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    • LLDA cites 17 more bay polluters: Violators include PICC, hotels, condominiums, restaurants and a popular marine attraction 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2019, on page A14)
      A total of 17 more establishments in the cities of Manila and Pasay, including the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) and several hotels, have been cited by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for ...

    • LLDA funds sought for fish kill recovery 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2012, on page A8)
      Fishermen suffering from huge losses due to last week’s fish kill in the Laguna de Bay are asking local government units (LGUs) for assistance in securing funds provided to lakeside localities by the Laguna Lake Development ...

    • Lobo Mayor checks for underwater damage after dredging ship sails away 

      Cinco, Maricar; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2019, on page A6)
      The mayor of Lobo town in Batangas province on Friday asked fishery authorities to inspect the site where a 2,990-ton Chinese-manned dredging ship had dropped anchor to determine whether it had caused damage to marine life. ...

    • Lobster obsession 

      Cua, Lawrence; Jimenez, Iya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2015, on page C3)
      From the time Bun Appetit opened, we’ve been obsessed with anything and everything lobster. We first had lobster rolls in New York but it’s no secret that this delectable shellfish dish originated from New England. Lobsters ...

    • Local fish prices steadily going down 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2021, on page A3)
      Prices of local fish in Metro Manila have been steadily declining following the lifting of the three-month ban on fishing in the country’s major fishing grounds. The price of galunggong (roundscad) fell to P180 a kilogram ...

    • Local tourists welcome as Coron reopens 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2020, on page A1-A8)
      Coron has reopened its tourism industry, allowing local travelers on regulated tours as Palawan province eased further into a relaxed community quarantine amid the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. Kim Ablana, ...

    • Locsin nixes joint probe of Recto Bank hit-and-run 

      Pazzibugan, Dona (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday rejected a proposal by his colleagues in the Cabinet for a joint investigation with China of the June 9 sinking of a Philippine fishing boat and the abandonment of its 22-man ...

    • Locsin says 60 protests sent to China over WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2019, on page A7)
      The Philippine government has “fired off” a total of 60 diplomatic protests against the incursions of China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin told lawmakers on Wednesday. But Locsin rejected ...

    • Locsin sees China warship harassing PH boats up close 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ticke, Geraldford (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      A Chinese Navy warship stalked the BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407), one of the two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships escorting Filipino boats bringing supplies to a small garrison at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week. ...

    • 'Lolong' may have died of pneumonia, says DENR chief 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 22, 2013, on page A12)
      "Lolong," the world's largest captive crocodile whose sudden death stunned the public earlier this month, may have died of pneumonia, initial findings from the necropsy showed. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the ...

    • Long-missed pink flamingos return to Kenyan Lake 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A6)
      Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink coloured flamingos that were the park’s biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in visitor numbers by for the ...

    • Look beyond Boracay, visit Antique 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2012, on page C3)
      The message was loud and clear. Forget Boracay; well, it wasn’t really phrased that way but you get the gist. The province of Antique in Western Visayas was being promoted as an alternative to much-ballyhooed Boracay. ...

    • Loren fumes, sets probe of DENR move to open protected areas 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2018, on page A4)
      The author of the law that designated protected areas said she would start an investigation of the lifting of a moratorium on issuance of special permits to develop these areas and violations of the law. “As it is, our ...

    • Loren to Neda: restore ecology of Manila Bay 

      Andrade, Jeanette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2016, on page A4)
      Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) to be proactive and restore the ecological balance of Manila Bay instead of simply developing it through reclamation. At Thursday’s hearing ...

    • Lorenzana apologizes for 'empty victory' remark, but... 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2018, on page A5)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana apologized on Friday for describing as an “empty victory” the historic 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that favored the Philippines’ claims in the West ...

    • Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef situation in phone conversation 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2021, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin III discussed on Sunday the fleet of Chinese ships still anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone since early March ...

    • Lorenzana: Illegal to have Sino air defense zone in South China Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2020, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said China’s plan to set up an air defense identification zone (Adiz) over the South China Sea would be considered illegal and a violation of international laws by many countries ...

    • Lorenzana: Navy setting protocol on entry of foreign vessels 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2019, on page A4)
      The Navy is preparing a set of protocols to govern foreign vessels that intrude into Philippine waters without permission, including Chinese warships whose repeated unannounced presence has been an “irritant,” Defense ...

    • Lorenzana: WPS row with China still a security worry 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2018, on page A7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the country had been managing “very well” its territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but this remained a security challenge. Lorenzana accepted ...

    • Lowly ‘labahita’ may yet help heal Tubbataha atolls 

      Yap, Dj (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2013, on page A1-A20)
      They aren’t the most beautiful fish in the sea, but the labahita may just be what the Tubbataha Reefs need to regenerate after being bruised by the intrusions of two foreign vessels earlier this year. With the presence of ...