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    • 3 Indonesia fishermen missing; piracy eyed 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2017, on page A8)
      Three Indonesian fishermen have gone missing in waters off the southern Philippines in an area that has seen repeated kidnappings for ransom by Islamist militants. Authorities said the three Indonesians went missing on ...
    • 7 countries send observers to monitor PH case vs. China 

      Calleja, Niña P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 26, 2015, on page A8)
      Seven countries, including claimants Malaysia and Vietnam, have sent observers to the second round of arguments in the case that the Philippines brought against China in a United Nations arbitral court in The Netherlands ...
    • Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2017, on page A5)
      Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...
    • Asians join Pinoys in condemning Chinese Embassy-produced video 

      Concepcion, Pocholo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2020, on page A3)
      Only Filipinos at first expressed disgust over “Iisang Dagat” (“One Sea”), a music video that trumpeted China’s extending aid and support to the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, other nationalities have ...
    • '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 ...
    • Boats idle, workers lose jobs as GenSan reels from tuna ban 

      Zonio, Aquiles (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2010, on page A10)
      Gone were the days when fishing boats of the Amadeo Fishing Corp. (AFC) sailed daily to catch tuna. Now, most of its fishing vessels are grounded in the company’s private wharf in the coastal village of Calumpang here. ...
    • Carpio: China's sea claims 'fake news of the century' 

      Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 25, 2019, on page A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described China’s claim that the West Philippine Sea was part of its historical territory as “fake news of the century and a gigantic fraud of the human race” that ...
    • Carpio: PH should sue China for damaged reefs 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      The admission of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. that Chinese fishermen have harvested giant clams and destroyed coral reefs at Panatag Shoal is enough for the Duterte administration to seek compensation ...
    • CBCP seeks divine help to protect PH in sea row 

      Uy, Jocelyn R.; Avendaño, Christine O.; Esplanada, Jerry E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2015, on page A1-A4)
      Filipino bishops called on the nation Monday to storm the heavens with prayers for the protection of the Philippines and a peaceful resolution of the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea. The ...
    • China warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal 

      Santos, Tina G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2022, on page A1-A4)
      China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ...
    • China: It's up to PH to heal rift over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2015, on page A15)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China in a United Nations arbitral tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations and that it was up to the Philippines to heal ...
    • Conserving Southeast Asia's seas 

      Yozell, Sally; Christensen, Steen; Eyler, Brian (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2017, on page A17)
      The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ...
    • Dagupan school among ' World's Best,' cited for mangrove project 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2022, on page A3)
      Faculty, students, and personnel of a public school here erupted in cheers on Wednesday upon the announcement that it was among the winners of the inaugural “World’s Best School Prizes,” awarded by a leading international ...
    • Del Rosario: PH need not wait for China on oil, gas exploration 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2022, on page A2)
      The Marcos administration should proceed with oil and gas exploration and development in the West Philippine Sea without having to wait to restart joint exploration talks with China, said former Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
    • DENR ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A6)
      About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...
    • Double whammy hits local fish growers 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2022, on page A5)
      Local producers are continuing to reel from the high cost of raising fish like bangus and tilapia due to a shortage in feeds, in addition to another problem: the lack of fish fry. According to various fish farm groups, ...
    • EX-DFA Chief calls for next strategy to press Beijing on sea row 

      Aning, Jerome; Ramos, Marlon; Ramos, Mariejo; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A2)
      The Philippine government should keep on raising with China the issue of the 2016 arbitral award that nullified Beijing's overreaching claims on the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on ...
    • FirstGen bankrolls Batangas marine ecosystem project 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2015, on page B3-3-B3-4)
      Rey Manalo is an active and vocal advocate of the Bantay Dagat (Sea Patrol) program in Mabini, Batangas. Quite a departure from his younger days when Manalo was a menace to the marine ecosystem of Batangas, being a muro-ami ...
    • The Hague tribunal: ramifications of ruling 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 21, 2016, on page A1-A16)
      Last week’s ruling of an UNCLOS tribunal on the South China Sea dispute has two distinct but related ramifications. The first deals with the rights to the resources of the South China Sea among the coastal states, and the ...
    • Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near disputed waters 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 11, 2020, on page A11)
      Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...