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    • River cleanup 

      Tomandao, Roy (Manila Standard, June 4, 2017, on page D1)
      The local government of Pagsanjan, Laguna, through the efforts of Mayor Maita Ejercito, staged a River Cleanup Activity in partnership with Laguna Water, DILG, DENR, PAGWAD, PGENRO, PNP Pagsanjan, MDRRMC P Pagsanjan and ...

    • River deadline: It’s December 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, August 15, 2019, on page A6)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday ordered a December deadline for the cleanup of Navotas City’s Bangkulasi River, one of the filthy water bodies that drain into Manila Bay. “Cleaning up the Bangkulasi River, ...

    • River warriors on cleanup drive 

      (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A6)
      Amid the torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm "Domeng," personnel of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission have been continuously cleaning up creeks and rivers in the metropolis. Despite the bad weather caused ...

    • Rody 'abhors' Ayungin attack 

      Barcelo, Vito; Requejo, Rey E.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at the ASEAN-China summit hosted ...

    • Rody backs China buildup in WP Sea 

      Barcelo, Vito; Tuyay, Francisco; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, February 20, 2018, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday suggested in jest that China make the Philippines a province as he defended China’s construction of military structures on the contested Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef in the South China ...

    • Rody demands sanction vs. Chinese trawler crew 

      Blancaflor, MJ; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 31, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese leader Xi Jinping he wanted the crew of the Chinese trawler that hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat on June 9 sanctioned so as to get closure on the incident, a Palace spokesman ...

    • Rody hailed for calling out China on WPS 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, July 18, 2018, on page A2)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Friday hailed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for China to temper its behavior in the West Philippine Sea amid reports that Beijing warned a Philippine military ...

    • Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed 

      Gulle, Jimbo (Manila Standard, June 25, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ...

    • Rody slams China over WP Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, August 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to “temper” its behavior in the South China Sea in a rare criticism of the Asian superpower over its program of island-building in disputed waters. China has alarmed and ...

    • Rody to push for sea code amid US-China discord 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, November 15, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged China to show the way forward, now that it has occupied and built up disputed territories in the South China Sea. “You’re there, you’re in possession, you occupied it. Then tell ...

    • Rody weighs in on 'accident' 

      Mariano, Nat; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday described the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank a “little maritime accident,” adding that the Philippines is not ready to challenge China’s military might. ...

    • 'Rody's remarks at UN meet official policy on WPS row' 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, May 8, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement at the 75th UN General Assembly on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award stands “as the supreme expression of foreign policy on the ...

    • Rody: No soldier will set out for suicide mission vs China 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 7, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not aware of the incident in which the Chinese navy harassed Filipino troops who were on a mission to bring supplies to the Filipino soldiers guarding a rusting ship at the ...

    • Rody: Withdrawal of military support an 'outrageous tale' 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 20, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Malacañang on Monday dismissed reports that a group of retired and active military generals are withdrawing support from President Rodrigo Duterte for his apathy toward Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s ...

    • Romualdez to ask PhilHealth to include TB tests in free Konsulta 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, April 26, 2024, on page A3)
      Earlier, Speaker Romualdez, Rep. Yedda Romualdez, and ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo asked PhilHealth to give free mammograms and breast ultrasounds to women who may be suspected of having breast cancer. PhilHealth approved the ...

    • Roque says sorry for visiting Subic theme park 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 3, 2020, on page A8)
      Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque apologized to those who were offended after photos of him taking a dip with the dolphins hit social media despite a Metro Manila-wide quarantine which prohibits non-essential travel. ...

    • Rotary Club supports Boracay rehab return to its 'former glory' 

      (Manila Standard, March 19, 2018, on page B4)
      The Rotary Club of Sta. Mesa District 3780, through its president Jose Paulo Legaspi, supports the proposed rehabilitation of the island of Boracay to restore its former glory. “We have ignored nature’s warning signs in ...

    • RP Energy, BFAR launch Subic seaweed project 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, June 4, 2018, on page B4)
      Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have launched a seaweed farming project to benefit villagers in Subic, Zambales. A memorandum of understanding was recently signed here by RP ...

    • RP is vulnerable to climate change 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, March 9, 2018, on page A5)
      Today I adapt the article of my daughter Ivy on climate change at risk: In the last 20 years, the Philippines suffered the most catastrophic events (289). It’s the fifth most vulnerable to climate change with its recurrent ...

    • Ruling over disputed sea handed down on Tuesday 

      Araneta, Sandy; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 11, 2016, on page A3)
      The Permanent Court of Arbitration — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal—will issue a written decision at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the strategic ...