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    • Plant as many trees, indigenous or not, now 

      Fuentebella, Nelia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 6, 2013, on page A15)
      Dr. J.H. Primavera is not the first person I have heard of who is critical of planting mahogany and other exotic trees because of its supposed toxic substance (Inquirer, 2/14/13). We at the Trees for Life Foundation do not ...

    • Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2010, on page A10)
      Since 2003, the Philippine Association of Marine Science has repeatedly called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and NGOs to stop planting (Rhizophora species) in zones dominated by (Sonneratia alba) ...

    • Playground of giant clams 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2017, on page A2-1-A2-2)
      The reef is where the baby giant clams are released to grow to adulthood after spending five months in a hatchery at the Bolinao Marine Laboratory (BML) of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI). ...

    • Pods of whales, dolphins frolic in Sarangani Bay 

      Fernandez, Edwin O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 10, 2021, on page A8)
      Hundreds of whales and dolphins showed up in Sarangani Bay this month to the delight of environment workers monitoring the marine mammals in the waters of Sarangani province. Joy Oloquin, superintendent of the Sarangani ...

    • Polluted San Juan River to undergo rehab 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2019, on page A17)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has entered into a partnership with the Aboitiz Group to spearhead the rehabilitation of San Juan River, earlier identified as one of the most polluted waterways ...

    • Pollution, squatting, industries hasten death of Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2017, on page A6)
      Bayani Enriquez, 54, grew up by Laguna de Bay in this city in Laguna province. Back in the 1980s, he often spent time with friends swimming or fishing in the lake’s unobstructed waters. But much of the open space is now ...

    • Pope cites Pinoy bishops in encyclical on climate 

      Santos, Tina G.; Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2015, on page A9)
      Pope Francis cited Filipino bishops in his encyclical on the environment “Laudato Si, Mi Signore” (Praise be to You, My Lord). “Who turned the wonderworld of the seas into underwater cemeteries bereft of color and life?” ...

    • The Pope, farmers and fisherfolk 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2015, on page B5)
      The Pope's message during his Papal visit might well be the ray of hope needed today by poor farmers and fisherfolk: “Allow yourselves to be surprised by God. Don’t be afraid of surprises. They shake the ground beneath our ...

    • Poverty incidence highest among farmers, fisherfolk, rural dwellers 

      de Vera, Ben O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2020, on page B3)
      While nationwide poverty incidence fell to 16.6 percent in 2018 and was reflected across 11 basic sectors, Filipinos living and working in the countryside remained poorer compared with those in urban areas, a Philippine ...

    • PRA forfeits Coron reclamation project 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A11)
      After years of battling against a “destructive development project,” a civic movement in Coron, Palawan, scored a win when the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) ordered the forfeiture in favor of the national government ...

    • Prawn farms destroying nation's fish nurseries 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2008, on page A1-A7)
      She helped turn many of the world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ...

    • Predator fish in sausages, dumplings 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2015, on page A8)
      Knife fish sausage, anyone? The predator fish considered undesirable in Laguna de Bay will be processed into sausages and dumplings soon by a P600,000 facility in the lakeshore town of Pila in Laguna province in what is ...

    • Prelate on Laguna Lake: It will die 

      Ponte, Romulo O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 5, 2016, on page A7)
      In a gathering in this city last week, retired Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said it is the duty of everyone to take care of the lake by not contributing to its death. “Time will come, that if Laguna Lake ...

    • President Duterte's policies in the WPS 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2021, on page A6)
      Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque praised President Duterte’s policies in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as “careful, calibrated, and calculated.” In contrast, Roque assailed proposals from former foreign secretary ...

    • President to visit ph rise launch research study 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2018, on page A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Benham Rise on May 15-16 to celebrate the first anniversary of his renaming the underwater land mass Philippine Rise. While at Philippine Rise, the President will also lead the launching ...

    • Price of 'bangus' dips due to quarantine restrictions 

      Sotelo, Yolanda; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 6, 2020, on page A10)
      The price of “bangus” (milkfish) in Pangasinan province has slightly gone down, and producers are blaming strict quarantine protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Soriano, vice president of Feedmix Specialists ...

    • Priests, nuns get hands dirty for PH rivers 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Perez, Cedrix (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2018, on page A8)
      Amid rapid urban development in Quezon City, the San Francisco River has stood as silent witness to the changes that people had wrought in the area. Decades ago, Franciscan priests followed its banks as they trekked from ...

    • Private dev't on Tanay river alarms locals; DENR steps in 

      Ramos, Mariejo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 26, 2022, on page A6)
      Concerned residents in Tanay, Rizal province, have sounded the alarm over a private development project, which they fear will disrupt the natural flow of a river that runs through a protected area. The Department of the ...

    • Probe China Missiles on 3 PH reefs, house asked 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2018, on page A12)
      Muntinlupa City Rep. Ruffy Biazon on Thursday asked the House of Representatives to investigate China’s deployment of antiship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three Philippine reefs in the Spratly ...

    • Project backed by WB loan targets poor fisherfolk 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 25, 2022, on page A4)
      Malacañang on Thursday said the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) had approved an P11.2-billion, seven-year project that seeks to lift 350,000 fisherfolk in 24 coastal provinces out of poverty while ensuring ...