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    • China, US destroyers in close ‘unsafe’ encounters 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, October 3, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer―forcing it to change course―in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday. ...

    • China: Islands 'reasonably' expanded 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, December 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about 290,000 square meters or 29 hectares this year alone, state paper People’s Daily ...

    • China: Reclamation almost done 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 17, 2015, on page A4)
      Despite calls by the united states and the Philippines for China to stop its reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Beijing announced that it is about to complete some of its land reclamation in the ...

    • Chinese CG blocks PH ship on supply mission 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page A2)
      Malacañang on Monday said it is “objectionable” that a Chinese Coast Guard ship had blocked local vessels on a resupply mission to the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal west of Palawan. The Chinese ship ...

    • Chinese Coast Guard drives off local fishermen 

      (Manila Standard, January 21, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      Weeks after the Philippines reached an “agreement” with China, the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) allegedly drove off Filipino fisherfolk from the Ayungin Shoal, part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the ...

    • Chinese disown dredging ship 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 4, 2021, on page A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday debunked reports the dredging ship recently seized by Philippine Coast Guard off Bataan came from China. “Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese ...

    • Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, July 16, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ...

    • Chinese jailed for fishing in Galapagos 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, August 29, 2017, on page C3)
      A court in Ecuador sentenced the crew if a Chinese ship caught fishing endangered sharks in the Galapagos marine reserve to prison. The Chinese-flagged Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was caught within the protected zone on August 13 ...

    • Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef 

      Del Rosario, Alejandro (Manila Standard, September 8, 2012, on page A4)
      The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ...

    • Chinese patrol boat steers close to PCG ship off Scarborough 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, March 28, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused its Chinese counterpart of steering one of its ships within meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea, breaking international rules and risking a ...

    • Chinese ship near Panatag, DND to verify—Lorenzana 

      (Manila Standard, August 13, 2021, on page A4)
      The government is verifying reports of the alleged presence of a Chinese research ship spotted near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday. In a statement, ...

    • Cimatu insists dolomite poses no health risk 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has defended at the House of Representatives the use of dolomite white sand from Cebu’s crushed dolomite rocks to transform Manila Bay’s shoreline into a white-sand beach. He told legislators ...

    • Cimatu mulls over ban on single-use plastics in Bora 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is “seriously considering” a ban on single-use plastic items in Aklan’s Boracay Island to address its growing garbage problem. The prohibition of the use of single-use plastic products would ...

    • Cimatu promises to recover Boracay's missing wetlands 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, May 30, 2018, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday vowed to recover the missing wetlands in Aklan’s Boracay Island. At least four of the nine existing wetlands of Boracay make up the priority recovery list of the Department of ...

    • Cimatu: Stop politicing Manila Bay 

      (Manila Standard, September 20, 2020, on page A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stood firm on his position to push through with the Manila Bay beach nourishment project as he took a swipe at critics of the government’s initiative. “Sadly, there are those who want us ...

    • Cleaning up Manila Bay 

      Fianza, Florencio (Manila Standard, January 10, 2019, on page A5)
      President Duterte could be embarking on what can only be termed as the most ambitious environmental cleanup project in the country. This is the cleaning of Manila Bay. If he succeeds, it will be one of the crowning ...

    • Cleanup continues 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, February 17, 2019, on page A3)
      Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) personnel pull out bundles of garbage from the shores of Manila Bay in Barangay 649, Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila on Saturday (Feb. 16, 2019). The cleanup drive, organized ...

    • Cleanup initiatives for Pasig River and Manila Bay 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Manila Standard, February 11, 2019, on page F2)
      While coastal cleanups are considered band-aid solutions in reviving bodies of water, these are still deemed as prerequisites in raising awareness on the importance of restoring our rivers and bays.That is why private firms ...

    • The clear path to resolve the SCS dispute 

      del Rosario, Albert (Manila Standard, January 26, 2023, on page A4)
      Last week on January 19, 2023, during his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. remarked the South China Sea Dispute “keeps you up at night, keeps you up most of the time…It’s ...

    • Climate change affects whales 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 3, 2015, on page B7)
      The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ...