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    • Be a responsible traveler 

      (Manila Standard, April 7, 2016, on page C1-C3)
      Summer season calls for so many water adventure and most of us are gearing for that outdoor fun on the open beach to take a dip in the water, snorkel, do some water sports, and take a deep dive to see marine life. With all ...

    • Beached whale rescued, herded back to open sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, December 18, 2017, on page B4)
      A 15-foot whale was eventually pulled back into the sea Saturday afternoon after a team of environment, maritime, and coast guard authorities spent several hours to rescue it in Honda Bay here. The large whale, suspected ...

    • Beating plastic pollution 

      Duran, Peter Paul (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page C1-C2)
      In truth, people throw away plastic waste each year that could encircle the earth four times over! What doesn’t ends up in our already brimming landfills ultimately reaches our oceans, thereby affecting more biodiversity ...

    • The beginner’s guide to cooking fish the Pinoy way 

      Vanzi, Sol (Manila Standard, June 11, 2020, on page B-7)
      One of the positive effects of the pandemic quarantine is the sudden interest in cooking by individuals who had never before ventured into the field. Social media postings have shifted dramatically from photos of restaurant ...

    • Beijing escalates word war on disputed waters 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 28, 2015, on page A5)
      Beijing escalated its war of words with the Philippines over the South China Sea on Friday, decrying Manila as “hypocritical” for criticising its land reclamation works in the area. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua ...

    • Beijing puts largest assault ship in service, likely mission in SCS 

      Gulle, Jimbo (Manila Standard, April 27, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China has commissioned its first Type-075 amphibious assault ship, which is expected to be deployed in the disputed South China Sea, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. The ship, named the Hainan, was likely to ...

    • Beijing warns off US warship in SCS 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, February 6, 2021, on page A7)
      China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The USS John s. McCain "broke ...

    • Benham eyed as ‘food zone’ 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, May 9, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Benham Rise could be the key to securing the country’s food security and the Philippines should build a research facility on its shallowest portion to assert its ownership of the resource-rich 13-million-hectare undersea ...

    • Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos (Manila Standard, May 23, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ...

    • Benham on the rise 

      Robles, Jojo (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A4-A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ...

    • Benham Rise out, 'Philippine Rise' in 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, April 2, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants to rename Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” in a bid to assert the country’s ownership of the mineral-rich underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto ...

    • Benham Rise teeming with marine life 

      (Manila Standard, June 7, 2016, on page B6)
      A dazzling array of soft and hard corals, fish, algae, and sponges comprised some of the biological diversity documented by marine scientists from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, University of the Philippines ...

    • Between friends 

      (Manila Standard, August 19, 2018, on page B1)
      President Duterte is, at last, saying the words we need to hear from him regarding the conflict with China over parts of the South China Sea. At his daughter’s party event in Davao City Friday, the President said: “You ...

    • BFAR 2-month fishing ban hit 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, November 14, 2016, on page A6)
      The municipal chapter of the group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas in Lemery, Batangas on Sunday lamented a two-month fishing ban in Balayan Bay, saying it would affect thousands of fisherfolk from ...

    • BFAR bans imported fishery products 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, September 24, 2017, on page B3)
      The Cagayan Valley regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will be imposing the ban on sale of imported fish and fishery products in local wet markets. Officials also warned fish transporters and ...

    • BFAR clears 2 Western Samar Bays of red tide 

      Compos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, January 17, 2018, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Tuesday the Maqueda and Villareal Bays in Western Samar are now free of the toxic red tide, based on the latest laboratory results conducted by the government and local ...

    • BFAR declares closed season for Ludong 

      Estrada, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, October 3, 2014, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for the high-value Ludong for the provinces of Cagayan, Abra and the Santa River in Ilocos Sur, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...

    • BFAR expands Vizcaya oyster farming 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, June 4, 2017, on page D1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ oyster production expansion project has helped villagers in coastal towns of Buguey, Gonzaga and Sta. Teresita boost their daily income. Funded by the National Shellfish ...

    • BFAR halts sale of corals in Cartimar 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, April 27, 2017, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the National Bureau of Investigation recently stopped the illegal sale of assorted corals and other prohibited species in Cartimar, Pasay City. A total of 3,788 pieces of ...

    • BFAR identifies 3 VisMin areas affected by red tide 

      (Manila Standard, August 23, 2022, on page A4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warns residents of at least three coastal areas in the Visayas and Mindanao against eating shellfish and alamang due to possible contamination of toxic red tide. In an ...