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Insist PH's right over disputed sea, govt urged
(Manila Standard,February 8, 2018 , on page A3)Amid the reported Chinese militarization of the artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday called on the government and the public to insist on the country’s rightful claim over the ... -
Iraqis clean up river as first green projects take root
(Manila Standard,April 11, 2022 , on page B3)Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq’s Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water ... -
Isabela fish farm reels in success with Landbank support
(Manila Standard,July 22, 2022 , on page A3)When Cagayan Valley, one of the country’s largest tilapia-producing regions, faced a region-wide shortage of tilapia fingerlings in 1993, business graduate Arnel Santiago decided to establish his own fish hatchery to help ... -
Isabela fishing town celebrates 'Ikan' Festival
(Manila Standard,June 26, 2018 , on page B4)This promising town with pristine white beaches fronting Luzon’s Pacific coast celebrated its 49th founding anniversary on Wednesday, and the 2018 “Ikan” Festival on Thursday. “A decade ago, fish catch was very much abundant. ... -
Isko asks to barricade Bay Sands
(Manila Standard,September 22, 2020 , on page A2)Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday asked the Environment department to barricade the Manila Bay Sands area in the city after people crowded it at the weekend and ignored social distancing. Domagoso also discouraged ... -
Island defense buildup targets no one-China
(Manila Standard,January 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China said Wednesday that the defense facilities it has built on the disputed Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea are not directed at any country. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lu Kang made this ... -
Islands ready for climate agreement
(Manila Standard,April 22, 2016 , on page B6)With their very existence under threat from climate change, the world's island states come to the United Nations on Friday not only to sign the Paris climate deal but to be first in line to make sure it goes into force. ... -
Isolate- China bid gains steam
(Manila Standard,August 13, 2016 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines will urge all claimant countries to isolate China by declaring their own claims in the South China Sea as protected areas to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an official said Friday. ... -
It's shark week, guys!
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2016 , on page C5)The sharks are back and will stay for a week starting today. Shark Week holds a week-long of exciting shows. Premiering at 8 tonight is The Return of the Monster Mako, which centers on the transformation of giant mako ... -
Jackie Chan's Vietnam visit canceled over China sea row
(Manila Standard,November 9, 2019 , on page B3)Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor ... -
Japan cuts out middleman to help struggling fishermen
(Manila Standard,February 7, 2017 , on page B4)Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan’s struggling fishermen. His venture airfreights freshly caught fish from across Japan, processes them on the grounds of Tokyo’s ... -
Japan firm seeks to spawn salmon farm revolution
(Manila Standard,March 1, 2018 , on page A4-A5)In a mountainous area near Tokyo, the water in a tank is a murk of writhing grey salmon, slithering past each other as they angle for food. They are part of an experiment that Sogo, chief operating officer at FRD Japan, ... -
Japan offers PH help in sea row
(Manila Standard,June 4, 2016 , on page A2)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on congratulated President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for his victory as he urged the incoming president to push for multilateral talks in settling the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. -
Japan stops rescue amid 'violent' storm
(Manila Standard,September 6, 2020 , on page A2)Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ... -
Japan tells China: No done deal in sea spat
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2015 , on page A1-A2)Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal" after Beijing announced it had almost finished its controversial island building. ... -
Japan warned against whaling in Antarctic
(Manila Standard,November 30, 2015 , on page B8)Environmental activities group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene. After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, ... -
Japan-PH air ‘serious concern’ over South China Sea conflict
(Manila Standard,April 10, 2022 , on page A1-A3)Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defense ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China’s increasingly assertive maritime activities. It was the first so-called ... -
Jellyfish sting: Antidote found
(Manila Standard,May 2, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world's most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish. Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is ... -
Joint exploration with China
(Manila Standard,July 9, 2016 , on page A3)Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said Friday the Philippines was ready to negotiate with China on the joint exploration of oil and fishery resources in the South China Sea after the arbitration court decides ... -
Justice prods Palace to assert PH rights over Benham
(Manila Standard,February 19, 2018 , on page A1)Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has rebuffed the position of Malacanang that there is nothing wrong with China naming undersea features in the Philippine Rise. China, Carpio said, has no right to name the ...