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    • Cagayan River sandbars to be removed 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 15, 2021, on page A5)
      To help reduce severe floods in Cagayan Valley” drastically,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will remove sandbars along the constricted section of Cagayan River—the Magapit Narrows—by late January or ...

    • Campaign against illegal fishing earns citation for villar 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 24, 2018, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia Villar was recognized by the Department of Agriculture for her role in the enactment of the law against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. During the first command conference of the Philippines ...

    • Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world? 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, August 16, 2017, on page C4)
      Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ...

    • Can the DENR hack it? 

      Hilario, Ernesto M. (Manila Standard, January 22, 2019, on page A5)
      This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...

    • Canned sardines as a fresh papa P 

      (Manila Standard, October 8, 2018, on page C2)
      Actor Piolo Pascual renews his contract as a local sardines brand’s ambassador. Pascual extends his term as the face of Mega Sardines, coinciding with reintroduction of an exciting array of the brand’s variants. Not too ...

    • Captain frets over Rody's quip 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, June 19, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ...

    • Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, June 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ...

    • Carpio warns of China zone over Scarborough 

      Requejo, Rey; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 20, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A Magistrative on Sunday warned the government on China’s reported plan to install a radar station in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Senior Justice Antonio Carpio said the installation of an environmental monitoring station ...

    • Carpio won't back down stand vs china 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, October 23, 2018, on page A3)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio will not change his strong stance on the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his bid for the most coveted post in the judiciary. Carpio, one of the five most senior ...

    • Carpio: Benham not PH territory 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A senior magistrate of the Supreme Court said Tuesday the Philippines had some rights over Benham Rise as confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf as part of the country’s “Extended Continental ...

    • Carpio: No to war, but assert rights on SCS 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, July 29, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines can still assert its sovereign rights over its territories in the South China Sea without going to war, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday. "Vietnam, Malaysia and ...

    • Carry your plastic waste 

      (Manila Standard, September 17, 2019, on page C1)
      Instead of polluting the ocean, plastic trash was given a second life in this collection of anti-theft bags. Australian brand Pacsafe, a leading innovator in anti-theft travel gear, has introduced its Econyl collection ...

    • CDO issued vs. 5 Bay ‘pollutants’ 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, February 20, 2019, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on five commercial establishments for water pollution at Manila Bay. LLDA served ...

    • Cebu task force scores victory against dynamite fishing 

      (Manila Standard, December 16, 2015, on page B6)
      Local authorities in Cebu have scored victories in apprehending the transport and trade of fish illegally caught with dynamite. Marcelo Go, Cebu environmental operation officer and concurrent head of Cebu Provincial ...

    • Cebu wants shark specie in CITES list 

      (Manila Standard, September 17, 2016, on page A6)
      Local government officials, coastal community representatives, environmental groups, marine scientists, resort owners, divers, and other tourism industry representatives gathered at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Friday to ...

    • Ceremony 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 22, 2017, on page C3)
      This photo taken on June 20, 2017 shows people watching on fishing boats during the open harbor ceremony marking the end of the spring fishing ban and the opening of the fishing season on Poyang lake, in China's central ...

    • CG reports no survivors found in sea collision 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, July 1, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Coast Guard authorities have seen no signs of life in the search for 14 people who went missing during a collision last weekend between a fishing boat and a Hong Kong cargo vessel off Occidental Mindoro south of Manila. ...

    • Chevron extends La Union marine sanctuary project 

      (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page B4)
      Reaffirming its commitment to support communities and the environment, Chevron Philippines Inc. marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants has extended its Marine Protected Area project in Barangay Poro in San ...

    • China accosts US plane flying over disputed sea 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, May 22, 2015, on page A2)
      A US surveillance plane was warned eight times by the Chinese Navy against flying over the contested West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, CNN Philippines said in an exclusive report. A CNN team led by senior correspondent Jim ...

    • China angered by young campers on disputed isle 

      Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, December 29, 2015, on page A2)
      BEIJING expressed anger Monday after a group of young Filipinos camped out on Pagasa, an island in the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim as their own. The voyage of the group, which calls itself ...