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UN climate conference supports Salceda board
(Manila Standard,January 2, 2015 , on page B3)The United Nations Convention on Climate Change commended the Green Climate Fund leadership, under Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, for fulfilling the complex requirements for its operation and for raising an initial $10.2 billion ... -
UN conference sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
(Manila Standard,June 29, 2022 , on page B2)A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing. UN ... -
UP expert fears misuse of Benham
(Manila Standard,February 1, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines officially allowed Chinese scientists to survey ocean currents in the country’s northeastern seaboard—but it is also possible for data gathered from a scientific expedition to be used for military purposes, ... -
UP savants warn against dolomite use
(Manila Standard,October 3, 2020 , on page A2)Marine scientists from the University of the Philippines have warned that dumping dolomite sand at Manila Bay would not solve the environmental woes in the area. “There are no short-cuts to a cleaner environment. The use ... -
US aid for reef rehab up
(Manila Standard,February 4, 2013 , on page A1-A2)The United States government has unveiled a package of targetted assistance, including a P4 million grant for coral restoration research, for the Tubbataha Reef which has been damaged by a US Navy minesweeper that got ... -
US backs PH protest vs. China vexing moves in WPS
(Manila Standard,June 19, 2022 , on page 2A)The United States has rallied behind the Philippines’ protests against provocative Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly blocking delivery of supplies to troops stationed in the disputed islands and ... -
US backs PH protest vs. China's fish ban
(Manila Standard,June 4, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. This developed as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ... -
US backs PH, says China 'no lawful claim'
(Manila Standard,April 1, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Washington has reiterated Beijing “has no lawful claim” in areas judged by an international arbitral tribunal to be part of Manila’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Visiting Department of State Counselor ... -
US bombers fly over South China Sea
(Manila Standard,September 28, 2018 , on page A1-A2)US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid the soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. Late Tuesday the heavy bombers ... -
US defense chief visits China as tensions rise
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2018 , on page B3)US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China on Tuesday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher. With Washington ... -
US defies China's warning on WPS dispute
(Manila Standard,May 4, 2018 , on page A3)There’s no stopping the United States from conducting freedom of navigation operations in the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said the US is concerned over China’s ... -
US pays P87m for Tubbataha reef damage
(Manila Standard,February 19, 2015 , on page A1-A2)The Philippine government has received P87.03 million from the US government as payment for the damage caused by a US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a protected coral reef two years ago, the Department of Foreign ... -
US reacts to China dare sends warships
(Manila Standard,February 20, 2017 , on page A1)A US aircraft carrier strike group is patrolling in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Saturday, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its sovereignty in the waterway. China asserts ownership of almost all ... -
US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone
(Manila Standard,November 20, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ... -
US vows to be 'more assertive' in responding to sea violations
(Manila Standard,December 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The US military warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which it said had expansionist ambitions in the South ... -
US warship found deep under PH Sea
(Manila Standard,April 5, 2021 , on page A1-A2)A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible ... -
US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China
(Manila Standard,December 24, 2020 , on page A3)An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ... -
US warship sails through China-held isle
(Manila Standard,September 15, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The US Navy said one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters. The USS Wayne ... -
US warship sets mission in disputed sea
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2018 , on page A1)With a deafening roar, the fighter jets catapulted off the US aircraft carrier and soared above the disputed South China Sea, as its admiral vowed that the ship’s presence was proof America still had regional clout. “US ... -
US warship tests ‘freedom’ at sea
(Manila Standard,May 1, 2020 , on page A1-A2)A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, challenging China’s claim to the area, the Navy has said. The USS Barry undertook the so-called “freedom of navigation ...