Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "Oceans"

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    • Aboitiz group moves to save Davao turtles 

      (Manila Standard, June 12, 2016, on page B3)
      For a caretaker's son at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, coming home is all about re-learning the lessons of family and environmental stewardship. The Philippines—an archipelago of 7,500 islands, nearly each with its own tongue ...

    • Antique: Where the mountains meet the sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 21, 2022, on page C4)
      Antique, a province in Panay Island in Western Visayas in the Philippines, is often overlooked as a tourist destination because of its proximity to the more popular Boracay Island in Aklan. But Antiqueños believe this will ...

    • 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 ...

    • Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world? 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, August 16, 2017, on page C4)
      Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ...

    • Carry your plastic waste 

      (Manila Standard, September 17, 2019, on page C1)
      Instead of polluting the ocean, plastic trash was given a second life in this collection of anti-theft bags. Australian brand Pacsafe, a leading innovator in anti-theft travel gear, has introduced its Econyl collection ...

    • Climate change and our seas 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, November 24, 2015, on page A10-A11)
      One can find in the East Asian seas over one-third of all coral reefs and mangroves and the highest levels of biodiversity for coral reef fish, mollusks, mangroves and sea-grass species. Its coastal areas are very densely ...

    • Closed fishing seasons violators detected 

      (Manila Standard, February 25, 2019, on page A3)
      Illegal fishing activities thrive in the Visayan Sea during the enforcement of the three-month closed fishing season, lawyer Gloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president of Oceana Philippines said over the weekend. Oceana, the ...

    • Diverse marine life found in 2016 Benham Rise expedition 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2016, on page C1)
      Since the United Nations' Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf recognized Benham Rise as the Philippines's newest territory in 2012, our country's territory has increased to 43 million hectares from 30 million ...

    • Everyone needs the oceans to be protected 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page A3-A4)
      Ensuring that these ecosystems stay healthy is getting harder, as the oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide and overfishing escalates, aided by advances in deep-water fishing technology. Carbon dioxide turns the water more ...

    • Healthy oceans, healthy people (Part 1) 

      Dela Cruz, Jonathan (Manila Standard, December 3, 2018, on page A5)
      It is well that this year the Philippines hosted the 6th Ministerial Forum of the East Asian Seas Congress (EASC) organized by the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). With one of ...

    • Healthy oceans, healthy people (Part 2) 

      Dela Cruz, Jonathan (Manila Standard, December 5, 2018, on page A5)
      Plastics have become such a presence in our everyday lives that its ‘disruptive’ presence across the economy can no longer be ignored. A recent study commissioned by the Dame Ellen MacArthur Foundation founded by world-renowned ...

    • Iloilo Declaration for healthy oceans 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, December 4, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      Confidence, optimism and determination reigned in Iloilo City last Thursday, 29 November 2018, as the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress concluded. After three days of events and sessions that brought together various ocean ...

    • PH oceans get a break, thanks to MPIC's shore it up 

      Manila Standards (Manila Standard, March 3, 2018, on page B4)
      All over the country are quaint coastal towns, unknown to many people in Metro Manila, despite their rich biodiversity and exceptional beauty. From Alaminos, Pangasinan to Mabini, Batangas; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro ...

    • PH, 60 countries sign treaty protecting high seas 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, September 22, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines joined over 60 other countries at the United Nations in signing the first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will come into force soon and protect threatened ...

    • Photo exhibit for marine conservation at Solaire 

      (Manila Standard, June 15, 2017, on page D2)
      In celebration of World Oceans Day, multi-awarded photographers Anna Varona and Danny Ocampo unveiled on June 8 captivating underwater photos to highlight the beauty of the Philippine oceans and the urgent need to protect ...

    • Plastic pollution in PH: Why so much waste ends up in oceans 

      PN; South China Morning Post (Manila Standard, November 3, 2018, on page B8)
      Masses of plastic trash swirling in waterways, garbage clogging drainage canals and huge stinking dumpsites are among the most visible manifestations of the waste crisis in the Philippines. A 2015 report on plastic pollution ...

    • The plastics in our ocean 

      (Manila Standard, March 26, 2019, on page C1)
      On March 15, a dead whale washed ashore on the beaches of Compostela Valley. An examination on the carcass revealed the cause of death were “starvation and dehydration” after it was found that it ingested 40 kilograms of ...

    • Protect marine resources-senator 

      (Manila Standard, June 20, 2016, on page A5)
      Alarmed by experts' findings that the seas will be turned into "virtual deserts" by 2050, Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she has been pursuing legislation to balance the need to increase marine life production and the need ...

    • Released into the waters 

      Sanchez, Monica; Abrina, Dennis (Manila Standard, January 21, 2020, on page C1)
      The new year begins swimmingly well for some of our marine ecosystem as sea turtle hatchlings were released into the waters this January. Following the laying of eggs of an Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) ...

    • 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 ...