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    • Earth Day: Subic corals are nursed back to life 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2016, on page A1)
      Subic Bay Freeport—To mark Earth Day here on Friday, a nongovernment organization (NGO) took to the seas. Sangkalikasan Producers Cooperative has spearheaded efforts to nurse coral reefs back to health in Subic Bay, one ...

    • Eaten by the sea: Climate change, rising sea levels erode French coastline 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2021, on page A11)
      After fleeing to France to escape the Spanish Civil War, Amalia Romero’s family eventually managed to build a home on the south coast directly looking out over the Mediterranean. But today, the sea is gradually gnawing ...

    • El Niño good for tuna bad for ‘bangus’ – BFAR 

      Lagare, Jordeene; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2023, on page A8)
      The El Niño phenomenon may affect the country’s fisheries production on account of higher water temperature and lower water levels, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. In an interview, ...

    • Enchanting island of waterfalls, beaches 

      Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2019, on page A10)
      It may be known for potions and witchcraft, but the island-province of Siquijor is more than that. Its white sand beaches and sparkling blue waters can give Boracay Island in Aklan province a run for its money. If beaches ...

    • An encounter with ‘Toothless’ in Albay 

      Mier, Ma. April (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 12, 2015, on page A16)
      The public viewing of Toothless, the rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios), was officially launched on March 3, in time with the celebration of World Wildlife Day. The preserved 15-foot male shark was put on display ...

    • Endangered bamboo sharks given helping hand in Gulf of Thailand 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2021, on page A13)
      In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo sharks. The small, slow-moving, bottom-dwelling sharks with striped bodies and ...

    • Endangered turtle's tracks 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2010, on page B2-4)
      A mother Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, leaves tracks in the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First Gas, ...

    • Ending rogue fishing 

      Damanaki, Maria; Kawaguchi, Yoriko; Lubchenco, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 20, 2015, on page A10)
      Seafood is by far the most highly traded commodity globally, feeding billions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, however, the industry is plagued by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, which undermines conservation ...

    • Energy department awaits go-ahead on oil drilling in West Philippine Sea 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2017, on page A10)
      The Department of Energy (DOE) is ready to resume drilling for oil and natural gas on Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, but when work will restart is up to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which suspended the ...

    • Enforcing the Arbitral Award 

      Panganiban, Artemio V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2021, on page A9)
      How should we enforce the July 12, 2016 Arbitral Award (AA) vis-à-vis China’s intractable claim of ownership and sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea (SCS) including our exclusive economic zone (EEZ)? My short ...

    • Enough is enough: Round bowls drive fish crazy 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fishbowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no longer sell any aquariums with ...

    • Env't group raises alarm over coral poaching in Tayabas Bay 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 26, 2016, on page A12)
      The threat of coral poaching in Tayabas Bay has surfaced after the recent arrest of a fisherman who yielded 11 sacks of assorted corals harvested in this body of water in Quezon province, a local environmental group said. ...

    • Environmental 'Davids' fight giant industrial fishers with rocks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page B2)
      Greenpeace UK said Friday it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent “destructive” industrial fishing. The environmental campaigners sailed ...

    • Environmentalists tell Nestlé: Stop using plastics 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2019, on page A5)
      Environmental groups on Thursday demanded that global giant Nestlé end its dependence on single-use plastic, citing waste audit reports that named the multinational company as one of the top sources of plastic pollution. ...

    • Environmentalists want 'calumpang' trees preserved 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2013, on page A14)
      Leave those native trees alone. Environmentalists made the appeal to property developers and the city government to preserve a cluster of 10 “bubog” or “calumpang” trees (Sterculia foetida) at the heart of the commercial ...

    • Env’t violators on Cebu beach need to go, court tells DENR 

      Atabayo, Rosalie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A8)
      A court in Mandaue City ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to tear down at least 21 structures, including parts of resorts, encroaching on easement zone in the popular beach of Sta. Fe town, ...

    • Ersatz Boracay in Manila Bay 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 10, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources started dumping last week “white sand” on a portion of the Manila Bay beach, near the Baywalk strip along Roxas Boulevard, ostensibly as part of a “beach nourishment” ...

    • Esperon explains PH strategy in WPS 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 19, 2018, on page A9)
      President Rodrigo Duterte may have “set aside” the international arbitral ruling favoring the country’s claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but the defense establishment is continuing to undertake measures to protect ...

    • Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 1, 2017, on page A11)
      For National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, “it is a win-win” for both the Philippines and China. “But this is not to say that we have dropped our claim,” Esperon said on Monday, referring to Panatag Shoal, a rich ...

    • Esperon: PH can't stop China buildup on isles 

      Avendaño, Christine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      The government is fully aware that China has nearly completed construction work on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the South China Sea but cannot do anything about it, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said ...