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    • Reclamation projects: Boom or bust? 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent; Fernandez-Brojan, Connie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 22, 2022, on page A8)
      For many local governments around the country, reclamation projects can be their ticket to economic progress. According to lawyer Janilo Rubiato, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) general manager and chief executive ...

    • Reclamation work in Masinloc halted 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page B6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the expansion activities of Alpha Water Realty Services Corp. (AWRSC), operator of the Masinloc coal-fired plant in Zambales. This after the DENR ...

    • Record $3.1M paid in Japan's New Year tuna auction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2019, on page A4)
      A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction. Bidding ...

    • Red tide 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 17, 2016, on page A14)
      A team of scientists is trying to determine if salmon producers dumping tons of dead fish into the Pacific Ocean have contributed to a massive red tide that is causing fishkill and wreaking havoc among fishermen in southern Chile.

    • Red tide alert up in Misamis Occidental, Camiguin waters 

      Suson, DiVina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 1, 2021, on page A10)
      Water along the coastal area of Ozamiz City in Misamis Occidental province has turned blood red, which the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said was due to the presence of red tide toxins. The BFAR said the ...

    • Red tide hits 10 coastal areas across PH 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 4, 2021, on page A8)
      The red tide scourge has now struck 10 areas all over the country, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

    • Red tide kills 2 kids, Manila Bay shellfish banned 

      Avedaño, Christine O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 6, 1996, on page 18-16)
      The Government yesterday banned the sale, consumption and gathering of shellfish in the whole of Manila Bay as two children became the first casualties of the red tide now sweeping the area. Health Secretary Carmencita ...

    • Red tide rise prompts ban on shellfish from 2 areas 

      Allegado, Jennifer; Escandor, Juan Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2015, on page A14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued red tide alerts in parts of Masbate and Samar provinces, banning the gathering and sale of shellfish and warning people in those areas against eating the ...

    • Red tide warning up in 11 areas 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2021, on page A9)
      The infested bays included the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Tambobo Bay, Siaton, in Negros Oriental; Daram Island, Cambatutay and Irong-irong bays in Western Samar; Calubian and Cancabato Bay, ...

    • Reef Alert 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2016, on page A14)
      There is no way attention will be directed at the crying urgency of protecting the coral reefs unless we belabor the issue and repeat ourselves. At the rate coral reefs are being destroyed by human activity or damaged by ...

    • Reef's real value is priceless 

      Plantilla, Anabelle E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 4, 2013, on page A18)
      National outrage followed on the heels of the grounding of a US Navy ship in the south atoll of the Tubbataha Reef National Park (TRNP), off the coast of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. The TRNP is a protected area under the ...

    • Reflecting Nemo: Fish ‘passes’ mirror test 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 9, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror—and they raise a question about what that means. Does this decades-old test, designed to show self-awareness in animals, really do ...

    • Reforestation: not quantity but quality of trees 

      Primavera, J. H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2013, on page A16)
      The Jan. 6 editorial (“Genuine growth”) was right on target in highlighting the urgency of reforestation efforts and the establishment of the National Greening Program (by Executive Order No. 23), under which millions of ...

    • Regulate 'bangus' stock, Bulacan fish growers told 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A8)
      Fish pen operators in Bulacan towns like Obando have been asked to regulate the volume of fish grown in their ponds, in the aftermath of the recent fishkill that resulted in losses worth about P30 million. Fish pens covering ...

    • Relations with PH warming up — China 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2016, on page A1-A6)
      Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, a top Chinese diplomat has told a visiting Philippine delegation, adding that China hopes the Philippines can handle disputes "appropriately" and get ...

    • Religious heritage, lake conservation take center stage in Laguna Festival 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 7, 2017, on page A8)
      A centuries-old Catholic rite kicked off Laguna province’s annual thanksgiving festivity, incorporating deep devotion to the Virgin Mary and efforts to save Laguna de Bay. Rosauro Sta. Maria, Laguna tourism officer, said ...

    • Removal of US navy ship gets under way 

      Esplanada, Jerry; Tubeza, Philip C.; Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2013, on page A8)
      Noting the “very good” weather at Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea, the commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said preliminary work before the actual dismantling of the USS Guardian was under way. Rear ...

    • Rename the South China Sea 

      Torres, Rene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2019, on page A18)
      We should work on the change of the name of South China Sea to South Asian Sea. This is a puny move but will help put China in its proper place. I suggest that we initiate moves in the proper world forum, perhaps the United ...

    • Reparations for PH fishermen sought 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Cinco, Maricar; Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon; Reysio-Cruz, Matthew (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      A national group of fishermen on Sunday said the crew of the Philippine fishing boat that sank in the South China Sea after being hit by a Chinese trawler which then abandoned them should receive reparations and moral ...

    • Reported Chinese waste dumping in EEZ angers lawmakers 

      Gascon, Melvin; Corrales, Nestor; Mangosing, Frances; Santos, Tina G.; Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2021, on page A2-A4)
      True or not, a report that Chinese ships have not only been intruding into the West Philippine Sea but have also been dumping raw sewage into the waters in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has angered lawmakers. ...