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No to reclamation, yes to decongestion
(Manila Standard,February 11, 2019 , on page A6)We have a national treasure in Manila Bay, but we have allowed it to rot through years and years of neglect and wanton disregard. Now we have a President who wants it cleaned up and restored to old glory. That is not an ... -
‘No-nationality’ galunggong causes uproar over import plan
(Manila Standard,August 29, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Round scad or “galunggong” do not have a “nationality,” and thus Filipinos should have no problems with this variety of fish that is imported from other countries to augment the local food supply, Agriculture Secretary ... -
NSC meets today amid sea dispute
(Manila Standard,July 27, 2016 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte will convene the 35-member National Security Council today to discuss the pressing issues facing the country before a delegation led by former President Fidel Ramos faces Beijing for talks over ... -
Obama asks India to do more for climate change
(Manila Standard,January 28, 2015 , on page B5)President Barack Obama said the United States could be India's "best partner" Tuesday but urged his hists to do more in the battle against climate change as he wrapped up a three-day visit to New Delhi. Speaking to an ... -
Obama warns China: tensions rise over world tribunal's maritime ruling
(Manila Standard,September 9, 2016 , on page A1-A2)US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ... -
Obama-Xi talks tackle sea dispute
(Manila Standard,April 2, 2016 , on page A2)US President Barack Obama opened a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a promise of candid discussion over Beijing’s alleged military buildup in the South China Sea. “We will have candid exchanges about ... -
Oceanarium
(Manila Standard,August 5, 2013 , on page B4)This undated handout picture released on Aug. 1, 2013 by the Australian Institute of Marine Science shows a researcher with coral in a tank at the National Sea Simulator, or SeaSim, in the northern cityof Townsville. The ... -
Of mangoes and sweet memories
(Manila Standard,May 5, 2018 , on page C2)The island province of Guimaras has been synonymous to its sweet-tasting mango, and for good reason. This once-obscure territory across mainland Iloilo was but a vast mango orchard which yields export-quality harvests of ... -
Officials struggle to make Laguna Lake cleaner
(Manila Standard,February 11, 2010 , on page D6)There was a time when Laguna de Bay was the pride and joy of residents not only for its beauty but because of the benefits people got from the lake itself. But 40 years of uncontrolled peripheral activities and man-made ... -
Offshore mining firms back PBBM climate call
(Manila Standard,May 15, 2023 , on page A5)A group of deep-sea offshore mining organizations on Sunday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the urgent issues on worldwide critical minerals ... -
Oh my GG! Fish import plan triggers protest
(Manila Standard,August 23, 2018 , on page A1-A2)A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday snapped at the Department of Agriculture for its planned importation of around 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scads), saying the move was not only an insult to Filipino fishers ... -
An oil boom?
(Manila Standard,October 28, 2020 , on page B1)Share prices of once-dormant listed petroleum exploration companies have doubled and even more than quadrupled in recent days, from their March 2020 lows, thanks to the so-called lifting by President Duterte of the moratorium ... -
Oil giant owns up to spill
(Manila Standard,August 13, 2013 , on page A2)Petron takes responsibility, apologizes, vows to pay Petron Corp. on Monday took full responsibility for the 500,000 liters of diesel that spilled into the waters of Cavite on Thursday, which has befouled a large area of ... -
Oil spill
(Manila Standard,January 22, 2022 , on page B2)Cleaning crews work to remove oil from a beach annexed to the summer resort town of Ancon, northern Lima, on January 20, 2022 after a spill which occurred during the offloading process of the Italian-flagged tanker 'Mare ... -
Oil spill spreads on Manila Bay
(Manila Standard,August 10, 2013 , on page A1-A2)A diesel oil spill spread a large reddish stain over Manila Bay Friday, posing potential health and environmental hazards, authorities said. A fuel tanker is suspected of having dumped half a million liters of diesel into ... -
Oil spill whodunit
(Manila Standard,August 11, 2013 , on page A1-A2)After initially claiming that a tanker caused the oil spill in Manila Bay, the authorities said on Saturday they are no longer sure the tanker was responsible for leaking 500,000 liters of diesel fuel in the busiest waterway ... -
OMGG! PH seen buying back its own fish catch
(Manila Standard,August 24, 2018 , on page A1-A2)A fisheries official said Thursday that a government plan to import galunggong (round scad) could be a case of the country buying back its own fish. “What we will import could come from us too, since the [fish] may have ... -
On the President's SONA on the West Philippine Sea
(Manila Standard,July 30, 2020 , on page B1)During the President’s State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2020, our President admitted that there was nothing he could do against China’s unlawful incursions into our West Philippine Sea. In his own words, our President ... -
On the President-elect's statement to uphold the 2016 arbitral ruling
(Manila Standard,May 27, 2022 , on page B1)We are deeply thankful that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. declared what Filipinos would like to hear: that the 2016 Arbitral Ruling is not a claim but already a right, that our sovereignty is “sacred,” and that he ... -
#OneBoracay beach cleanup today
(Manila Standard,April 16, 2018 , on page B4)Private individuals and corporate members of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International, Philippine Tourism and Hospitality Officers and Marketers Association, Tourism Congress of the Philippines, and Philippine ...