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    • Quarantine pastimes of the bored and curious 

      Llarena, Steph (Manila Standard, April 3, 2020, on page B4)
      While others are busy inventing new dishes, others are occupied studying their groceries. Facebook user Diuvs De Jesus, for instance, did a “comparative analysis” of local canned sardines brands—because he can. He broke ...

    • Quick climate changes revealed in Antarctica 

      (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page B3)
      A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered with Collines Glacier on Antarctica's King George Island. Now the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate ...

    • Quit dumping dirty water, firm in Boracay told 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has issued an interim cease-and-desist order to Boracay Tubi Systems Inc. for discharging wastewater that tested positive for fecal ...

    • Ramming victims may seek claim 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Manila Standard, October 1, 2019, on page A2)
      The fishermen involved in the Recto Bank incident should file an insurance claim to receive compensation from the Chinese trawler that rammed their boat, Malacañang said Monday. The Palace made the statement a month after ...

    • Rape on the Rise 

      Del Rosario, Alejandro (Manila Standard, February 16, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      We are not talking of rape of the carnal kind here. The title of this column deals with the most recent violation committed by China on Philippine territorial sovereignty. Not content with its encroachment into the Philippine ...

    • Rare meet for PH, China leaders 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, November 13, 2015, on page A5)
      President Benigno Aquino III and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose countries are embroiled in a territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea, will be seated together during the gathering of world ...

    • Ratcheting up trouble in the South China Sea 

      Kapunan, Rod P. (Manila Standard, April 17, 2021, on page B1)
      We should stop referring to that portion of the Spratly as ours because of the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. It was the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that we ratified in 1982 where we got ...

    • Reclamation eyes Manila boom 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 14, 2013, on page A6)
      Manila stands to earn about P10 billion in real estate taxes and create 200,000 jobs from the P12-billion reclamation in Manila Bay. At Wednesday’s Balitaan sa Aloha Hotel, Edmund Lim, vice chairman of Manila Gold Coast ...

    • Record coral kill-off on Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 30, 2016, on page -C4)
      Sydney - A mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this year killed more corals than ever before, scientists said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the delicate ecosystem.

    • Record haul: P1.2b giant clams seized in Palawan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 18, 2021, on page A1)
      Authorities have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. The Coast Guard said four suspects were arrested ...

    • Recto seeks aid to fishermen 

      (Manila Standard, April 17, 2016, on page A7)
      El Niño, which is leaving many farms parched of water, is also affecting those who live off the country’s waters. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Saturday urged the government to extend its El Niño aid program ...

    • Red tide alert lifted nationwide 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, February 25, 2015, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Tuesday lifted the red tide alert on the coastal waters of Bataan and declared the entire country free from harmful toxins. BFAR director Asis Perez said in a recent shellfish ...

    • Red tide alert still up in 2 W. Samar bays 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, July 18, 2016, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday warned that the waters of Cambatutay Bay and Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. ...

    • Red tide alert still up, weakening signs show 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 27, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has been seeing signs of weakening red tide that plagued several bays in Eastern Visayas since September. BFAR regional director Juan D. Albaladejo said typhoon-induced rains ...

    • Red tide Alert up in Placer - BFAR 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, July 10, 2017, on page A6)
      The Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of placer in Masbate. In its recent shellfish bulletin, BFAR said the coastal waters of Irong-Irong in Western Samar; ...

    • Red tide alert up in several provinces 

      Estrada, Ana Leah (Manila Standard, January 9, 2015, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide alert in the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate, and Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, and Wawa, Bani in Pangasinan, a senior official said on Thursday. ...

    • Red tide alert up in Visayas 

      (Manila Standard, December 22, 2016, on page A5)
      In its latest shellfish bulletin dated December 20, BFAR said the paralytic shellfish poison can still be found in Irong-Irong and Cambatutay Bays in Western Samar, Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar, Leyte, Naval in Biliran ...

    • Red tide alert up on Samar island 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, August 26, 2017, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Western Samar. Cruz said all types of shellfish and “alamang” gathered from these coastal areas ...

    • Red tide forecast to spread 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, February 27, 2010, on page A2)
      "Harmful algal blooms occur during heat spells," said Malcolm Sarmiento, director of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau. "We are closely monitoring our seas, and we keep reminding the regions to keep a tight watch ...

    • Red tide in Bohol 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, June 27, 2015, on page B4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram, Western Samar. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin that based on the latest laboratory ...