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    • Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask 

      Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M.; Aning, Jerome; Macatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
    • 'Bagoong' makes Lingayen townsfolk dance 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 7, 2014, on page A8)
      It’s not every day when one can say “bagoong” (salted fish paste) has made Lingayen dance. Residents of this capital town partied on the streets on Thursday to celebrate its third Bagoong Festival. The event was launched ...
    • 'Bangus' capital tapping wild fry to fill shortage 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2019, on page A8)
      Three out of four “bangus” (milkfish) raised in ponds and cages in the country were bred abroad, according to local producers. The Philippines’ requirement for bangus fry is close to four billion yearly, but hatcheries can ...
    • ‘Bangus’ saga: From Dagupan to the world 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 30, 2014, on page A12)
      Tonight (Wednesday), thousands of residents of the coastal city of Dagupan in Pangasinan province will party on the stretch of the Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Road to cap the monthlong celebration of Bangus (Milkfish) Festival. ...
    • Blast fishing in Lingayen Gulf goes on, say villagers 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 22, 2015, on page A16)
      Perez, a former governor of the Board of Investments and a daughter of the late Speaker Eugenio Perez, said she had been hearing explosions day and night since Sept. 4. “My house shakes whenever there is an explosion,” she ...
    • Bolinao asks vessel owners to stop spill 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 14, 2013, on page A12)
      The town government of Bolinao, Pangasinan, has asked the owners of the sunken ship, MV Harita Bauxite, to immediately stop the vessel's oil from spilling into the West Philippine Sea to prevent further damaging coastal ...
    • Bolinao folk take war on hatchery to Internet 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macob, Johanne Margarette R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 2, 2015, on page A13)
      Social media have become the battlefield for residents of Bolinao, Pangasinan, who are fighting the construction of a fish hatchery in the town’s ecotourism zone, expressing fear that the project would ruin the town’s ...
    • ‘Bullying,’ friendly encounters at Panatag 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 2, 2017, on page A19)
      Fishermen from Infanta town in Pangasinan province said they were bullied into sharing their catch with members of the Chinese Coast Guard during a fishing trip to the disputed Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. ...
    • 'Butanding' lifts town's tourism industry 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 9, 2013, on page A10)
      Next to the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City, this coastal town is emerging as Pangasinan province’s new ecotourism destination due to the presence of whale sharks near its shorelines. The whale sharks, locally ...
    • ‘Butanding’ bring revenue to Pangasinan town 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2013, on page A12)
      Resorts and boat owners in this coastal town have been cashing in on the presence of “butanding” (whale sharks) here. Lina Paculan, a chambermaid at Sierra Vista Resort in Barangay (village) Nibaliw here, said more tourists ...
    • China plan bad news for PH fishermen 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A3)
      China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ...
    • Chinese vessels continue clam harvest in Panatag 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 14, 2019, on page A14)
      Chinese fishing vessels continue to gather giant clams at Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea despite protests from maritime officials, according to Pangasinan fishermen who sailed there in late May. Unless Chinese ...
    • Cold spell raises price of 'bangus' in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2015, on page A20)
      With colder days ahead, expect higher prices of bangus (milkfish) grown in ponds and cages in this city in Pangasinan province. This is because bangus production normally drops during cold months, said Westly Rosario, chief ...
    • DA says Pangasinan to fill fish supply gaps as demolition of pens continues in Laguna de Bay 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A8)
      With a fish sufficiency level of more than 200 percent, Pangasinan province could fill the fish production gap that would result from the demolition of fish pens in Laguna de Bay by 2018. The province has been supplying ...
    • Dagupan 'bangus' brand to carry tail tags 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2014, on page A27)
      It will soon be a lot easier for consumer to determine if the "bangus" (milkfish) they are buying are authentic Dagupan brand or not. Bangus grown in this city will carry "tail tags" to distinguish it from milkfish grown ...
    • Death of Dagupan 'bangus' in pondss blamed on tide 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 24, 2015, on page A9)
      Hundreds of “bangus” (milkfish) floated in ponds and cages in Barangay Salapingao here over the weekend, but many fish growers harvested their stocks before the fish kill, which was traced to a phenomenon called “neap tide” ...
    • Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      The city government last week began dismantling illegal fishing structures in its river systems to demonstrate that it was serious in enforcing its fishery ordinance. "It's now or never," said Mayor Benjamin Lim, who led ...
    • Doting 'dad' to giant clams 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2017, on page A2-1, A2-2)
      Bolinao, Pangasinan— Twice a week, Julio Curiano Jr. would hop into a speedboat and head for a 5.8-hectare ocean nursery of giant clams off Silaqui Island at the northernmost tip of this town facing the West Philippine ...
    • Filipino fishermen fear backlash after filing of ICC case against Xi 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Cabreza, Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 23, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      Fishermen here on Friday said they feared retaliation from China for the complaint of crimes against humanity filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping by two former Philippine officials in the International Criminal Court ...
    • Filipino fishers back from Panatag Shoal with big catch 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 30, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      After being chased away by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel from the Scarborough Shoal days earlier, fisherman Gil Bauya and his crew of eight were sailing home when they passed a fishing boat anchored off the rich fishing ...