Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Australia"

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    • Search for missing ship crew continues 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 8, 2020, on page A3)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said Japan was expected to conduct an aerial search operation for the 40 missing crewmen from the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand of the sunken Panamanian cargo vessel. ...

    • Setback for the Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, February 25, 2017, on page C3)
      Australia’s plan to rescue the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef has been set back at least two decades after the fragile ecosystem suffered its worst-ever bleaching last year, experts said Friday. The vast coral reef―which ...

    • Soft stance on China hit: Maritime expert sees erosion of PH gains from UN ruling 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The government’s soft approach to China’s militarization of the South China Sea will erode the advantage the Philippines gained when the UN arbitral tribunal recognized Manila’s claim over disputed territories in the area, ...

    • Study: Barrier Reef may never recover 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 17, 2017, on page B3)
      Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may never recover from last year’s warming-driven coral bleaching, said a study that called for urgent action in the face of ineffective conservation efforts. Record-high temperatures in 2015 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Vibrant Oceans Initiative backs Oceana PH drives 

      (Manila Standard, November 17, 2018, on page A5-A5)
      The Philippines has been selected anew by Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of the priority countries for its Vibrant Oceans Phase II—making an investment of USD $86 million, it said in a press statement. The fund is to be ...

    • Whale sharks in Sarangani Bay up to 14 

      (Manila Standard, March 12, 2019, on page B4)
      A total of 14 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) were discovered and documented in Sarangani Bay on Saturday. The Task Force Butanding Gensan disclosed that the recent documentation of whale sharks in Sarangani Bay made the ...

    • Whales start their song off Antarctica 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 12, 2015, on page B7)
      A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers has tracked scores of blue whales off Antarctica, eavesdropping as the world’s largest animals began their rumbling song, which can be detected 750 kilometers away. During ...