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    • Task force answers China radio message: Withdraw your militia 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Aning, Jerome; Miranda, Romar; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 1, 2021, on page A2)
      A Philippine military plane patrolling the West Philippine Sea this week spotted scores of Chinese vessels at several reefs within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and received several radio messages telling it ...

    • Task force turns over Boracay Island to Aklan local gov'ts 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2022, on page A5)
      The government body spearheading the rehabilitation of Boracay has formally turned over the management of its unfinished tasks on the island to the local governments in Aklan province. In a ceremony on the island on June ...

    • The taste of turtle meat and fat 

      Ocampo, Ambeth R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 30, 2014, on page A17)
      The apprehension of Chinese poachers in our waters by the Philippine Coast Guard occurs so often that it does not readily make headline news. The last vessel captured yielded a cargo of turtles, and the sorry sight of these ...

    • Tawi-tawi, a tourism diamond in the rough 

      Salcedo, Margaux (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2023, on page A12)
      Last Nov. 6, I had the honor and privilege of going to Sibutu in Tawi-Tawi to give the keynote address at the unveiling of the historical landmark for the burial site of Sheik Makhdum with Dr. Emannuel Calairo of the ...

    • Tawilis Patrol,' scientists out to save prized Taal fish 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2021, on page A10)
      March and April are supposed to be a lean season for the “tawilis” (Sardinella tawilis) market, as catching the freshwater sardine is prohibited to allow it to spawn freely in its natural habitat in Taal Lake. But for ...

    • Teacher recalls nightmare in Iloilo Strait 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2019, on page A8)
      For the past three days, teacher Rexie Lorilla could barely close her eyes and sleep. “Every time I close my eyes I imagine myself under the boat hearing prayers and shouts for help,” said Lorilla, a teacher at Lambunao ...

    • Technique to produce 'kapis' seed developed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2003, on page A16)
      A technique to produce "kapis" shell seed under controlled conditions for stock enhancement and mariculture has been developed. The headway was achieved by researcher Jocelyn Madrones Ladja of the Tigbauanm Iloilo-based ...

    • Teen marine conservation advocate launches photography: Ganden Medved Po’s ‘Life Below Water’ merges skill and advocacy 

      Yatco, Simone (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 25, 2021, on page C1)
      With the worsening climate crisis in the Philippines, more and more local youth are stepping up and doing their part to save the environment. For Ganden Medved Po, 17, his contribution is “Life Below Water,” his newly ...

    • Their love affair with Tubbataha 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2016, on page C5)
      Although it is primarily a pictorial journey—incredibly, the very first photo book to be published on Tubbataha—we were in immediate agreement that it should also contain substantial information on the place. Thus, we came ...

    • This University of Mindanao student likes fishy business 

      Boga, Jesse Pizarro (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2020, on page C2)
      Twenty-two-year-old Janna Pauline Pueblas loves tending fish and plants at home. She recalls a favorite pet, a gold fish that “unfortunately died due to a swim bladder disorder. I then decided to give my aquarium and other ...

    • This week's milestones: Oct. 8, 1998 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 4, 2020, on page A10)
      The marine reserve in the municipalities of El Nido and Taytay in Palawan province was declared a protected area, known as El Nido-taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, through Proclamation No. 32 signed by then President ...

    • A threat to PH sovereignty 

      Diana, Rodel James (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 12, 2020, on page A7)
      China has never had sovereignty over Taiwan. Roque, a former International Law professor, neglects to see this, and his statement is a window to the Duterte administration’s stance on China. However its minions twist it, ...

    • Tighten rules on seaweed farming, UN says 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2016, on page A11)
      Seaweed farming needs tighter regulation to limit damage to the environment after booming into a $6.4 billion business with uses in everything from sushi to toothpaste, a United Nations study showed on Sunday.

    • Tilapia floods wet markets in SOCCSKSARGEN 

      Sarmiento, Bong S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 11, 2021, on page A5)
      A fish kill hit Lake Sebu town, South Cotabato province, anew, forcing tilapia growers to salvage stocks that eventually flooded wet markets, officials said on Sunday. Rudy Muyco, the lake warden, said the fish kill worsened ...

    • Tilapia growing in Lake Sebu stopped after fish kill 

      Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 14, 2017, on page A8)
      Officials of Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato province have imposed a three-year ban on tilapia cultivation in Lake Sebu after another fish kill last week laid to waste some 7,000 kilograms of potential tilapia harvest. ...

    • Tilipia prices seen to reach P120 per kilogram 

      Magbanua, Williamor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2016, on page A20)
      Up to 50 tons of fish had gone to waste during a fishkill that struck Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province which started last week and is leading to an increase in prices of tilapia as a result of lack of supply. Authorities ...

    • Time running out for Taal Lake's 'tawilis'? 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 10, 2019, on page A10)
      “Tawilis,” the world’s only freshwater sardine, is a delicacy once considered the “poor man’s fish” and a household staple in the communities around Taal Lake. In the old days, the lake would “turn white” at night as schools ...

    • Time to demythologize China's 10-dash line 

      Vargas, Tomas H. C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 13, 2023, on page A9)
      On Aug. 28, 2023, China released its standard national map which includes a 10-dash line, an extended version of its nine-dash line claim, with the 10th dash covering the eastern coast of Taiwan. This drew immediate protests ...

    • Time to rally Philippine allies against China – Drilon 

      Yap, DJ; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to rally the country’s neighbors and allies to form a united front against China and its actions in the South China Sea. Drilon said it ...

    • To sustain both the ocean and the people 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 13, 2016, on page A12)
      Policy interventions to improve the environmental sustainability of the fisheries trade need to be matched by a commitment to improve the conditions of the most marginalized players. The trade in fishery products provides ...