Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "natural resources"
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China's challenge to PH sovereignty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2015 , on page A16)For decades, our government has bowed to the impositions of foreign interests, which we have allowed to shape and dictate our policies. These have made us weak and vulnerable. And yet, we declare in our 1987 Constitution ... -
Conserving Southeast Asia's seas
(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 ... -
Corals and garbage
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 28, 2015 , on page A16)Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ... -
Env’t violators on Cebu beach need to go, court tells DENR
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 5, 2018 , on page A8)A court in Mandaue City ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to tear down at least 21 structures, including parts of resorts, encroaching on easement zone in the popular beach of Sta. Fe town, ... -
Investing in biodiversity is investing in our future
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 25, 2016 , on page A13)With presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda getting to be progressively developed, the observance of International Biodiversity Day last May 22 offered a timely reminder of the need for and importance of ... -
Lake Sebu's coal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 17, 2017 , on page A13)Here’s the rub. Under Region 12’s land use plan, Ned is a watershed area. If mining goes irresponsibly, as what we have witnessed of late, people living in the barangay and close to it would hardly feel its implications. ... -
Medical waste polluting Benguet creek
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 19, 2018 , on page A9)Medical waste has been polluting a creek at Barangay Taloy Sur in Tuba town, Benguet province. A team from the Environmental Management Bureau was sent to inspect the waterway after Taloy Sur residents complained about the ... -
Need for environmental literacy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 2, 2016 , on page A16)Nowadays, no one could deny the urgency of the major environmental problems, particularly global warming and climate change, because of the threat to humanity’s existence. The cause is the unprecedented greenhouse gas ... -
Palace eyes favorable provisions in joint oil exploration with China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2017 , on page A12)Any deal for joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea should contain provisions “favorable” to the Philippines, Malacañang said on Thursday. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, however, ... -
Priests, nuns get hands dirty for PH rivers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 7, 2018 , on page A8)Amid rapid urban development in Quezon City, the San Francisco River has stood as silent witness to the changes that people had wrought in the area. Decades ago, Franciscan priests followed its banks as they trekked from ... -
Protection of rich natural resources in disputed waters pushed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 27, 2022 , on page A4)A lawmaker has sought to declare the Kalayaan Island Group and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, and the three nautical miles around it as a protected area. House Bill No. 6373 was filed on Thursday by Palawan Rep. Edward ... -
Reef Alert
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 9, 2016 , on page A14)There is no way attention will be directed at the crying urgency of protecting the coral reefs unless we belabor the issue and repeat ourselves. At the rate coral reefs are being destroyed by human activity or damaged by ... -
Sustainable agri deserves center stage at COP22
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 10, 2016 , on page A12)Agriculture, including forestry and fisheries, is the sector most threatened by climate change. At the same time, the agricultural sectors produce a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The transformation of the ... -
Watershed protection seen urgent
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 25, 2018 , on page 1)The Philippines had joined the celebration of World Water Day on March 22 to raise awareness on the importance of water and the need to conserve this most basic resource. To mark World Water Day, the Metropolitan Waterworks ... -
'WPS is ours... no ifs and buts'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2019 , on page A9)During his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22, President Duterte made it very clear that “… the West Philippine Sea is ours. There [are] no ifs and buts. It is ours… we have been acting [applause] along that ...