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    • US warship tests ‘freedom’ at sea 

      Requejo, Rey E. (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 ...

    • US, China swap charges; rivalry mars SEA talks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 11, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Washington's top diplomat urged Southeast Asia on Thursday to cut ties with Chinese companies helping build islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, even as Beijing denounced the United States as “the biggest ...

    • US, China warships in near clash 

      Del Rosario, Alejandro (Manila Standard, May 30, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      A not so prominently played up news item was a near clash between Chinese and American warships in the South China Sea last Monday. First reported by the New Times and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry was an ...

    • US, Japan warn China: 'behave' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 17, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Both United States Vice Present Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised the pressure on China on Saturday as they insisted that China must abide by the same international rules as everyone else after a UN-backed ...

    • US, Japan, South Korea join bids for Benham Rise study 

      Barcelo, Vito; Bencito, John Paolo; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, January 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine government approved the applications of 26 research firms from the United States, Japan and South Korea to conduct scientific research in Benham rise or Philippine Rise, contradicting allegations the Duterte ...

    • US, Vietnam warn China on SCS 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 12, 2023, on page A2)
      The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels. President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party ...

    • VFA repeal to embolden China on West Philippine Sea claim 

      (Manila Standard, March 5, 2020, on page B1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement is seen to further escalate tension and give China the upper hand in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which is believed to hold huge oil ...

    • 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 ...

    • Vietnam activists thank Philippines 

      Herrera, Christine F. (Manila Standard, July 18, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Activists in Vietnam held a brief rally outside the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi Sunday, holding up a banner that said “Thank you Philippines. You have a brave government.” The group was part of demonstrations in the ...

    • Vietnam begins dredging work on disputed reef 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, December 10, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Vietnam has started dredging work on a reef in the South China Sea, fresh satellite images appear to show, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waterway. An image of Ladd Reef in the Spratly ...

    • Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 29, 2022, on page B3)
      Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ...

    • Vietnam slams China over its drills in South China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 7, 2017, on page A6)
      Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over its military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as the tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway. China and Vietnam have ...

    • Vietnam upgrades areas in disputed sea-analyst 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, December 19, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in ...

    • 'Villagers can help revive Manila Bay' 

      (Manila Standard, March 25, 2019, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is counting on barangay leaders to do their share in the Manila Bay rehabilitation by cleaning up the esteros, rivers, and tributaries that flow into the polluted bay. “It is the barangay ...

    • Villar bats for protection of wet lands in Parañaque 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 23, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has rallied behind this year World Wetlands Celebration’s call to take action for wetlands and appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save wetlands from disappearing and to restore ...

    • Villar cites aquaculture import 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 21, 2020, on page A6)
      With the decreasing fish supply due to overfishing and other environmental causes, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the importance of aquaculture or fish farming to ensure enough supply of fishes on every Filipino table. Villar, ...

    • Villar eyes more legislation for PH fish hatcheries 

      (Manila Standard, January 27, 2022, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia A. Villar is pushing for the establishment of more legislation to beef up the country’s fish hatcheries. Villar, chairperson of Senate committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, on Monday, led the ...

    • Villar presses for farmers’ training 

      (Manila Standard, June 4, 2018, on page A6)
      Citing the statement of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (that family, and not corporate, farms will feed the world) Senator Cynthia A. Villar called on everyone to help and empower the marginal ...

    • Villar seeks clear commitment to protect, preserve Philippine seas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 18, 2023, on page A5)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday called for all Filipinos to have a clear commitment to protect Philippine seas. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushes the enactment of a law that would establish Philippine maritime zones and ...

    • Villar underlines need for farm mechanization 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 18, 2017, on page A6)
      Since the Philippines lags behind its regional neighbors in farm mechanization, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate agriculture and food committee, has underscored the need for this basically agricultural economy ...