Philippine Daily Inquirer: Recent submissions

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    • China warns PH Ayungin men: don't make trouble 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 4, 2022, on page A1)
      The China Coast Guard (CCG) has warned Filipino troops stationed on a rusting warship at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea to “seriously consider the stand of the Chinese government” or else, there ...

    • US warship challenges Beijing's claims in Spratlys 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2022, on page A2)
      A United States warship on Saturday sailed near a disputed area in the South China Sea, the second “freedom of navigation operation” meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday. According ...

    • PH ends talks for joint oil search with China 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 24, 2022, on page A1)
      The negotiations for the planned joint oil exploration between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have been completely terminated upon instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Secretary Teodoro ...

    • Iloilo mega dam to play key role in PH food security, says Drilon 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2022, on page A11)
      The construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province, the biggest such project outside of Luzon, is halfway done, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Sen. Franklin Drilon, the ...

    • Marcos urged to avoid Du30 path on China 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2022, on page A4)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may be guided by his predecessor’s position on the West Philippine Sea, so he would know what not to do with regard to the 2016 arbitral ruling in the Philippines’ favor which rejected China’s ...

    • Pag-asa sandbars next WPS flashpoints? 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 8, 2022, on page A1)
      A string of sandbars near the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa (Thitu) Island is becoming another flashpoint in the maritime and territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. The Chinese have for ...

    • Pangasinan school's mangrove project makes it among 'World's Best' 

      Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2022, on page A3)
      From just a small project 10 years ago, Bonuan Boquig National High School’s environmental initiative of planting mangroves in Dagupan City, Pangasinan province, has brought the school to the shortlist of the World’s Best ...

    • Marcos vows stronger air force, cities disputes 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2022, on page A1)
      On his first full day on the job, President Marcos on Friday promised a robust and capable Air Force to defend the country’s sovereignty. Speaking at the late afternoon rites to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 11, Series of 2022, 17 June 2022 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2022, on page A5)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 12, Series of 2022, 30 June 2022 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2022, on page A3)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and ...

    • Farmers laud Marcos' agriculture focus; fishers hit 'silence' on WPS 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2022, on page A7)
      Peasant groups welcomed the declaration of President Marcos to immediately address problems besetting the agriculture sector but fishers’ groups lamented that the new Chief Executive failed to mention their right to fish ...

    • Urgently needed: SCS Code of Conduct 

      Asia News Network (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2020, on page A9)
      The South China Sea has not been spared the nail-biting tension of 2020. As claimant states are preoccupied with efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous worrying incidents have occurred within the maritime territory, ...

    • US officials: China behavior could trigger 'major incident' 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2022, on page A9)
      China is showing increasingly “aggressive and irresponsible behavior” in the South China Sea which it claims almost in its entirety and it will only be “a matter of time” before its actions trigger a “major incident” in ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 13, Series of 2022, 22 July 2022 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2022, on page A4)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas ...

    • 9 drown after sinks in Indonesia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2022, on page A9)
      At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate ...

    • First shipment of wartime grain sails from Ukraine 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2022, on page B4)
      The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Turkish defense ministry said. "The ship Razoni ...

    • Beyond the river: Caves, mangroves and quiet islands in Puerto Princesa 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2022, on page C1)
      The world-renowned Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, remains the city’s most venerable attraction, being a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage Site and a ...

    • Tales from my travel: From Basilan to the Spratlys 

      Guerrero, Amadís Ma. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2022, on page C2)
      The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (110,000 hectares) in Agusan del Norte is a forbidding place. A pump boat ride through the marsh is quite an experience for a first-timer, like something out of a Joseph Conrad novel ...

    • 'Incredible' icy dip between two continents in Iceland 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2022, on page B4)
      In between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the world’s most famous dive sites, popular with tourists who venture into its icy waters. Visibility underwater can exceed 100 ...

    • PRA forfeits Coron reclamation project 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A11)
      After years of battling against a “destructive development project,” a civic movement in Coron, Palawan, scored a win when the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) ordered the forfeiture in favor of the national government ...