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    • 2 dolphins given shelter in marine park 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 22, 2014, on page A5)
      Two injured spinner dolphins that were shipped to a marine theme park here for safekeeping after surviving blast fishing in Ilocos Norte and Zambales provinces have shown signs of recovery. Carlo Magno, Ocean Adventure ...
    • At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...
    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 02, Series of 2015, 22 January 2015 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2015, on page G1)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs) shellfishes collected at the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate, coastal waters of Bolinao ...
    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 21, Series of 2016, 20 July 2016 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2016, on page F3)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Irong-Irong Bay and Cambatutay Bay in Western Samar are still ...
    • Chef's big secret: where to buy seafood 

      Yamsuan, Cathy Cañares (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 10, 2016, on page C1-C4)
      The well-kept secret among chefs of high-end restaurants in the central business district is that SM Supermarket Makati's seafood section opens early in the morning with a wide selection of fresh fish, crustaceans and other ...
    • China claims reduce catch for Zambales fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan; Aglibot, Joanna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 31, 2018, on page A6)
      During good weather, the shoreline of Calapandayan village in Subic town, Zambales province, bustles with fishermen fixing their boats. Some haul their boats to shore after spending a week or two out at sea, while others ...
    • China stand on sea row stays, say analysts 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 24, 2016, on page A19)
      Security analysts expect China to continue building its “great wall” in the South China Sea despite the Philippines’ friendliness under President Duterte and Chinese talk of giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to ...
    • China to build on Panatag Shoal 

      Uy, Jocelyn (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 18, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ...
    • Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2016, on page -A10)
      This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ...
    • Displaced fishermen can hardly cope with shoal conflict 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A8)
      Fisherman Mario Forones has been spending most of his time tending to his stall at the fish market here. Forones, 55, used to be an operator of three fishing boats that ventured out into the disputed Scarborough Shoal. ...
    • Du30 counts on China's word PH fishermen won't be harmed 

      Aurelio, Julie; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 3, 2019, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants China’s “continuing assurance” that Filipinos will not be harmed while fishing in the heavily disputed South China Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo ...
    • DU30: back to Panatag 

      Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 24, 2016, on page A1-A20)
      President Duterte on Sunday raised the possibility of Filipino fishermen returning to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea after his three-day state visit to China. Speaking before residents of typhoon-hit ...
    • Du30: I trust China won't build on shoal 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2017, on page A13)
      President Duterte on Thursday said he trusted China would not build anything on Panatag Shoal because he was given its “word of honor” and Beijing would not want to jeopardize a new friendship. “Let me tell now, I was ...
    • Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs 

      Aning, Jerome; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former ...
    • Duterte alarmed by reports of Chinese barges in Panatag Shoal 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2016, on page A4)
      Mr. Duterte emphasized his point yesterday as he expressed concern about reports of barges coming in that could indicate new construction activity at Panatag Shoal, also known as Scarborough Shoal, off the coast of Zambales ...
    • Everything normal at Scarborough 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2017, on page A16)
      Everything is normal at the disputed Scarborough Shoal — no sign of construction, only the usual Filipino and Chinese fishing boats and the Chinese Coast Guard presence. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted an aerial ...
    • Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West ...
    • Farmers laud Marcos' agriculture focus; fishers hit 'silence' on WPS 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2022, on page A7)
      Peasant groups welcomed the declaration of President Marcos to immediately address problems besetting the agriculture sector but fishers’ groups lamented that the new Chief Executive failed to mention their right to fish ...
    • 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 ...
    • Fisherfolk wary of move to declare parts of West PH Sea as protected areas 

      Ticke, Gerald (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 29, 2022, on page A6)
      Militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday expressed worry over a House bill seeking to declare portions of the West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas, ...