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2 former PH officials sue China leader before ICC
(Manila Standard,March 22, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Former government officials accused Chinese President Xi Jingping of crimes against humanity for his actions in the South China Sea, bringing their complaint to the International Criminal Court on March 15, just two days ... -
2 nabbed for illegal fishing
(Manila Standard,June 19, 2015 , on page A3)For fishing in the waters of Dumangas town using fine mesh nets and active fishing gears, two men were arrested. Their fishing boat was impounded, said Inspector Francis Albert Fortunado, Dumangas police chief. The suspects ... -
200 Chinese vessels remain in WPS—intel firm; PH sets another sea drill
(Manila Standard,May 7, 2021 , on page A1-A2)A geospatial intelligence firm on Thursday revealed that some 200 Chinese ships are still moored in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippine Coast Guard announced it will hold the second leg of its joint maritime exercise ... -
28 fishermen in El Nido waters
(Manila Standard,August 4, 2018 , on page A6)A coastal patrol boat of the Philippine Navy on Thursday rescued 28 fishermen from their sinking boat, some 35 miles northeast of El Nido municipality in northern Palawan. Capt. Cherryl Tindog, chief of the Public Affairs ... -
2nd salvage ship arrives at reef today
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2013 , on page A2)The United States has sent salvage ship Jascon-25 to Tubataha Reef to cut to pieces and remove the USS Guardian, a minesweeper, that ran aground in the protected marine sanctuary, coast guard officials said on Friday. Coast ... -
3 E. Visayas bays positive for red tide
(Manila Standard,November 13, 2015 , on page A7)Three bays in Eastern Visayas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning, popularly known as red tide. Latest laboratory reports of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources dated Nov. 12, 2015 revealed that ... -
36 fiberglass boats for La Union fishers
(Manila Standard,December 13, 2018 , on page B4)Six coastal towns in the Second District of La Union province have received the first 36 fiberglass-reinforced plastic boats from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources upon the request of ... -
39 Filipinos in sunken cattle ship off Japan
(Manila Standard,September 4, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Japanese coast guard rescuers searched Thursday for the remaining 42 crew, including 39 Filipinos, of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. The 11,947-ton Gulf ... -
3k cu m of trash silt in Bay rehab
(Manila Standard,May 23, 2019 , on page A6)The Metro Manila Development Authority announced on Wednesday it has collected at total of 3,018 cubic meters of rubbish and silt from Roxas Boulevard and waterways as part of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project in nearly ... -
4 missing as dive boat sinks off reef
(Manila Standard,May 1, 2023 , on page A2)Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 ... -
4 survive aircraft accident in Zambo
(Manila Standard,July 8, 2020 , on page A8)Four persons on board a training aircraft survived after their plane ditched near the sea wall of Sinunuc Boulevard in Zamboanga City Tuesday morning. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson and chief ... -
4,000 rare turtles rescued from captivity in Palawan
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2015 , on page A7)Thousands of rare forest turtles have been rescued from horrifying conditions of captivity in the Philippines, saving the critically endangered animals from possible extinction, wildlife experts said Wednesday. More than ... -
41 vessels sunk for fishing in Indonesia
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2015 , on page A2)Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. Authorities sank the vessels in public displays at several sites Wednesday, ... -
48-man team to argue PH case vs China
(Manila Standard,November 25, 2015 , on page A5)The Philippines will present the country’s case for the first round of oral arguments filed against China over the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea this week before the Permanent Court Arbitration in The ... -
5 fishermen lost at sea, land in Vietnam
(Manila Standard,February NaN, 2013 , on page A3)Five Filipino fishermen, who had engine trouble and had been floating aimlessly in the Sulu Sea for about a week, were sighted and rescued by Vietnamese fishermen off the southern province of Khan Hoa in Vietnam, the ... -
5 killed, 2 missing in boat mishaps off Bohol, Bataan
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2022 , on page A1-A2)At least five people were killed in two separate maritime incidents, authorities said on Sunday. A passenger was killed while another remained missing after a fire engulfed the m/v Mama Mary Chloe, which was carrying 157 ... -
7 died, 127 saved in ferry fire off Real, Quezon
(Manila Standard,May 24, 2022 , on page A1-A2)At least seven people, including two senior citizens, were killed as scores were plucked to safety after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard off the waters of Real in Quezon province on ... -
7 missing in sea collision off Palawan
(Manila Standard,May 30, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Rescuers searched waters off the Philippines on Sunday for seven people missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a cargo ship, authorities said. The Philippine fishing vessel and Marshall Islands-flagged MV ... -
9 Sino fishermen plead 'not guilty' to charges
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2014 , on page A3)Nine Chines fishermen arrested by Philippine authorities in disputed South China Sea waters pleaded not guilty to all charges against them on Wednesday, the prosecutor said. The nine were taken in handcuffs to a court on ... -
94 named protected areas
(Manila Standard,July 7, 2018 , on page A6)Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ...