Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "natural resources"
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Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism
(Manila Standard,August 21, 2019 , on page B4)The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ... -
Ban on Benham in force: Rody lets China explorers in, bars other aliens
(Manila Standard,February 7, 2018 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific exploration on a vast undersea plateau claimed by Manila, his spokesman said Tuesday, now that China has completed its research there. Authorities announced three ... -
Beating plastic pollution
(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 ... -
China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim
(Manila Standard,November 26, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ... -
Du30 stand on Benham well-grounded - Atienza
(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 ... -
Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR
(Manila Standard,October 13, 2016 , on page C2)Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ... -
Justice prods Palace to assert PH rights over Benham
(Manila Standard,February 19, 2018 , on page A1)Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has rebuffed the position of Malacanang that there is nothing wrong with China naming undersea features in the Philippine Rise. China, Carpio said, has no right to name the ... -
Landmark ruling upholds Unclos as charter of oceans
(Manila Standard,July 13, 2016 , on page A2)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday lauded the landmark decision rendered by an international tribunal at The Hague that invalidated China’s massive claims on the South China Sea, including the ... -
P100-m research fund for PH Rise gets greenlight
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2018 , on page A1)Congress has adopted a resolution to create a P100-million trust fund for scientific research, feasibility studies, marine exploration and procurement of new equipment to beef up research capability in the Philippine Rise. ... -
PH to buy new ships for Benham research, pushes oil hunt
(Manila Standard,March 7, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The government plans to acquire research vessels to explore the disputed South China Sea to assess the potential of Philippine Rise, which is rich in minerals and gas, an official said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesman Harry ... -
PH, China firm hold talks on joint oil hunt in SC Sea
(Manila Standard,March 2, 2018 , on page A2-A1)The Philippines said Thursday it is in talks with a Chinese state firm for joint South China Sea energy resource exploration and extraction, in a proposed deal described by President Rodrigo Duterte as akin to “co-ownership” ... -
Preserving Philippine marine life
(Manila Standard,February 28, 2019 , on page C3)The melting of the polar ice caps, frequent and stronger typhoons, the thinning of the ozone layer--these are just some of the telltale signs of Global warming. It is no longer a myth or a conspiracy theory, that’s why ... -
RP is vulnerable to climate change
(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
(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 ... -
Seaweeds farming
(Manila Standard,September 8, 2015 , on page B4)Forty-five-year-old fisherfolk Jonel Vasquez gathers seaweeds on Johnson Island in Roxas, Palawan, the site of the P3.1-million project for start-up seaweeds nursery, production and marketing sub-project under the Agriculture ... -
Troops deployed to secure PH Rise
(Manila Standard,February 17, 2018 , on page A2)The military had deployed hundreds of Marines troopers in the country’s northern frontier to secure and maintain the country’s sovereign rights over Philippine Rise, after China renamed four seamounts and a hill in the ...