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Onion supply shortage, fish importation due to crisis in governance
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 23, 2023 , on page A7)This is in reaction to your editorial, “Desperation over onion,” (1/19/23). We were aghast at the magnitude of the “onion problem,” which has caused some farmers to lose their lives by committing suicide after incurring ... -
Online seafood shop a welcome new wave
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 12, 2019 , on page C3-C4)Delivered right at your doorstep, as you like it, is not how seafood is bought. But it’s what Marvin Jason Tan of Marvs Boqueria wants to keep his grandmom Maria Castro’s seafood stall in Arranque Market relevant in the ... -
Onward to a more progressive Iloilo
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 30, 2023 , on page B3-2)Imagine this: business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are operating along the beaches. Food products are sourced from local farmlands that had been converted into Instagrammable tourism destinations. These are among ... -
Operations start to remove ship from coral area
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 19, 2016 , on page A12)Three tugboats were used to pull a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel out of a shoal where it ran aground and destroyed at least 3 hectares of coral reefs. -
Opportunities emerge from rehab efforts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2014 , on page A14)Communities in areas ravaged by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Western Visayas have started to pick up the pieces, but government planners, officials and business leaders are seeing difficulty in reaching full recovery. On the ... -
Ornamental fish farmers: Aquaculture's next big trend?
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 7, 2015 , on page B2-1)Fishkeeping—part art, part science—is now the world’s most popular hobby after photography. Globally valued at $15 billion and growing by 14 percent yearly, the ornamental fish trade is aquaculture’s sunrise industry. So ... -
Oslob resumes whale shark watching but visitors still few
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2020 , on page A8)Whale shark watching in Oslob town in Cebu has resumed as the province reopened its doors to tourists in a bid to revive its struggling economy amid the new coronavirus disease pandemic. But from around 1,000 tourists, the ... -
Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 3, 2020 , on page A10)They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-tawi’s Taganak Island, where the ... -
Our big surprise in Tubbataha-diving with Destiny
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 2, 2016 , on page F1-F2)It was a quintessential Tubbataha dive—volatile currents, tons of fish, and a big surprise. We were at Seafan Alley on Tubbataha’s North Atoll, making our way back to the shallows after some 40 minutes of spotting slender ... -
Our vanishing 'galunggong'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 22, 2021 , on page A6)Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in ... -
Outrage as Sino water cannon stops PH boats
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 19, 2021 , on page A1-A3)The government on Thursday expressed outrage against China’s coast guard whose ships blocked and blasted with powerful jets of water two Filipino vessels carrying food and other supplies for a Marine detachment at a shoal ... -
'Outraging'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 20, 2019 , on page A9)Outraging” is a word seldom used, but it somehow perfectly sums up the current mood of many citizens, as our government flounders from one explanation to another in trying to accommodate contradictory positions regarding ... -
Overharvesting perils seaweeds
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 12, 2014 , on page A14)Passing through the highway traversing Alacan village in San Fabian town in Pangasinan province, one cannot ignore the peculiar smell of seaweeds being dried by fishermen by the roadside. Seaweeds harvesting has spurred ... -
Overuse, climate change kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 29, 2022 , on page A9)A "No Fishing" sign on the edge of Iraq's western desert is one of the few clues that this was once Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland and recreational landmark. Human activity and climate change have combined to turn the ... -
Owner claims Chinese hit PH vessel ‘intentionally’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 14, 2019 , on page A2-A3)The owner of the Philippine fishing boat and a relative of the boat’s captain believe a Chinese vessel “intentionally” rammed the boat and abandoned its crew when it sank in the South China Sea on Sunday. “How could they ... -
Oyster shells, slippers form giant maps of the Philippines
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 12, 2013 , on page A6)The easiest—and maybe the cheapest—way of displaying a giant Philippine map may be to cut it out from a Styrofoam board, mount it on plywood, and paint it. But the marketing group of a shopping mall in Rosales, Pangasinan, ... -
P-Noy won't use Apec in sea row
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 9, 2015 , on page A2)As Host of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, President Aquino has no intention of using the forum as a platform to gain mileage for the country's territorial dispute with China which is now up ... -
P-noy: South China Sea row a global problem
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2015 , on page A2)A concrete runaway suitable for military use being built by China in a disputed part of the south china sea has aroused worldwide concern as global trade is expected to be hit by China reclamation, according to President ... -
P-Noy: World should fear China’s moves in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 15, 2015 , on page A8)China's efforts to stake its claim to most of the South China Sea should spark fear around the world, President Aquino told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday. “Does it engender fear? Yes, I think it should engender fear for ... -
Paeng damage to agri sector hits P3.4B
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 9, 2022 , on page A4)The essential farm sector continues to reel from the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name: Nalgae) as the amount of recorded losses keeps on increasing. In a report, the Department of Agriculture ...