Philippine Daily Inquirer: Recent submissions

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    • China rejects PH protest against fishing ban 

      Santos, Tina; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2022, on page A6)
      China has rejected the Philippines’ diplomatic protest over its unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea that extends into the West Philippine Sea. At a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

    • Harris' PH trip includes Palawan, tour on WPS patrol vessel 

      Mangosing, Frances; Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2022, on page A5)
      US Vice President Kamala Harris will arrive in the country this weekend to meet with President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, before heading to Palawan province to demonstrate Washington’s “commitment to the rule ...

    • Outrage as Sino water cannon stops PH boats 

      Santos, Tina G.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 19, 2021, on page A1)
      The government on Thursday expressed outrage against China’s coast guard whose ships blocked and blasted with powerful jets of water two Filipino vessels carrying food and other supplies for a Marine detachment at a shoal ...

    • Filipinos can still fish in disputed sea-Lorenzana 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 30, 2019, on page A3)
      Filipino fishermen can still ply their trade in the South China Sea not covered by any restrictions in the area. In an online interview uploaded on social media on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Filipinos ...

    • Great Barrier Reef should be put on ‘in danger’ list-UN panel 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 30, 2022, on page A9)
      Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is “in danger”, a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change ...

    • Project backed by WB loan targets poor fisherfolk 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 25, 2022, on page A4)
      Malacañang on Thursday said the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) had approved an P11.2-billion, seven-year project that seeks to lift 350,000 fisherfolk in 24 coastal provinces out of poverty while ensuring ...

    • Global wildlife summit approves shark protections 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2022, on page A2)
      Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem ...

    • Beijing says it drove away US warship from Spratlys 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 30, 2022, on page A9)
      China's military said on Tuesday it drove away a US guided-missile cruiser that "illegally intruded" into waters near the South China Sea's Spratly Islands, an assertion the US navy disputed. 'The actions of the US military ...

    • Quezon folk welcome ‘butanding’ return to Tayabas Bay 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2022, on page A2)
      Whale sharks, locally known as “butanding,” have been spotted once again at Tayabas Bay about a month after the most recent storm to hit the country, according to residents of the coastal town of Sariaya and an environmental ...

    • BFAR imposes 3-month fishing ban in Visayan sea 

      Semilla, Nestle (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 19, 2022, on page A5)
      For the next three months, fishing of some species at the Visayan Sea would be prohibited, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7). Starting on Nov. 15 until Feb. 15, 2023, fishers ...

    • Blast fishing blamed for dolphin stranding 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 7, 2022, on page A10)
      Five adult dolphins washed ashore in different towns in Ilocos Sur province on Sunday and Monday, but three of them died, and marine mammal experts were pointing to blast fishing as the possible cause of the mass stranding. ...

    • Protection of rich natural resources in disputed waters pushed 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (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 ...

    • BFAR shelves plan to seize imported fish in wet markets 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2022, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will defer, for now, its crackdown on the sale of imported fish, such as salmon and pompano in wet markets, amid its ongoing review of government regulations concerning ...

    • PH Coast Guard asking for another base in Mindoro, facing WPS 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 2, 2022, on page A4)
      Philippine Coast Guard logo over photo of PCG members on rubber boat. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is seeking support from Congress for another base and a training center that would be built in Occidental Mindoro, a ...

    • 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, ...

    • Chinese militia vessels coming closer to Palawan 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 7, 2022, on page A2)
      Dozens of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by their maritime militias in the West Philippine Sea have been moving much closer to Palawan in recent months, including waters near the sites of an aborted Philippines-China ...

    • Fish imports barred from wet markets 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2022, on page A7)
      The government has temporarily barred the entry of certain imported fish to avert their diversion to wet markets which could aggravate disruptions in the food value chain. In a directive, the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

    • Carpio sees Sino militia at work, urges 'strong signal' to China 

      Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2019, on page A2)
      The Philippines should send a strong signal to China that a repeat of the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea could lead to a break of diplomatic ties, Supreme Court Senior Associate ...

    • Water service interruption worsens 

      Domingo, Ronnel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2019, on page B1)
      Water users are in for a greater ordeal starting today as Manila Water Co. Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. begin longer hours of service interruption as regulators are expected to further reduce supply coming from ...

    • Reparations for PH fishermen sought 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Cinco, Maricar; Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon; Reysio-Cruz, Matthew (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2019, on page A1)
      A national group of fishermen on Sunday said the crew of the Philippine fishing boat that sank in the South China Sea after being hit by a Chinese trawler which then abandoned them should receive reparations and moral ...