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    • Workers save turtles from grisly death 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 2, 2015, on page B8)
      Railway workers in Japan have devised an ingenious scheme to prevent daredevil turtles from meeting a grisly end - and delaying trains - while crossing train tracks. The slow-moving reptiles in western Nara prefecture were ...

    • Working together for a World Without Waste 

      (Manila Standard, November 27, 2018, on page C1)
      Coca-Cola Philippines is bringing its World Without Waste vision where its matter most- in every household and community. By, supporting organizations and their endeavors to reduce the impact of waste on their respective ...

    • A world without waste 

      (Manila Standard, October 16, 2018, on page C1)
      Over 19 coasts across the Philippines, including the shores of Subic Bay in Zambales and Roxas Boulevard in Manila, were lined with people—some of them associates of Coca-Cola Philippines and their families—picking up all ...

    • World's biggest fish market in tokyo headed for new location 

      Ozawa, Harumi (Manila Standard, January 2, 2014, on page B3)
      As most of Tokyo sleeps, men in rubber boots haggle over tuna in the cavernous halls of Tsukiji market. The clang of a bell around 5:30 a.m. kicks off the action at the world’s biggest fish emporium. Traders flash hand ...

    • 'World's biggest' freshwater fish in Mekong 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 22, 2022, on page A6)
      A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said – a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...

    • World-class marine products showcased at NXTFood Asia 

      (Manila Standard, May 19, 2019, on page C2)
      The Philippine archipelago is home to one of the richest and most diverse aquatic ecosystems in the world. It is through this that the country enjoys an abundance of commercial and domesticated fish, crustaceans and mollusks. ...

    • WWF and Hamilo Coast shore up fight against marine pollution 

      (Manila Standard, October 8, 2015, on page C4)
      Overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices, and the intensifying impacts of climate change coupled with marine pollution are threatening the health of our seas. According to data, about 80 percent of marine pollution ...

    • Xi jilts Duterte on sea claim: Won't accept PH win in The Hague 

      Blancaflor, MJ; Rada, Julito G.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, August 31, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, a spokesman for the leader said Friday. China claims most of the contested sea, including ...

    • Xi vows China won’t be a ‘bully,’ seek hegemony 

      (Manila Standard, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China's President Xi Jinping told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbors, two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons ...

    • Yangtze turtle facing extinction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 16, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The world’s rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo, leaving behind just three known members of the species. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, believed to be above ...

    • Yap cites need to protect Coral Triangle 

      (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D4)
      The partnership between the government and the private sector and the pursuit of innovations in climate adaptations is meant to protect Coral Triangle and ensure its diversity and sustainability for some 360 million people. ...

    • Young farmers program pushed 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 1, 2017, on page A6)
      A house leader on Saturday said more young people from agricultural areas were turning away from farming. Citing recent studies conducted by the STI Education Services Group Inc., deputy speaker and AAMBIS-OWA Party-list ...

    • Youth to unleash inner heroes in 2018 International Coastal Cleanup Summit 

      (Manila Standard, September 25, 2018, on page B4)
      The International Coastal Cleanup is a global movement celebrated every third Saturday of September yearly and being participated by more than 100 countries across the globe, including the Philippines, as we rally the ...

    • Zambo peninsula under fishing ban 

      Rimando, A. Perez. (Manila Standard, October 7, 2014, on page B6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement a five-month ban against fishing for sardine fish, Tamban, in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi starting in November, a senior ...

    • Zamboanga fishermen get green light to cast nets 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page A5)
      Fishermen in the Zamboanga Peninsula can start fishing for sardines this March, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officially lifted the off-season period at midnight of Thursday. The three-month fishing ban ...