, whales and other marine creatures that are ...

    • Dolphin sightings 'stress busters' to pandemic-weary residents in Albay 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2021, on page A7)
      The presence of over a hundred dolphins in the waters off the town of Sto. Domingo in Albay province is bringing joy to residents and local visitors as they seek relief from the stress brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

    • 'Dolphingate' pushes Harry in deep water 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 3, 2020, on page A7)
      So what’s wrong with swimming with dolphins and enjoying a day out in the sun? It may just be an item on presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s bucket list, but Earth Island Institute (EII) Philippines took issue with the ...

    • Dolphins found dead with bullet wounds 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2013, on page A15)
      Two dolphins and a sea turtle with hack wounds were found dead in separate sections of the Lingayen beach on Friday. The first dolphin was recovered at the beach front near the Pangasinan capitol, said Westly Rosario, chief ...

    • Dolphins stage special show in Antique 

      Calawag, Flord Nicson (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2015, on page A20)
      Locally known as rumbà-rumbà, the Gray’s spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is one of the 26 species of cetaceans in the Philippines. They can be seen spinning high in the air (hence its common name) or riding the bow ...

    • Don’t block red sea shipping lane, Israel warns Iran 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A16)
      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran it would join military action against an attempt by Tehran to block international shipping lanes. Netanyahu made the warning as Iran prepared a naval exercise in the ...

    • DOST alarmed by microplastics found in bangus 

      de Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2024, on page A6)
      About 60 percent of particles pulled out from bangus (milkfish) samples in Butuan City and Nasipit in Agusan del Norte province were confirmed to have concentrations of microplastics — an alarming discovery that should ...

    • DOT: Boracay welcomed 1.75 million tourists in 2022 

      Marzan, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2023, on page A9)
      Tourism officials are hopeful for the full recovery of Boracay Island as visitors continue to flock to this resort island in Malay, Aklan, as health and travel restrictions are further eased. Data from the Department of ...

    • Doting 'dad' to giant clams 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2017, on page A2-1, A2-2)
      Bolinao, Pangasinan— Twice a week, Julio Curiano Jr. would hop into a speedboat and head for a 5.8-hectare ocean nursery of giant clams off Silaqui Island at the northernmost tip of this town facing the West Philippine ...

    • Double whammy hits local fish growers 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2022, on page A5)
      Local producers are continuing to reel from the high cost of raising fish like bangus and tilapia due to a shortage in feeds, in addition to another problem: the lack of fish fry. According to various fish farm groups, ...

    • Drawing Contest 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 4, 2010, on page K3)
      Budding Filipino artists who are 14 years old or younger are invited to join the Drawing Contest of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries. Deadline of submission 31 January 2011, send artwork, age-citizenship ...

    • Dredging of Cagayan Bicol rivers approved 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Arguelles, Mar S.; Adonis, Meg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2020, on page A5)
      The government has endorsed the dredging of the Cagayan and Bicol rivers following the deadly floods that hit Cagayan Valley region in northern Luzon and Bicol region in southern Luzon during the onslaught of successive ...

    • Dredging of Marikina River starts this week 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2021, on page A3)
      The dredging of Marikina River will begin this week, the Task Force Build Back Better said following reports that illegally reclaimed portions of the river had decreased its capacity to carry excess water during typhoons ...

    • Drilon urges review of admin policy on China amid sea row 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A8)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Duterte administration to review its “policy of appeasement and accommodation” toward China, as the supposed closer ties between Manila and Beijing had not ...

    • Drowning in plastic 

      Habito, Cielito F. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2018, on page A14)
      You’ve probably been to a supermarket that has stopped using plastic bags, and a restaurant that no longer uses plastic cups or provides straws with your drink order (or has replaced plastic straws with paper ones). Chances ...

    • Dry spell killing tilapia in Ifugao, Isabela fish pens 

      Inquirer Bureaus (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2010, on page A1-A6)
      The prolonged dry spell that is triggering power and water shortages throughout the country is beginning to take its toll on vegetable, fish and livestock farms and on the rice and corn crops in certain regions. In Ifugao ...

    • Du30 assailed for ‘defeatist’ stand vs China 

      Yap, DJ; Salaverria, Leila B.; Gonzales, Yuji Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2017, on page A2)
      Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday filed supplementary charges to an impeachment complaint against President Duterte, accusing him of taking a “defeatist stance” by doing nothing to challenge China’s activities on Benham ...

    • Du30 counts on China's word PH fishermen won't be harmed 

      Aurelio, Julie; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 3, 2019, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants China’s “continuing assurance” that Filipinos will not be harmed while fishing in the heavily disputed South China Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo ...