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    • Apec can be a game changer for agriculture sector 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2015, on page B2-2)
      In the months preceding the Apec Leaders’ Meeting this week, Alyansa Agrikultura was asked to participate in five Apec working sessions. The invitation came from the Philippine government and the Apec Business Advisory ...

    • Apec moves to ensure healthy ‘blue economy’: Marine resources key to ensuring inclusive growth 

      Remo, Amy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2015, on page B5-1-B5-3)
      Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have put increased emphasis on the so-called "blue economy" with the belief that laying the foundation for healthy and resilient marine and ocean resources ...

    • Apo Island: Diver's haven 

      Navarro, Jhio Jan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page A8)
      Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in Miami. [What you have here is] very clean. No trash at all ...

    • Apo Reef turtle sightings increase during lockdown 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2020, on page A8)
      The number of critically endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Apo Reef doubled during the period when the vast underwater ecosystem off Occidental Mindoro province was ...

    • Apo's native breed of dive masters 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2017, on page A2-1)
      Dauin, Negros Oriental—Mary Jean Tabañera has long aspired to become a scuba diver. She would often see divers visiting the world-renowned Apo Island, off the coast of this town in Negros Oriental province, six years ago ...

    • Aquascaping: Dive into the art of underwater landscaping 

      Navarra, Ruth L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 6, 2021, on page C6)
      Nelson Paguinto, founder of Aquascaping Philippines, explained that aquascaping is mimicking the natural environment. It is a fairly new hobby introduced by Japanese designer Takashi Amano. The basic elements of aquascaping ...

    • Aquino mismanaged PH sea dispute with china, says defense chief 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2018, on page A6)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte was handling the Philippines’ maritime row with China in the South China Sea very well compared with the Aquino administration, which he ...

    • Aquino slams Cayetano's handling of WPS dispute 

      Reysio-Cruz, Matthew (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A4)
      Former President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday belittled Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s conduct with China, telling the country’s top diplomat that his politics should be as “transparent as his hairstyle.” ...

    • Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 24, 2021, on page A3-A5)
      A member of the five-man Permanent Court of Arbitration that handed down the decision in favor of the Philippines against China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea has urged countries in ...

    • Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest on record 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 23, 2020, on page A8)
      Warming in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists said Monday, yet another sign of how climate change is rapidly transforming the region. ...

    • Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask 

      Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M.; Aning, Jerome; Macatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...

    • Argentinian firm farmesa plans P300-M seaweed processing plant in PH 

      Canivel, Roy Stephen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2017, on page B3)
      Argentinian food ingredient-producer Farmesa wants to put up a P300-million processing plant in the Philippines, marking its first manufacturing initiative overseas, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). ...

    • Armed conflict in sea row feared 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2016, on page A2)
      Diplomats and experts warned Wednesday of a heightened risk of armed conflict in disputed waters in the South China Sea due to a lack of cohesion among members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). ...

    • Arming Moro guerrillas with know-how, not guns 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 1999, on page 18-19)
      Fish for peace? From a press statement of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (Seafdec AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, comes this question: "Can peace and development finally come to Muslim ...

    • ARMM leads regions in fish poduction 

      Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2018, on page A10)
      The five-province Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emerged anew as the country’s top fisheries producer among 17 regions, providing nearly 26 percent of the country’s total fisheries output, data from the ...

    • Arsenic contaminates groundwater in 9 Batangas localities 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 6, 2022, on page A6)
      The groundwater in a city and eight towns in Batangas province have been found positive for arsenic contamination. This was disclosed by Dr. Rhodora Reyes, Batangas Medical Center Toxicology Center chief, during the ...

    • As sardine shortage looms, canners seek leeway in commercial fishing 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 20, 2022, on page B2)
      Sardine canners are appealing to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ease regulations on commercial fishing to avoid a shortfall in fish supply. Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines executive ...

    • Asean ministers rock no boats in Myanmar, South China Sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2019, on page A2-4)
      Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday hewed to the group’s practice of reaching the least provocative consensus possible in discussions of such divisive issues as Myanmar’s ...

    • ASEAN urges restraint in South China Sea 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2018, on page A19)
      Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the end of a three-day meeting in Sydney, also tackled the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and agreed to work more closely to tackle the growing menace of ...

    • Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2017, on page A5)
      Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...