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    • Enrile favors negotiation on disputed West PH Sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 23, 2019, on page A5)
      With former Philippines government officials lodging a complaint in the International Criminal Court against Chinese President Xi Jinping for activities in the disputed South China Sea, former Senate President Juan Ponce ...

    • Enrile raises concerns of Bicol fish sector 

      (Manila Standard, April 5, 2019, on page B4)
      Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, now seeking his fifth term in the Senate under the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino party, ended his three-day sortie in Bicol for the May 13 elections on a high note. Enrile met with ...

    • Environmental protection order sought against illegal dredging at Bucao River 

      Joaquin, Ansbert B. (Manila Standard, September 27, 2021, on page A3)
      A beach farm resort owner has asked the Regional Trial Court in Iba, Zambales to bar the alleged illegal dredging activity at the mouth of Bucao River in Botolan town. Philip Camara sought an Environmental Protection Order ...

    • Environmental stewardship in Quezon 

      (Manila Standard, April 18, 2021, on page B2)
      Atimonan One Energy, Inc. (A1E) recently held a mangrove planting activity in partnership with the local government of Atimonan, Quezon province. Over 2,000 mangrove propagules (stem cuttings) were planted by volunteers ...

    • Envoy denies China war threat 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D.; Araneta, Macon Ramos (Manila Standard, May 24, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte might have “misinterpreted” Chinese President Xi Jinping when he said Xi had threatened war if the Philippines explored for oil and gas in the Reed Bank, an underwater mountain near the Philippines, ...

    • Envoy thanks PCG for rescue of seven Chinese fishermen 

      (Manila Standard, January 29, 2023, on page 2A)
      The Chinese Embassy in Manila thanked the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for rescuing seven Chinese fishermen found drifting off Eastern Samar after their boat sustained hull damage. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said the ...

    • Envoy: PH-US military pact crucial to keeping region stable 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, May 24, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The military alliance between the United States and the Philippines remains critically significant to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including in the hotly contested South China Sea, US Ambassador ...

    • EPI to produce fish 

      Estrada, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, February 24, 2014, on page B3)
      Emerging Power Inc., a developer of renewable energy resources, plans to enter into joint ventures with aquaculture farms in Oriental Mindoro province to produce 10 tons of high quality tilapia, sea bass and shrimps annually. ...

    • Equip fishermen with better boats to fish in WPS - Alejano 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page A3)
      An opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to develop the fishing industry and at the same time assert its ownership of the seas on its exclusive economic zone by providing fishermen with bigger boats that ...

    • Estrada warns vs swimming in 'polluted Manila Bay' 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, March 14, 2018, on page B4)
      Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Tuesday warned the public against swimming in Manila Bay to cope with rising temperatures, saying the polluted water body could pose serious health risks such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid ...

    • EU opposes unilateral action in S. China Sea 

      (Manila Standard, April 25, 2021, on page A1)
      The European Union (EU) on Saturday opposed any unilateral actions in the South China Sea (SCS) as it cited the recent swarming of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef, an area located within the Philippine exclusive ...

    • Everyone needs the oceans to be protected 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page A3-A4)
      Ensuring that these ecosystems stay healthy is getting harder, as the oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide and overfishing escalates, aided by advances in deep-water fishing technology. Carbon dioxide turns the water more ...

    • Evidence of coral bleaching on Barrier Reef 

      (Manila Standard, March 2, 2016, on page B7)
      Scientists Tuesday warned coral bleaching was occurring on the Great Barrier Reef as sea temperatures warm, and it could rapidly accelerate unless cooler conditions blow in over the next few weeks. Authorities cautioned ...

    • Ex-DFA chief presses for action vs China 

      (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page A2)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario joined the clamor for the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China’s landing of bombers on Woody Island within the disputed areas of South China ...

    • Ex-DFA chief: China helped Rody 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 13, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario disclosed Monday that China interfered in the 2016 national elections to help then presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte get elected. "On February 22, 2019, we received information ...

    • Ex-envoy: Seize China’s assets as damage payment 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      "Philippine authorities have the right to seize assets and properties owned by the Chinese state in the Philippines to satisfy China's debt to the Filipino people once China's full monetary damages are determined," Del ...

    • Expert warns against soft stance on China 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 18, 2018, on page 1)
      China appears to be making some headway from the Philippines' "soft" stance on the South China Sea disputes, Jay Batongbacal, seen as a maritime expert, said Saturday.

    • Exploration with China not ‘harmful’ — Cayetano 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, August 13, 2018, on page A3)
      The framework for the proposed joint exploration hunt for oil and gas deposits with China in the West Philippine Sea will not be "harmful" to the country's territorial and sovereign rights, Foreign Affairs secretary Alan ...

    • Extinction 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, May 22, 2019, on page A4-A5)
      About 93 percent of ocean fish is being harvested at above the level of sustainability or their being replaced by new stocks. In 2015, 33 percent of marine fish stocks were being harvested at unsustainable levels; 60 percent ...

    • Exxon allots billions to turn algae into fuel 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, November 5, 2017, on page B2)
      One of the world's biggest oil companies is pumping more than $1 billion a year into alternative forms of energy from algae engineered to bloom into biofuels and cells that turn emissions into electricity. The funds from ...