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    • Loren to Neda: restore ecology of Manila Bay 

      Andrade, Jeanette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2016, on page A4)
      Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) to be proactive and restore the ecological balance of Manila Bay instead of simply developing it through reclamation. At Thursday’s hearing ...

    • Lorenzana apologizes for 'empty victory' remark, but... 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2018, on page A5)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana apologized on Friday for describing as an “empty victory” the historic 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that favored the Philippines’ claims in the West ...

    • Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef situation in phone conversation 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2021, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin III discussed on Sunday the fleet of Chinese ships still anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone since early March ...

    • Lorenzana: Illegal to have Sino air defense zone in South China Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2020, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said China’s plan to set up an air defense identification zone (Adiz) over the South China Sea would be considered illegal and a violation of international laws by many countries ...

    • Lorenzana: Navy setting protocol on entry of foreign vessels 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2019, on page A4)
      The Navy is preparing a set of protocols to govern foreign vessels that intrude into Philippine waters without permission, including Chinese warships whose repeated unannounced presence has been an “irritant,” Defense ...

    • Lorenzana: WPS row with China still a security worry 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2018, on page A7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the country had been managing “very well” its territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but this remained a security challenge. Lorenzana accepted ...

    • Lowly ‘labahita’ may yet help heal Tubbataha atolls 

      Yap, Dj (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2013, on page A1-A20)
      They aren’t the most beautiful fish in the sea, but the labahita may just be what the Tubbataha Reefs need to regenerate after being bruised by the intrusions of two foreign vessels earlier this year. With the presence of ...

    • Lucena eyes twin rivers as next tourist attraction 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 21, 2022, on page A7)
      The city government has launched a campaign to showcase the tourism potentials of its twin rivers — Iyam and Dumacaa — as the route of a floating restaurant that would make stopovers in key areas of the city. “Our twin ...

    • Lucena festival hails native smoked fish as 'food treasure' 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2015, on page A20)
      A weeklong festival dubbed “Pasayahan sa Lucena” last month brought into focus one of the city’s native products, the smoked fish or tinapa, which the local government aimed to bring into the mainstream of national cuisine. ...

    • Luzon fishers groan as fuel prices surge 

      Inquirer Bureaus (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 23, 2022, on page A8)
      The skyrocketing prices of fuel are driving fishermen in this province out of business due to the huge expenses they incur on each fishing trip. Andy Abata, 53, a fisherman from the island village of Cabalitian here, said ...

    • Magnet fishing clearing out French Rivers, scouring history 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A13)
      Equipped with powerful magnets, history enthusiasts and environmentalists scour France's rivers, pulling out bits of scrap metal, bikes, scooters and the odd kitchen appliance. Sometimes, too, they fish other more unexpected ...

    • The magnificent mangroves of panay 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2004, on page A18)
      Unlike the bamboo or coconut, the mangrove has yet to take its place as a "tree of life " in Philippine lore, despite being ubiquitous, useful and magnificent. If names given to places indicate popularity, mangroves probably ...

    • Making fisheries 'sexy' 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 25, 2016, on page C2)
      The Visit of Alexandra Cousteau has thrust Oceana Philippines, the two-year-old local office of environmental organization Oceana, into the spotlight. Cousteau was the special guest at a media forum on the recent exploratory ...

    • Malaysia condemns Chinese ‘islands’ 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2015, on page A1-A4)
      China’s construction work on reefs in the South China Sea is “unwarranted provocation,” Malaysia’s military chief said on Sunday in a rare public comment about the spat from a country that has its own claims in the heavily ...

    • Malaysia, Indonesia act on sea disputes 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 7, 2015, on page 11)
      The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Friday pledged renewed efforts to resolve stubborn disputes over maritime borders that have long nagged at one of Southeast Asia's most important bilateral relationships. Malaysian ...

    • Man's ruin pushes 7,000 species to the brink 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2019, on page A7)
      Mankind’s destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an “unprecedented” rate, the leading wildlife conservation body warned on Thursday as it added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to ...

    • Mangrove areas shrinking 

      PNF (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 1993, on page 15)
      Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than one percent of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the ...

    • Mangrove give way to big business 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      The Tombonuo homeland in northern Borneo had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life. Now the trees are gone after a Malaysian company bulldozed swaths of mangroves to make space for ...

    • Mangrove park outside of planned Bulacan airport 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2019, on page A10)
      A mangrove park that was rehabilitated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in a town in Bulacan province is far from the proposed 2,500-hectare New Manila International Airport project of San ...

    • Mangrove Propagation and Information Center: Shoring up, Cordova's Marine Ecosystem 

      Supetran, Bernard (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2021, on page A7)
      Cordova, the smaller and lesser-known half of Mactan Island in Cebu, is arguably the best-kept secret in central Philippines. Situated just a few minutes from the aerial gateway to the south, this 956-hectare coastal ...