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    • Batanes as next agri tourism spot pushed 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page B1)
      With the appointment of agriculture undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the next tourism chief, the prospect of Batanes becoming a popular agro-tourism spot has become “brighter,” according to Agriculture Secretary ...

    • Batangas dive operators seek Anilao reopening 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2020, on page A8)
      Dive operators in Mabini town in Batangas province are asking national government agencies to consider allowing the underwater sport to resume, citing it as a much safer activity this time than leisure travels to the beach. ...

    • Batangas sees fewer migratory birds due to Taal Eruption 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2021, on page A6)
      The continuous unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas has affected the annual migration of birds passing through the province, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR in Calabarzon ...

    • Batangas waters cleared of harmful starfish species 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 6, 2022, on page A7)
      Thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish (COT) were removed from the seas off Batangas province by authorities who were responding to the outbreak of the poisonous starfish that could endanger local natural resources. The ...

    • Bato has another suspect in WPS boat collision 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      Talk about having usual suspects. Perhaps one cannot blame this senator for having such instincts; he’s an ex-top cop, after all. Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said China could be behind the recent collision between ...

    • ‘Battle of Manila Bay’ waged kilo by kilo 

      Agoncillo, Jodee; Gamil, Jaymee (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2019, on page A2)
      It’s an unusual order that requires strict compliance every week: Keep weighing scales handy and make sure to count and measure well. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has directed local government officials to organize teams ...

    • ‘Bay project won’t block sunset view’ 

      Esplanada, Jerry E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2013, on page A24)
      The proposed reclamation project will not obstruct or hide from public view Manila Bay’s world-famous sunset. This was the assurance given on Wednesday by one of the top officials of Manila Goldcoast Development Corp. ...

    • Bayer adopts, develops mangrove in Gensan 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2021, on page A13)
      Degraded mangrove coastal area adopted by Bayer as Rhizophora farm to help sustain biodiversity, generate livelihood and income. A degraded mangrove coastal area in Barangay Buayan, General Santos City has been adopted as ...

    • Be careful what you wish for: On call to review PH-US pact 

      Winger, Gregory H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2019, on page A6)
      Amid the tumult surrounding Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s pledge to review the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), it is useful to look at the specific charges currently leveled against the MDT by its critics and to identify ...

    • Beach clearing starts in Siargao: DENR, DILG vow to save surf spot from environmental woes suffered by Boracay 

      Mascariñas, Erwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 23, 2019, on page A12)
      The government has started a crackdown on illegal structures on the beaches of Siargao Island, a booming tourist destination in Surigao del Norte province, taking off from lessons in the environmental rehabilitation of ...

    • Beach in Jeddah shows shifting sands in conservative country 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2021, on page B2-5)
      For Asma, spending a day on the beach with her boyfriend was unthinkable until recently in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Now, the 32-year-old is dancing with her partner on white sands fringing the Red Sea, to music ...

    • Beach stays ‘in pink of health’ 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2017, on page A2-1)
      A group of 25 women keeps the beach clean, said Nonie Enolva, spokesperson of the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The women were organized by the Department of Agriculture under the Philippine Rural ...

    • Beauty in the beast 

      Go, Antonio C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2015, on page E4)
      The word “freak” is commonly used to refer to a person with a physical deformity or is afflicted with some kind of disfiguring disease or abnormal condition. “Freak” is also the word used to describe certain genetic mutations ...

    • Beguiling Basilan 

      Guerrero, Amadís Ma. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2000, on page D6)
      On board SuperFerry 6 en route to Zamboanga City last December, I discovered that one of my cabin mates was a Marine corporal bound for Jolo. When he learned that I was going to Basilan, where he had been previously stationed ...

    • Beijing blocks sea for war exercises 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 19, 2016, on page A1-A4)
      China on Monday said it was closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic ...

    • Beijing permanently stations rescue ship in spartlys 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Avendaño, Christine O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A6)
      China is stationing a search and rescue ship on its man-made island on Philippine-claimed Zamora Reef in the Spratly archipelago, in a “gray zone tactic” to assert its ownership of the disputed feature in the South China ...

    • Beijing says it drove away US warship from Spratlys 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 30, 2022, on page A9)
      China's military said on Tuesday it drove away a US guided-missile cruiser that "illegally intruded" into waters near the South China Sea's Spratly Islands, an assertion the US navy disputed. 'The actions of the US military ...

    • Beijing says its carrier group doing drills in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2021, on page A7)
      China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday. China has repeatedly complained about United States Navy ships ...

    • Beijing to return underwater us Drone 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2016, on page A22)
      US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies, jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets, accusing ...

    • Beijing: We are keeping peace, tranquility 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2023, on page A4)
      President Marcos on Wednesday directly told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the Philippines would press on with its claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). ...