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    • 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 ...

    • Mangroves bring life back to a deserted shore 

      Soltes, Jonas Cabiles; Rodriguez, Gina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2010, on page A1-A16)
      Coastal residents of Barangay Cagsao here lost their homes to a storm surge spawned by Typhoon “Loleng” (international name: Babs), which swept through the towns fringing San Miguel Bay. Twelve years after, the shore which ...

    • Mangroves cleared for Palawan subdivision 

      Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 4, 2017, on page A8)
      Environment Secretary Gina Lopez on Wednesday ordered the demolition of structures in a 5-hectare property illegally carved out of a mangrove area along the coastal outskirts of the city center. Lopez also called out local ...

    • Mangroves found cut in 1-ha Lucena area 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 5, 2012, on page A19)
      Stacks of fully grown mangroves illegally cut from a one-hectare coastal area were discovered in a village here Wednesday by provincial officials and environmentalist group Tanggol Kalikasan (TK). Efrelyn Escultura-Calabano, ...

    • Mangroves keep sea trash out of villages 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 2, 2014, on page A10)
      The panorama of mangroves growing along the vast coastline of Quezon province is also serving as a defense barrier from trash that used to swamp the beaches and riverbanks. “The growing mangroves act as fine-tooth comb ...

    • Mangroves protect coastal areas from tidal waves, says scientist 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 8, 2005, on page A9)
      If your idea of a perfect vacation spot is a stretch of powder-white sand beach, with a few coconut trees swaying in a breeze, think again. This postcard-pretty coastal area, our idea of a romantic tropical paradise, is a ...

    • Manila Bay project gets antitrust body's clearance 

      Canivel, Roy Stephen C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2021, on page B1-B2)
      The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the joint venture between the city government of Manila and developer Waterfront Manila Premier Development Inc. that plans to build “Manila Waterfront City” over ...

    • Manila Bay rehab needs everybody's cooperation 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2018, on page A6)
      Poor and inefficient solid waste management as well as inadequate proper wastewater treatment facilities have been identified as contributory factors to the worsening state of water in Manila Bay. At least 13 government ...

    • Manila bay rehab set in January-Cimatu 

      Nonato, Vince F. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 18, 2018, on page A13)
      After Boracay Island, it's the turn of Manila Bay. "I am determined to start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay immediately, possibly to start [in the] second week of January," Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Monday ...

    • Manila Bay rehab: raps eyed vs uncooperative lgus 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 22, 2018, on page A8)
      An interagency task force is set to file charges against local officials who have not been cooperating with government efforts to clean up Manila Bay. “[The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)] is now ...

    • Manila Bay's fight for life 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2023, on page A5)
      Manila Bay is not dead. But whether it is barely living or has a healthy ecosystem is another matter. And whether it thrives or dies is up to government. Since 2000, per the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...