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BI to hire personnel to guard seaports
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2017 , on page A3)The Bureau of Immigration will hire new personnel to man rebel-infested seaports and stations in Mindanao to help thwart the entry of illegal aliens, including foreign terrorists, via the backdoor. Immigration Commissioner ... -
Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2015 , on page C3)Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ... -
Big 3-kilo tilapia caught in Pasig estero in Manila
(Manila Standard,July 15, 2019 , on page B4)The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission caught a fresh tilapia – which weighed over three kilograms with a length of 20.5 inches – from the Estero de San Miguel, a tributary of the Pasig River, last week. PRRC Executive ... -
‘Biggest red tide bloom’
(Manila Standard,December 6, 2015 , on page A8)Eastern Visayas is threatened by what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources describes as the biggest red tide bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades. BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo said the ... -
Bill aims to protect sharks and rays
(Manila Standard,December 28, 2016 , on page C1)Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has filed a bill seeking to prohibit all trade in sharks and rays, both of which are being threatened by unchecked overfishing, including bycatching. Senate Bill 1245 proposes to forbid “the ... -
Binay promises to solve country's clean and potable water woes
(Manila Standard,February 25, 2022 , on page A3)Senatorial candidate Jejomar Binay on Thursday said if he wins, he will push a measure to solve the country’s problem on clean and potable water. The former vice president said more public and private partnerships are ... -
Biodiversity thriving with clean rivers
(Manila Standard,September 25, 2023 , on page B4)Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometer journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it comes to protecting ... -
Bleaching hits 93% of Great Barrier Reef
(Manila Standard,April 21, 2016 , on page B8)Sydney- Australias Great Barrier Reef is suffering its worst coral bleaching in recorded history with 93 percent of the World Heritage site affected, scientists said Wednesday, as they revealed the phenomenon is also hitting ... -
'Boat ramming': Chinese told to pay P12m to Pinoy fishermen
(Manila Standard,September 18, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has said the Chinese government will have to pay P12 million the 22 fishermen and owner of M/V Gem-Ver rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel off Recto Bank on June 9 last year. Citing a ... -
The Body Shop, Planet CORA lead coastal cleanup
(Manila Standard,April 14, 2020 , on page B3)Eco-conscious cosmetics and skin care brand The Body Shop teamed up with non-profit organization Planet CORA to lead a coastal cleanup at Las Piñas Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA). The cleanup activity ... -
Bohol fish market to serve as template for agri-tourism TienDA
(Manila Standard,August 20, 2018 , on page B4)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has called the newly launched Bohol Fish Market in Tagbilaran City “an overwhelming success” and plans to replicate it in various parts of the country. “The successful staging of the ... -
'Bora' rehab completed in Dec. 2019- Puyat
(Manila Standard,September 14, 2018 , on page A3)While Boracay will be reopened on Oct. 26, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the rehabilitation of the island will be completed by December 2019. Speaking during the deliberations of the Department of Tourism ... -
Boracay among TIME's 'World's Greatest Places of 2022'
(Manila Standard,July 14, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Boracay, a tropical island surrounded by stunning white sand beaches and clear blue waters in Panay, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022.” On its website, TIME, the New York-based ... -
Boracay as ‘gold standard’
(Manila Standard,October 21, 2018 , on page A4)The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants to make Boracay the gold standard for all resort destinations in the country, even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will allow citizens’ arrests ... -
Boracay closure hinges on cleanup pace
(Manila Standard,March 26, 2018 , on page A1-A2)How long Boracay Island will be shut down will depend on the pace of its rehabilitation and cleanup, a Tourism official said Sunday. “The recommendation is six months, but that could be less than six months with the help ... -
Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges
(Manila Standard,April 9, 2018 , on page A3)With the impending closure of the country’s top summer destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling to rebook flights or scrap hotel accommodations, airlines authorities said on Sunday. Major airlines ... -
Boracay natives may regain lands
(Manila Standard,June 14, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ... -
Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure
(Manila Standard,October 25, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ... -
Boracay redux
(Manila Standard,October 5, 2018 , on page A4)Boracay Island, once associated with wild parties and unrestricted tours, will reopen on Oct. 26 under strict state rules that aim to limit arrivals in the famous tourist destination. Alcohol drinking and smoking will be ... -
Boracay rehab 50% complete, Cimatu says
(Manila Standard,July 1, 2018 , on page A2)Fifty to 60 percent complete. That’s how Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu described the ongoing rehabilitation effort at the resort island of Boracay, barely three months after it was ordered closed. Part of the government’s ...