Browsing Manila Standard by Author "Araja, Rio"

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    • Boracay as ‘gold standard’ 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 21, 2018, on page A4)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants to make Boracay the gold standard for all resort destinations in the country, even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will allow citizens’ arrests ...

    • Boracay reopens for dry run from Oct. 15-25 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 15, 2018, on page A3)
      An inter-agency task force in charge of the rehabilitation of Boracay will closely monitor compliance with the guidelines it has laid down to protect the resort island from destructive practices during its partial reopening ...

    • Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, June 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ...

    • CDO issued vs. 5 Bay ‘pollutants’ 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, February 20, 2019, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Laguna Lake Development Authority on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on five commercial establishments for water pollution at Manila Bay. LLDA served ...

    • DENR to set up trash traps in Manila Bay tributaries 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, July 15, 2022, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will install trash traps in most polluted rivers considered major tributaries to Manila Bay in a bid to lessen floods during the rainy season. The DENR’S Environmental ...

    • Du30 stand on Benham well-grounded - Atienza 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, March 5, 2018, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s tough stance on Benham Rise, or the so-called the Philippine Rise, was well ground amid threats, according to Buhay Party-list Rep. Joselito Atienza. “The entire 13 million hectares of Benham ...

    • 'GG' fishing ban proposed 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 19, 2015, on page A6)
      Because of overfishing of mackerel scada, popularly known as galunggong, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will impose a fishing ban off Northern Palawan within Sulu Sea from Nov.15 to January next year. BFAR ...

    • Group: Pinoys want SCS win enforced 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      Eight out 10 Filipinos want to assert the legal victory for the Philippines against China over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), according to an independent international and strategic research organization. At ...

    • House bill seeks more benefits for farmers, fishers 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 10, 2022, on page A4)
      Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a bill for pension and social security benefits to farmers and fishers. The measure shall guarantee the farmers and fishers’ steady source of income to meet their basic needs ...

    • Karding aftermath: Veggie, fish, rice prices to go up 20% 

      Campos, Othel; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Prices for vegetables, fish and even rice could shoot up by as much as 20 percent as a result of the damage wrought by super typhoon Karding, the Department of Agriculture (DA) warned Thursday. Agriculture Undersecretary ...

    • Keep fishing ban in parts of Or. Mindoro - BFAR 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 10, 2023, on page A3)
      Meanwhile, the coastal waters in Clusters 4 (Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao) and Cluster5 (Puerto Galera, Baco, San Teodoro) were found to be within acceptable standards for fishing activities. The provincial ...

    • Manila Bay in critical condition, says Cimatu 

      Araja, Rio; Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, January 22, 2019, on page A3)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday urged government offices, including the local governments, around Manila Bay to set a good example to private establishments—residential and commercial ones—on the compliance with ...

    • No formalin in round scad, says BFAR 

      Araja, Rio; Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, August 25, 2018, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Friday samples of galunggong or round scad collected from the Navotas fish port, Balintawak and Farmer’s Market in Cubao had tested negative for formalin. BFAR director ...

    • Offshore mining firms back PBBM climate call 

      Araja, Rio (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 ...

    • OMGG! PH seen buying back its own fish catch 

      Araja, Rio; Cruz, Maricel (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 ...

    • P114m in oil spill claims filed 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, July 10, 2023, on page A4)
      An initial batch of 3,457 victims from the fisheries sector has so far filed a combined P114 million in financial compensation claims for the economic losses that they suffered due to the MT Princess Empress oil spill, ...

    • Quit dumping dirty water, firm in Boracay told 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page B4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has issued an interim cease-and-desist order to Boracay Tubi Systems Inc. for discharging wastewater that tested positive for fecal ...

    • Sewerage treatment a must for Boracay firms 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, July 27, 2018, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Sunday stood firm on its decision to require establishments in Aklan’s Boracay Island to put up sewerage treatment plants either individually or in clusters to ensure ...

    • Soft stance on China hit: Maritime expert sees erosion of PH gains from UN ruling 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The government’s soft approach to China’s militarization of the South China Sea will erode the advantage the Philippines gained when the UN arbitral tribunal recognized Manila’s claim over disputed territories in the area, ...

    • Solon seeks P1k fuel subsidy for fisherfolks 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, May 15, 2023, on page A5)
      Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a bill seeking to guarantee a fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk by providing a fuel voucher of not less than P1,000 per month. Under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid ...