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    • Surveying the seashore 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 23, 2017, on page A2)
      Philippine Coast Guard personnel survey the seashores near Thitu Island with Chinese-claimed Subi reef during a visit by Defense Secretary Lorenzana and other top defense and military officials in the disputed Spratlys ...

    • Sweden joins call to end PH, China sea row 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, February 19, 2015, on page A3)
      Sweden joined the growing international community for the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on the West Philippine Sea which is being claimed by China and other neighbouring Asian countries, the Department of Foreign ...

    • SWS: Pinoys press for WPS control 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 22, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      At least 87 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea being occupied by China, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. The Philippines ...

    • Talks to save oceans kick off 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 5, 2017, on page C3)
      World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change. The ...

    • Task force ends rehabilitation of Boracay Is. 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 23, 2022, on page A3)
      Days before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from power, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-led task force has completed the rehabilitation and management of the world-renowned Boracay Island ...

    • Task force to stop illegal fishing 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, November 9, 2016, on page -C1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon organized the Task Force Jupiter to stop rampant Illegal fishing in the area specially in Bataan and Zambales. Nelson Bien, chief of the regulatory and law ...

    • Tensions rising in disputed sea as China, US hold war games 

      (Manila Standard, July 14, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Tensions are rising anew in the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea, as the United States and China are taking hardline stances and ramping up war games with their respective navies in the disputed waters, with the ...

    • 'They're everywhere:' microplastics in oceans, air, and human bodies 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 4, 2022, on page B4)
      From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies—with uncertain implications. Images of plastic pollution have ...

    • The things that count 

      (Manila Standard, March 21, 2005, on page B4)
      Bonifacio Comandante (what a symbolic name) may not grab as many headlines as the Abu Sayyaf or prized boxer of 18 years certainly deserves the gratitude of Filipinos. Comandante's victory remind us of another admirable ...

    • Think tank warns: China deploys jet in SCS 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Cruz, Maricel; Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 11, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it had built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative published ...

    • Think tank: Assert PH claim to WPS 

      (Manila Standard, July 6, 2022, on page A3)
      A think tank organization urges the Philippine government to adopt a stronger stance on the South China Sea territorial debate by asserting the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration Ruling that dismissed Beijing’s so-called ...

    • Thousands stung in jellyfish 'invasion' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 8, 2019, on page B3)
      Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The massive influx of Portuguese ...

    • Tiangco lauds DENR, SMC for dredging project 

      David, Jun (Manila Standard, February 26, 2020, on page B4)
      Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco has thanked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and San Miguel Corp. for the start of a sustainable dredging program on a river that goes through the city. “We need to have a ...

    • Tiangco, Navotas honor 10 outstanding fisherfolk 

      David, Jun (Manila Standard, January 9, 2019, on page B4)
      In celebration of the Araw ng Mangingisda and the 113th Founding Anniversary of Navotas, the Navotas City Government awarded 10 Navoteños for being outstanding fisherfolk. Mayor John Rey Tiangco, Vice Mayor Clint Geronimo, ...

    • Tieza invests P1 billion in Boracay island 

      (Manila Standard, January 30, 2019, on page B1)
      The role of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Authority in rehabilitating Boracay and addressing the perennial flooding in the island tops the agency’s accomplishments for 2018. “We are proud that Tieza is helping ...

    • Tilapia ice cream draws crowd in Canada 

      (Manila Standard, May 7, 2017, on page C1)
      The Philippine’s “tilapia ice cream” was featured in Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire or SIAL Canada 2017 on May 2 to 4 in Toronto, Canada, drawing a crowd of interested exhibit attendees. Developed by Central Luzon ...

    • Tilapia project for Laguna, Batangas 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, November 6, 2020, on page A4)
      An initiative of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) is making tilapia farming accessible to beneficiaries in Laguna and Batangas. A total of 14 farmer ...

    • Tolentino: probe on BFAR orders must continue 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 5, 2022, on page A3)
      The Senate must proceed with its investigation on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) crackdown on the illegal selling of pompano and salmon in wet markets despite the moratorium issued on Friday, Senator ...

    • Tongue in a cheek 

      (Manila Standard, July 1, 2019, on page A4)
      Called out for his remarks on how difficult it was to determine the exclusivity of the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea because “it’s under water,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III last week ...

    • Town asks P126.8m for oil spill damages 

      Doronio, Junex (Manila Standard, February 21, 2014, on page B6)
      Mayor Adelino Sitoy has demanded P126.8 million compensation form two shipping companies that collided in the waters of this coastal town and caused massive spill six months ago, lawyers said. He said among the affected ...