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    • Baby dugong dies in Thailand 

      (Manila Standard, August 18, 2019, on page A4)
      A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday. Mariam ...

    • Back to the 'boro' 

      Robles, Jojo A. (Manila Standard, November 1, 2016, on page A4-A5)
      The “boro,” as Filipino fishermen call it, is back. And hundreds of them have happily returned to their old, rich fishing grounds, coming home with their outrigger boats groaning with the weight of their bountiful catch. ...

    • Bacoor reclamation likened to Denmark project 

      (Manila Standard, March 3, 2020, on page A3)
      Denmark’s ambitious project to create a floating “Silicon Valley” off the coast of Copenhagen which is expected to attract as many as 380 companies in the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences sector and create as many ...

    • Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ...

    • Ban of frozen pompano, salmon in wet markets hit 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Cruz, Maricel V.; Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, November 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came under fire Tuesday for banning the sale of frozen imported pink salmon and pompano in wet markets. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Animal Industry said Tuesday there might ...

    • Ban on Benham in force: Rody lets China explorers in, bars other aliens 

      (Manila Standard, February 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific exploration on a vast undersea plateau claimed by Manila, his spokesman said Tuesday, now that China has completed its research there. Authorities announced three ...

    • Bangkarera: more than just a boating spectacle 

      (Manila Standard, June 2, 2019, on page B4)
      To the cheers of thousands of Cebuanos, the Pioneer Epoxy National Bangkarera Year 4 kicked off its two-day run on Saturday at the St. Francis, Ocean Park and Baywalk in Naga City, Cebu. The biggest boat-racing event in ...

    • Bangus shortage: LLDA reso stinks- fishers 

      Mauricio, Orlan L. (Manila Standard, September 24, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Growers, small fishermen, market dealers, brokers, fishpen and fishpond operators in Rizal and Laguna, and fingerling suppliers and traders from Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Pangasinan and Metro Manila are seeking the help ...

    • 'Bangus, like GG, in short supply too' 

      Mauricio, Orlan L. (Manila Standard, September 3, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Fishermen, fish traders, fishpen and fishpond operators in Laguna Lake are asking President Rodrigo Duterte to step in to address the shortage of locally produced bangus or milkfish and the resulting high prices. “Although ...

    • Bantay Dagat volunteers get a benefactor 

      Loyola, James (Manila Standard, August 3, 2015, on page C-4)
      For the past 11 years, First Gen Corporation has been quietly helping protect the fragile ecosystem of the Verde Island passage which has been recognized as the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Unknown to many, ...

    • Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 6, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ...

    • Barrier reef 'too big to fail' 

      (Manila Standard, June 27, 2017, on page C3)
      Australia’s under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is “too big to fail,” a study said Monday. The World Heritage-listed reef is the largest ...

    • Bataan expands ties with La Union for Pawikan preservation 

      (Manila Standard, September 10, 2023, on page B4)
      Another successful venture to preserve the majestic sea turtle species in Bataan concluded on August 25, 2023, as the Provincial Government of Bataan partnered with the Provincial Government of La Union through the sponsorship ...

    • Batangas farm owners warned vs waste in rivers 

      (Manila Standard, January 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Calabarzon has warned livestock farm owners in the province against dumping wastes into rivers. Lawyer Maria Paz G. Luna, DENR Calabarzon Executive Director, said the ...

    • The battle for marine and human sustainability 

      (Manila Standard, January 9, 2014, on page C3)
      The Coral Triangle lies deep in the volcanic Indo-Pacific region, where two great oceans merge, and is bordered in the north by the Philippines, the west by Indonesia and Malaysia and the east by the Solomon Islands. It ...

    • Bay cleanup kicks off today 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2019, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority kick off what is expected to be a five-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay starting today, with thousands of government ...

    • Bay project probe set: Move backs Makabayan bloc reso to look into its cost, timing 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, September 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The House of Representatives will investigate the P384-million project to dump synthetic white sand onto the shoreline of Manila Bay, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmariñas City in Cavite, chairman ...

    • 'Bay rehab to displace 220k families' 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 16, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      About 220,000 squatter families will be displaced by the Manila Bay rehabilitation project and will be relocated to Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. ...

    • Bay tourists defy protocols; police chief loses post 

      (Manila Standard, September 21, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The station commander of the Ermita Police in Manila was relieved over the weekend following the policemen’s failure to enforce social distancing during the opening of the "white sand beach" on Manila Bay. Manila Police ...

    • BBM eyes 'balanced' sea tack 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 18, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take a “very measured and balanced” approach to the country’s territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. Marcos made this commitment during a meeting with ...