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Vanishing dugongs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 26, 2013 , on page 5)It was still five o’clock in the morning and yet Sonny Boy Aporbo was already awake. Immediately, he went to nearby Dahican Beach in Mati, Davao Oriental to do the usual morning ritual: to practice skimboarding. As he ... -
Vannamei shrimp breeding stock destroyed amid diseases onslaught
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 14, 2005 , on page A18)Dagupan City - The experimental culture of vannamei shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) in the country hit a snag when the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources decided to destroy its stock breeders which were found afflicted ... -
Vendors feel pinch of Boracay closure
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 1, 2018 , on page A6)Market vendors are also being hit hard by the closure of Boracay Island to tourists. Fish, fruit and vegetable vendors at Talipapa Bukid, the main market on the island, have complained of a drastic drop in sales since April ... -
De Venecia calls for PH-China-Vietnam exploration, development in Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 15, 2017 , on page A14)Philippine special envoy Jose de Venecia Jr. on Sunday called for joint exploration and development in the Spratly Islands as lawmakers at home cautioned the administration of President Duterte against entering into such ... -
Verdict: 'Very Serious Marine Casualty'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 10, 2019 , on page A10)Call them the Downplay Duo. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo have become the headliners of the administration’s merry jig to minimize the culpability of the Chinese vessel ... -
Vietnam accuses China of attacking its fishermen
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 18, 2015 , on page A16)A Vietnamese official on Wednesday accused China of attacking its fishermen in three separate incidents over the past week in the disputed South China Sea. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracels, which were occupied ... -
Vietnam accuses china of sinking fishing boats
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 16, 2015 , on page A19)Vietnam on Thursday accused China of sinking one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea, in the latest incident that could further raise tensions between the Communist neighbors. Phan Huy Hoang, ... -
Vietnam offers Spratlys soverignty cruise
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 6, 2015 , on page A16)Vietnam is offering scores of patriotic citizens the holiday of a lifetime with a cruise to some of Asia’s most hotly contested islands, in a move likely to stoke its simmering dispute with Beijing over South China Sea ... -
Vietnam plans to take legal action vs China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 23, 2014 , on page A1-A12)Vietnam’s prime minister said yesterday for the first time that his country was considering legal action against China over its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, a move that Beijing would likely fiercely oppose. ... -
Vietnam protests Beijing's 'fishing ban' in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 9, 2020 , on page A7)Vietnam protested on Friday what it called China’s unilateral fishing ban in the disputed South China Sea from May 1 to Aug. 16, weeks after it said Vietnamese boat had been rammed by a Chinese maritime vessel. “Vietnam ... -
Vietnam protests China’s weather stations in disputed Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 10, 2018 , on page A2)Vietnam strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly group of islands, saying on Thursday they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation in the South China Sea. ... -
Vietnam to host Japan warship; China displeasure seen
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 7, 2015 , on page A7)Vietnam has agreed to invite a Japanese warship to visit its strategic Cam Ranh Bay base on the South China Sea and for the two countries to hold their first ever joint naval exercise, Kyodo News reported yesterday. The ... -
Vietnam wants more fun and games in Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 29, 2015 , on page A3)Vietnam wants to conduct more friendly engagements with the Philippines following the successful holding of ball games and other sports activities on Wednesday in Parola Island (Northeast Cay) in the West Philippine Sea. ... -
Vietnam's balancing act in the South China sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 20, 2017 , on page A12)One former Vietnamese government official and expert on the South China Sea issue has called on all the claimant countries in the territorial and maritime dispute to treat the arbitral ruling won by the Philippines last ... -
Villagers mourn the death of dugong
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 25, 2003 , on page A20)Three weeks after it was beached by waves, a baby dugong or sea cow (Dugong dugon) died due to diarrhea on Oct. 4, but its finders are mourning its loss, like it was one of their own. The dugong, a little over a meter long, ... -
Villar champions farmers and the environment
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 9, 2015 , on page A13)Perhaps the senator’s affinity with the country’s farmers also explains her advocacy for the environment, most evident in her championing of a protected area within her and her congressman-son Mark’s constituency of Las ... -
Volcano watch: Island fissures steaming, lake water receding
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 18, 2020 , on page A1-A4)Widening fissures in areas around Taal Volcano, a new “steaming” fissure on the northern side of Volcano Island and hundreds of earthquakes were signs of rising magma that may result in an explosive eruption, scientists ... -
Waiting for UN ruling, PH fishers turn jittery
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 30, 2016 , on page A11)The long wait for a United Nations tribunal ruling on the maritime row between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea has made local fishermen jittery. The fishermen, who were driven away by Chinese coast ... -
War games roil South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 14, 2018 , on page A14)Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to observe naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea while Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen watched naval drills simulating an attack on the island on Friday. The ... -
Washington says Beijing should stop 'bullying' in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 20, 2020 , on page A9)The United States called on China on Saturday to stop “bullying behavior” in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing’s “provocative actions” aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the ...