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    • IIRR, ZSL, LGU-Guinayangan enhance coastal resilience and community empowerment with ICORE 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2024, on page B2)
      The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), in partnership with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Municipality of Guinayangan, successfully concluded the Improving Coastal Resilience and Ecosystem ...

    • Court hits waste management body over plastics case 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2024, on page A5)
      The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) to come up with a list of products deemed harmful to the environment within six months, in line with its mandate under the ...

    • DA allows importation of 60,000 MT of fish 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2021, on page A14)
      Despite strong opposition from concerned groups, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said it had approved the importation of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish this year to augment the expected shortfall in local ...

    • MARINA sets release of P33M for oil spill cleanup 

      Piad, Tyrone Jasper (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2023, on page A4)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) plans to release P33 million from its oil pollution management fund (OPMF) this week to finance the oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro after an oil tanker capsized in the area. ...

    • Oil spill reaches Verde Island Passage 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Virola, Madonna; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2023, on page A5)
      Traces of oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress had reached Verde Island, a six-village islet in Batangas City, which is at the heart of the Verde Island Passage (VIP) where the world’s most critical marine ...

    • DENR tapping more experts to study reclamation impact 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2023, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has tapped the services of marine experts and scientists to determine the potential environmental risks posed by various reclamation projects in Manila Bay. “At ...

    • Senators favor raising PH case vs China to UN 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2023, on page A1)
      Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has thrown his support behind a proposal for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly China’s repeated violations of the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling that ...

    • 2 China coast guard ships try to block ‘Atin Ito’ convoy 

      Corrales, Nestor; De Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2024, on page A3)
      Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Wednesday shadowed and tried to block the Filipino civilian-led convoy sailing toward Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a resource-rich area in the ...

    • More Calapan areas seen to be hit by spill 

      Virola, Madonna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2023, on page A8)
      Officials and residents here have doubled their efforts to protect their coastal communities as the threat of more spilled industrial oil reaching its shores loomed with the end of the “amihan” or the northeast monsoon. ...

    • Low water levels on Danube reveal sunken WWII warships 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2022, on page A1)
      Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's ...

    • Admin senators' support to boost WPS cause at UN, says Hontiveros 

      Ramos, Marlon; Andrade, Jeannette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2023, on page A1)
      The growing support among administration senators for the government to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) China’s many violations of the historic 2016 arbitral ruling would bolster the Philippines’ ...

    • Anyone for year-end dip at dolomite beach? 

      Reyes, Dempsey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 29, 2021, on page A6)
      The government has decided to reopen for two days the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, but visitors will be required to register in a bid to prevent overcrowding. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...

    • New 'reclamation' just rumors, says China; PCG sneers at denial 

      Pazzibugan, Dona; De Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2024, on page A3)
      China has dismissed as “sheer rumor” the recent statements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that Beijing may again be building artificial islands in the country’s exclusive economic zone. The PCG over the weekend reported ...

    • High seas treaty too late to stop seabed mining 

      Rusli, Mohd Hazmi Mohd (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2023, on page A11)
      When the International Seabed Authority begins accepting applications for deep-sea mining operations in the coming weeks, there will remain a lingering question. How much control will authorities have over operations to ...

    • In Quezon, return of illegal fishers alarms green groups 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 24, 2023, on page A6)
      The resurgence of big-time illegal fishing activities in the bays of Tayabas and Lamon in Quezon province has alarmed an environmentalist group. “Despite the nonstop operations by law enforcement agencies, the moneyed ...

    • PH Navy still harbors submarine dreams 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 26, 2022, on page A1)
      The Philippine Navy, though not exactly famous for being the most modern in the region, continues to nurture the dream of adding submarines to its fleet. Having submarines would be a “game changer,” according to Capt. ...

    • Senate votes on revised resolution on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2023, on page A1)
      After more than a month of debates and closed-door discussions on bringing to the United Nations General Assembly the matter of China’s incursions into the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously ...

    • AFP wants China to pay P60M for June 17 attack 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 5, 2024, on page A1)
      The Philippine military wants P60 million in damages from China following the June 17 attack at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where the Chinese coast guard wounded a Filipino sailor, confiscated firearms, and destroyed ...

    • AFP chief: PH turned down US offer to help amid sea tensions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2024, on page A2)
      The Philippines had turned down offers from the United States to assist operations in the South China Sea, after a flare-up with China over missions to resupply Filipino troops on a contested shoal, its military chief said. ...

    • 'We're not backing down': PH message to China gets louder 

      Dela Peña, Kurt (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2023, on page A4)
      Last March, a small airplane flying close to an artificial island built by China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was met by a flare fired by Chinese authorities as a warning for "intruding" into Chinese territory. Such ...