Philippine Daily Inquirer: Recent submissions

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    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 03, Series of 2023, 25 January 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2023, on page A5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga ...

    • DENR: Water quality in Manila Bay has improved 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2023, on page A4)
      The gradual decrease in fecal coliform levels following almost four years of rehabilitation efforts has improved water quality in Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Monday. Data ...

    • 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 ...

    • DOT: Boracay welcomed 1.75 million tourists in 2022 

      Marzan, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2023, on page A9)
      Tourism officials are hopeful for the full recovery of Boracay Island as visitors continue to flock to this resort island in Malay, Aklan, as health and travel restrictions are further eased. Data from the Department of ...

    • Environmental 'Davids' fight giant industrial fishers with rocks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page B2)
      Greenpeace UK said Friday it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent “destructive” industrial fishing. The environmental campaigners sailed ...

    • Fishers urged not to venture into Manila Bay, told it's 'dead' 

      Ramos, Mariejo; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2023, on page A3)
      Local officials have been telling Edlyn Rosales that Manila Bay is already a dead body of water. Friends who otherwise meant well have told her the same, she said. But as for barangay officials who compared the 58-kilometer-wide ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 16, Series of 2022, 02 September 2022 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page A2)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) ...

    • Sandbar outing turns tragic as 4 drown in Cadiz City 

      Gomez, Carla (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2022, on page A8)
      Four persons, two of them minors, died after they drowned at the Kabilang-Bilangan Reef in Barangay Sicaba of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental province, on Sunday. Marlyn Aguirre, 33; her son Mack John, 15; and neighbors ...

    • Gov't to assess environmental, social impacts of 'dolomite beach' 

      Reyes, Dempsey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2022, on page A4)
      Environmental and social impacts of the controversial dolomite placement for the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program will be explored amid concerns by several sectors surrounding the project that were raised since the previous ...

    • Seaweed, bamboo industries seek greater gov't budget 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2022, on page A9)
      Groups are asking the government to increase its annual budget for both seaweed and bamboo industries to spur the development of both sectors. Seaweeds Industry Association of the Philippines chair Alfredo Pedrosa III said ...

    • Fishers protest construction of sea wall in Cebu town 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2022, on page A8)
      A group of fishermen has sought the help of an environment nongovernmental organization to address their concern over the construction of structures within the coastal easement zones in a village of Medellin town in northern ...

    • Group presses total ban on Manila Bay reclamation projects 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2022, on page A4)
      The battle for Manila Bay continues under the new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Hoping to have found a new ally in Environment Secretary Toni Yulo Loyzaga, environmentalists, marine scientists, and ...

    • Another invasive Chinese softshell turtle found in PH 

      Mugas, John Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2022, on page A1)
      A Chinese softshell turtle has turned up again in Philippine waters, prompting a conservation group’s warning that it is an invasive alien species (IAS) or a sea pest that could harm aquatic life endemic to the country. ...

    • 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, ...

    • Chinese ships again within sight of PH-US exercises 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2022, on page A2)
      Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, one of them the biggest in its fleet, were once again spotted near waters where a search and rescue exercise between Filipino and American troops was conducted on Friday and Saturday. ...

    • China: Keep ‘Balikatan’ drills off our ‘interests’ in SCS 

      Lazaro, Jacob; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2023, on page A4)
      As the largest-ever military exercises between the Philippines and the United States got under way, China on Wednesday said these activities should not interfere in its “interests” in the South China Sea (SCS), over which ...

    • How Tubbataha’s park rangers didn’t miss a beat during COVID 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 14, 2022, on page C2)
      Last March, to the delight of scuba divers, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) opened up to visitors for the first time in two years. It was indeed cause for celebration; although the whale sharks didn’t come around ...

    • US warship cruises near Sino outpost in West PH Sea 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2023, on page A1)
      A United States Navy guided-missile destroyer cruised near a Chinese man-made military outpost in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, drawing condemnation from China, which described the warship’s entry into the waters as ...

    • Food vendors on Bohol’s Virgin Island out for good 

      Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2022, on page A8)
      The mayor of Panglao town in Bohol has decided to no longer allow vendors on Virgin Island following reports of expensive food being sold to tourists at a popular sandbar. Mayor Edgardo “Boy” Arcay said the local government’s ...

    • Chinese rocket debris found in Palawan waters 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ticke, Gerald (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2022, on page A2)
      A wreckage from a rocket carrying payload to China’s Tiangong Space Station was found on Monday in the waters near Busuanga Island in Palawan province. China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) had earlier issued a global ...