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War games set amid sea row
(Manila Standard,April 8, 2015 , on page D11)The United States and the Philippines will double the size of their annual war games this month, with some exercises to be staged close to a South China Sea flashpoint. The 10-day exercises between the long-time allies ... -
Waste-dumping in WPS not true, says Lorenzana
(Manila Standard,July 14, 2021 , on page A4)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday the dumping of waste in the West Philippine Sea as reported by an American think tank is untrue. “The reported dumping of waste in the WPS is not true. That photo is from the ... -
Wastewater leak now 'catastrophic'
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2021 , on page B2)Emergency crews in central Florida were working Sunday to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risked sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa ... -
Water hyacinths: Bane or boon?
(Manila Standard,June 10, 2019 , on page A5)Water hyacinths first entered the public’s consciousness during the past administration, when then-President Noynoy Aquino declared war on the pesky plants that were choking up to 20 hectares of the Rio Grande de Mindanao ... -
Welcome to China
(Manila Standard,June 11, 2020 , on page B1)Top officials and visitors who went to the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea this week received a surprise on their mobile phones. “Welcome to China,” one message said as their phones went on roaming. “Welcome to ... -
West Philippine Sea in the public mind: beyond sound bites
(Manila Standard,June 21, 2016 , on page A10)As the Philippines heads into a new political dispensation, much of the country is watching with bated breath how the newly minted President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will sooner or later deal with the issue of China's aggressive ... -
Whale halts fireworks display
(Manila Standard,July 7, 2018 , on page B3)A rare visiting whale in Wellington Harbour has won hearts in the New Zealand capital but forced officials to cancel the city’s annual fireworks display. The southern right whale appeared in the harbor on Wednesday and has ... -
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 ... -
Whale whispers beat predators
(Manila Standard,October NaN, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Female Atlantic right whales lower their voices to a whisper when communicating with their young to prevent “eavesdropping” by predators, researchers said Wednesday. Several species of adult whales rarely get hunted by ... -
Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand's mass tourism
(Manila Standard,December 14, 2016 , on page B4)Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourist look on in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s a rare glimpse ... -
Whales start their song off Antarctica
(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 ... -
What now after Xi's rejection
(Manila Standard,September 2, 2019 , on page A5)The recent statement of Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo reported that, as committed, President Duterte was, "steadfast in raising with President Xi concerns central to the Philippine Sea which include the ruling ... -
What we need to do in Manila Bay
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2019 , on page A4-A5)Last Saturday, I wrote about the 2008 decision of the Supreme Court Decision which ordered the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and other government agencies to ... -
What’s next for Philippine Rise
(Manila Standard,August 7, 2018 , on page C1)The Foreign Service Institute and Oceana Philippines recently gathered relevant agencies, members of the academe, and stakeholders to discuss future plans to sustain and further strengthen the protection of the Philippine ... -
'While pushing for peace in WPS, PH wont't drop sovereignty over it'
(Manila Standard,July 12, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday declared that the Philippines wants peace in the South China Sea but rejected any claims that undermine the 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that ... -
Who would dare to remove Chinese bases in WPS?
(Manila Standard,March 8, 2018 , on page A1)National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. admitted Wednesday that the Philippines has no capability to remove the Chinese bases in the West Philippine Sea, and the only paramount solution is to build stronger ties ... -
Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"?
(Manila Standard,September 17, 2012 , on page A1-A5)President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ... -
Win proposes new body to develop, rehab Boracay
(Manila Standard,April 28, 2018 , on page A6)Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing the creation of a Boracay Island Development Authority, which aims to sustain the rehabilitation and development of Boracay into a truly world-class tourism destination that would be the ... -
Women work longer than men
(Manila Standard,October 9, 1999 , on page 9)A case study on women's roles in a fishing community has found that women work more than men do. This finding is contrary to the common belief that men are the principal providers while women are mere assistants confined ... -
'Word war' over WPS still raging
(Manila Standard,May 1, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged Filipinos to “shout out” to President Rodrigo Duterte to wake him from his slumber and prod him to correct the narrative that China is in possession ...