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    • Alava: from cycling to fish farming 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, August 13, 2017, on page D2)
      Leaving cycling for a moment to focus on fish farming has its ups and downs for former cycling champ Lupo Alava of Barangay Poblacion. Venturing into fishpond farming, he said, was not a walk in the park either. He experienced ...

    • Albay fishers get support 

      (Manila Standard, October 23, 2012, on page A6)
      Poor and marginalized Albay fisherman can now look forward to a more sustainable livelihood after their provincial government provided them vital fishing gear. The Albay office in Makati City said their provincial government ...

    • Albert del Rosario has no moral authority to scold President Duterte 

      Biraogo, Louis (Manila Standard, May 7, 2021, on page B1)
      Former Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is currently drumming up public animosity against President Rodrigo Roa Duterte over the way the latter is handling the ongoing maritime dispute between the ...

    • Alcala assures PH climate adaptation 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, January 27, 2015, on page B6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the country is on the right track toward food security and climate change. “I think we are laying down a good foundation,” Alcala told the media here, citing the Benguet Agri-Pinoy ...

    • Aliping rejects watershed rehab 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, January 30, 2015, on page B7)
      A lawmaker accused of cutting trees and making excavations inside the Sto. Tomas watershed turned down demands by forestry and environment officials to repair the damages he allegedly caused in the area, a lawyer for the ...

    • Alsons starts construction of hydro project in Sarangani 

      Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, July 28, 2018, on page B2)
      The Alsons Power Group is pushing the construction of a 15-megawatt run-of-river hydroelectric power project at the Siguil River basin in Maasim, Sarangani province after recently signing a contract with Sta. Clara ...

    • Amazon could be gone in 50 years as it crosses threshold 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 13, 2020, on page B3)
      The Amazon rain forest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world’s largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half-a-century, scientists said Tuesday. Another major ecosystem, ...

    • Ambivalent opposition to the joint oil exploration 

      Kapunan, Rod P. (Manila Standard, December 29, 2018, on page A5)
      The Philippines only enjoys the right to claim over that portion of the South China Sea as part of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but does not vest sovereign right over the area. Should we insist, it is possible that ...

    • Amid sea row, Japan insists on rule of law 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, October 26, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Rear Admiral Hidetoshi Iwasaki of Japan called for the rule of law in solving the dispute in the South China Sea and assured the Philippines that its maritime security ties with it will continue. The Philippines and other ...

    • Anilao dive spot gets coral restoration lab 

      (Manila Standard, February 5, 2019, on page B4)
      As part of its corporate social responsibility, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Foundation, through its Shore It Up program, recently received a donation of 40 eco-reef modules, which will be installed in Balayan Bay, one ...

    • Antarctica's sea ice shrinks for the second straight year 

      (Manila Standard, March 3, 2018, on page B3)
      Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday (Mar 2), adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs. The ...

    • Antique: Where the mountains meet the sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 21, 2022, on page C4)
      Antique, a province in Panay Island in Western Visayas in the Philippines, is often overlooked as a tourist destination because of its proximity to the more popular Boracay Island in Aklan. But Antiqueños believe this will ...

    • Apparel brand pledges for cleaner beaches 

      (Manila Standard, December 18, 2018, on page C2)
      International beach apparel brand Reef pledges to make sure beaches stay clean and healthy. To achieve this, Reef is targeting to accomplish 1,500 beach cleanups, remove 150,000 lbs of trash and engage 30,000 volunteers ...

    • An appetite for sustainability 

      Pañares, Joyce Babe (Manila Standard, March 13, 2017, on page D2)
      A local firm based in Antique is poised to export Philippine slipper oysters to China within the first semester of the year. It will be a pioneering feat for Crystal Bay Oyster Co., and proof that striving to keep our seas ...

    • Aqua assets under threat 

      (Manila Standard, October 3, 2015, on page A4)
      Rising water temperatures as a result of climate change could threaten the country's aquaculture industry and fish production in general, a scientist based in Iloilo province said on Friday. "There is a threat to aquaculture ...

    • Aquafeed project shows promise for farmers’ income 

      (Manila Standard, June 7, 2021, on page A7)
      To help lower the price of fish amidst volatile food prices across the country, an international aquaculture research center is coming up with a new fish feed formulation that is cost-efficient and eco-friendly. Using ...

    • 'Aquaman' warns Sundance of perils of deep-sea mining 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 22, 2023, on page 3A)
      He is best known as hunky, sea-dwelling superhero “Aquaman,” but actor Jason Momoa brought a stark and sober warning about the perils of deep-sea mining to the Sundance film festival on Friday. The Hawaiian-born A-lister ...

    • Aquino blamed for China militarization in SCS 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 26, 2018, on page A2)
      Malacañang on Monday continued to blame the “militarization” of the South China Sea on former President Benigno Aquino III as it defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to be friendly with China to resolve the dispute ...

    • Arctic animals cope with climate change 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 2, 2015, on page B8)
      When it comes to coping with climate change in the Arctic region, which is warming at three times the global average, some animals are more equal than others. Migrating Barnacle geese that fly north to lay eggs amid the ...

    • ASEAN code of conduct completed 

      (Manila Standard, May 21, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has welcomed the completion of the draft of the framework of the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea territorial disputes. Sta. Romana lauded the senior officials ...