Philippine Daily Inquirer: Recent submissions

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    • Suing China for peace, yet again 

      Loja, Melissa; Bagares, Romel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 5, 2021, on page A6)
      Recently, three Chinese coast guard vessels blocked two Philippine Navy (PN) ships en route to resupply soldiers stationed on BRP Sierra Madre, a state vessel beached on Ayungin Shoal. In the 2016 South China Sea arbitration, ...

    • 13 towns endangered, gov't geosurvey shows 

      Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2021, on page A9)
      Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) warned of a “potential creeping crisis” in southeastern Luzon following its latest geological survey showing 13 municipalities in the area as highly vulnerable to coastal erosion, storm ...

    • DA sets P853M for affected farmers, fishfolk 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2021, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P853 million to assist farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Odette, Secretary William Dar said on Friday. Dar said the DA had prepositioned P355.26 million worth of ...

    • DA sets support programs for fisheries sector 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2022, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has vowed continued support for the fisheries sector that was badly hit following the devastation of Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) in December last year. In a statement on ...

    • Red tide alert up in Misamis Occidental, Camiguin waters 

      Suson, DiVina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 1, 2021, on page A10)
      Water along the coastal area of Ozamiz City in Misamis Occidental province has turned blood red, which the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said was due to the presence of red tide toxins. The BFAR said the ...

    • Supply boats to sail anew to Ayungin-DND 

      Andredo, Jeannette; Pazzibugan, Dona (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 22, 2021, on page A1)
      The government will send another supply mission to the disputed Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was assured by China that it would not harass vessels bound for the Philippine-held ...

    • PH: No abandoning Ayungin; US hits China 'escalation' 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Santos, Tina G.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Miranda, Romar; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 20, 2021, on page A2)
      The Philippines will not abandon its outpost at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal despite attempts by China to block food and other supplies for the military detachment deployed there, Malacañang said on Friday. Also on Friday, ...

    • Manila Bay's fight for life 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2023, on page A5)
      Manila Bay is not dead. But whether it is barely living or has a healthy ecosystem is another matter. And whether it thrives or dies is up to government. Since 2000, per the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • In Palawan, seaweed farmers cry for help 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2022, on page A5)
      When Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) battered central and northern Palawan in mid-December last year, coastal farmers lost all of the seaweeds they were growing, leaving them with very little to start with as they ...

    • Duterte tells China: Temper behavior in disputed sea 

      Reuters; Associated Press (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2018, on page A2)
      President Duterte said in a rare rebuke to Beijing on Tuesday that China's claim to airspace above newly built islands and surrounding waters in the disputed South China Sea was wrong and the Chinese should not tell others ...

    • Rare golden 'bangus' caught in La Union thrills local folk 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2022, on page A11)
      A 700-gram golden bangus (milkfish) has brought excitement to fishery stakeholders in La Union province when it was finally caught in a fish cage in Sto. Tomas town on Thursday. The fish cage operator harvested the bangus ...

    • 500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2022, on page A8)
      Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ...

    • Enough is enough: Round bowls drive fish crazy 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2022, on page A1)
      A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fishbowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no longer sell any aquariums with ...

    • Women power in Sarangani Bay keeps coral predators away 

      Sarmiento, Bong S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2022, on page A7)
      The crown of thorns starfish that have been destroying corals in the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) have found their match among women in coastal communities here. Thanks to a reward of rice given ...

    • Carpio: China's sea claims 'fake news of the century' 

      Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 25, 2019, on page A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described China’s claim that the West Philippine Sea was part of its historical territory as “fake news of the century and a gigantic fraud of the human race” that ...

    • Palace: PH for us presence in South China Sea 

      Aurelio, Julie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2019, on page A5)
      Malacañang on Tuesday said it supported any arrangement that would promote peace and stability in the South China Sea, including US presence in the hevily disputed waterway. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said ...

    • More regulation pushed for boats plying Rio Grande de Mindanao 

      Fernandez, Edwin O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2019, on page A9)
      Officials of Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province and this city have called for greater regulation on the operation of boats that ferry passengers along the Rio Grande de Mindanao after five people died in a collision ...

    • Teacher recalls nightmare in Iloilo Strait 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2019, on page A8)
      For the past three days, teacher Rexie Lorilla could barely close her eyes and sleep. “Every time I close my eyes I imagine myself under the boat hearing prayers and shouts for help,” said Lorilla, a teacher at Lambunao ...

    • Owner claims Chinese hit PH vessel ‘intentionally’ 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 14, 2019, on page A2)
      The owner of the Philippine fishing boat and a relative of the boat’s captain believe a Chinese vessel “intentionally” rammed the boat and abandoned its crew when it sank in the South China Sea on Sunday. “How could they ...

    • Backlash grows over 'Abominable' map 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2019, on page A12)
      A scene in the film " Abominable" featuring a map with Beijing's disputed South China Sea claims sparked a growing regional backlash Friday, with Malaysia cutting the segment just days after Vietnam pulled the movie entirely.