• 'Arbitral ruling also stresses marine protection' 

  Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 20, 2023, on page A1)

  The Philippines emphasized before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany that the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that denied China’s expansive claims to the South ...

• Japan, China trade barbs on WPS; PCG: Coral reef damage 'extensive' 

  Requejo, Rey; Lopez, Vince; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 19, 2023, on page A1)

  Japan on Monday raised concern over the extensive maritime damage in waters frequented by Chinese militia vessels in the West Philippine Sea, but China quickly shot back by denouncing Tokyo’s release of contaminated water ...

• Fishing vessel with 70, 000 liters of oil sinks off Calatagan coast 

  (Manila Standard, August 29, 2023, on page A2)

  A fishing boat with 70,000 liters of diesel sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, At least 13 crew members of the Anita DJ II fishing boat were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday. The Anita ...

• Senator wants to boost tamban fishing trade 

  Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 14, 2023, on page A3)

  Senator Francis Tolentino has urged the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to upgrade tamban production for the country’s food security. “This is part of your priority area plans— food security is number two and ...

• Fishers say no PCG escort to Scarborough 

  Lopez, Vince; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 14, 2023, on page A1)

  A fisherman’s group on Wednesday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) does not escort them to Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese ships routinely keep them away from rich fishing grounds. “The only thing we do when we go to ...

• Fishers worried over SC decision 

  Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, January 3, 2025, on page B4)

  The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), the MAGSASAKA Party-List (MPL) and small fisherfolk organizations expressed concern over a recent Supreme Court First Division ruling allowing commercial fishers to operate within ...

• DA asks SC to reverse fisheries ruling 

  Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, January 18, 2025, on page B4)

  The Department of Agriculture (DA), represented by the Office of the Solicitor General, filed a motion with the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that grants commercial fishing vessels access to municipal waters. The DA ...

• A rehabilitated Pampanga River 

  Velasco, Melandrew (Manila Standard, January 15, 2025, on page A5)

  San Miguel Corporation has done it again – this time with the Pampanga River as beneficiary, under its Better Rivers PH initiative launched in 2020. Our country is blessed with rich natural resources which include rivers ...

• Travel + Leisure Co. releases 270 baby sea turtles in Bataan 

  (Manila Standard, January 8, 2025, on page C1)

  Travel + Leisure Co., in partnership with the Pag-asa Pawikan Protection and Conservation Center (3P3C), recently successfully released more than 270 baby Olive Ridley turtles into the sea in Bagac, Bataan. As part of the ...

• BFAR warns of toxic red tide in some areas 

  (Manila Standard, January 8, 2025, on page A4)

  The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned that samples of shellfish collected from Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; coastal waters of Daram Island and Irong-Irong Bay in ...

• NFT company uses digital art to save marine life 

  (Manila Standard, November 26, 2023, on page B1)

  Likha, a homegrown non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace run by blockchain tech venture BayaniChain, is using emerging technologies to raise awareness about the alarming decline of shark population. It has recently launched ...

• From seeds to roots: GMEC continues P7 million mangrove adoption, protection initiative in Bataan 

  (Manila Standard, November 27, 2023, on page B2)

  To carry on with its commitment to sustainable development and address climate change, GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co (GMEC) continued its Mangrove Adoption and Protection Project in Orani, Bataan with a mangrove ...

• DA chief seeks amendment of Fisheries Authority charter 

  Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, November 29, 2023, on page A4)

  Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for the amendment of the charter of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) to expand its function to include developing and managing marine and agro-industrial ...

• The world's corals are bleaching fast - what it means for the ocean's future 

  UNEP News (Manila Standard, July 16, 2024, on page C1)

  Bleaching is not always fatal for corals. If water temperatures cool quickly enough the animals can recover. The problem: bleachings are lasting longer and coming in rapid-fire succession. This year’s is the fourth since ...

• Over 7,000 runners join 'Takbo Para sa West Philippine Sea' 

  (Manila Standard, July 8, 2024, on page A1)

  Over 7,000 Filipinos from all walks of life joined the “Takbo Para sa West Philippine Sea’ in Pasay City on Sunday. The high turnout of participants is indicative of ordinary Fiipinos’ support for the government’s advocacy ...

• PH Navy reports fewer Chinese militia vessels in Julian Felipe Reef 

  (Manila Standard, December 7, 2023, on page A3)

  A Philippine Navy official said Wednesday the number of Chinese maritime militia vessels at Julian Felipe Reef has significantly decreased from the previous weeks. Philippine Navy Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, Western ...

• China's monster ship faces off with PH vessel at Escoda shoal 

  Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, July 10, 2024, on page A1)

  The massive China Coast Guard ship, dubbed “The Monster,” has been in a continued face-off with the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua at Escoda Shoal, the Philippines Navy said. Philippine Navy spokesperson for ...

• PCG, CCG ships engage in 'cat and mouse' encounters 

  (Manila Standard, July 8, 2024, on page A1)

  Philippine and Chinese coast guard vessels may have narrowly avoided another violent exchange as they figured in another tense standoff near the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a maritime analyst revealed ...

• DA pushes national tuna management plan 

  Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, September 5, 2024, on page B1)

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) seeks increased capacity utilization of various tuna canneries nationwide to generate more jobs, attract new investments and bolster food security in the country. Agriculture Secretary ...

• Retrieval of sunken vessel in full swing at Mariveles waters - PCG 

  Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, January 15, 2024, on page A4)

  The salvaging of a sunken vessel in Mariveles waters in Bataan has started last Jan. 5. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Bataan commander Jonathan Serote said the Irzolex Inc., owner of the MV Hong Hai which sank last year off ...

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