Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "sea turtles"
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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 ... -
Boracay resort welcomes new VIP guest
(Manila Standard,November 17, 2019 , on page D1-D2)Thousands of guest, from celebrities to world-famous athletes, have enjoyed the idyllic secluded beach, upscale facilities, and sophisticated amenities of Mövenpick Resort and Spa Boracay. Discerning guests do know the ... -
China's failure on marine environment
(Manila Standard,August 9, 2018 , on page A4-A5)One major issue raised by the Philippine government panel before the Permanent Court of Arbitration arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea dispute was China’s failure to live up to its obligations to ... -
Conservationists release endangered turtles to sea
(Manila Standard,March 1, 2016 , on page A7)Morong - Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a Philippine beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades. The olive ridleys, ... -
Contraband
(Manila Standard,March 4, 2019 , on page A6)As the world marks the 6th World Wildlife Day on Sunday, March 3, the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport seized 1,500 live turtles of different sizes and types concealed in the luggage of an arriving ... -
Energy firm leads Subic gab on sea turtle conservation
(Manila Standard,July 19, 2018 , on page B4)Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. has conducted a forum here on turtle conservation under its Protect the Bay Initiative program. The discussion, entitled “Lessons from PawiCare,” aimed to share the best practices on how the ... -
Fighting climate change
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2018 , on page D11)Intense rainfall persisting over days, droughts threatening the farmlands and the farmers' livelihood, continuously rising sea levels and alarming flashfloods -- these are only some of the negative effects that the mankind ... -
From predators to protectors: RP Energy moves to save endangered 'pawikans' in Zambales
(Manila Standard,February 23, 1999 , on page B4)It used to be that these delicate eggs hatched by gentle creatures from the sea ended up in fisherfolk’s household pots. They were a delicacy, and also a source of livelihood. Back in the 1990s, even earlier, marine turtle, ... -
Living a dream on a small island
(Manila Standard,January 9, 2014 , on page B6)Life on a small island with a spectacular view of sunrise and sunset, an island with a tropical forest teeming with wildlife, with white sand beaches and colorful fishes in the crystal-clear waters of the sea --- many ... -
Palawan upscale resorts get ‘turtle friendly’ recognition
(Manila Standard,March 28, 2020 , on page B3)Luxury accommodations amid a biodiverse marine ecosystem, where holidaymakers can relax in peace in the same place where aquatic animals thrive. This could very well be written all over in the upscale resorts in El Nido, ... -
The PAWIKAN: PAuWIin sa KAragataN Project
(Manila Standard,April 22, 2010 , on page C6)The project started as a community work project of Ramon Flores, EDNPI member in the Municipality of San Juan, Batangas. He has worked with the communities there for almost five years and has successfully prevented the ... -
Released into the waters
(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) ... -
Sea Turtle
(Manila Standard,January 10, 2014 , on page B5)Residents of Barangay San Agustin in San Fernando City, La Union released to the sea a green sea turtle, which trapped in a net of a local fisherman. -
Setting it free
(Manila Standard,May 19, 2015 , on page A7)Local environment officials of Dolores town in Eastern Samar relaease a "pawikan" (sea turtle) they rescued this year. -
Turtle eggs
(Manila Standard,February 15, 2010 , on page B2)A mother Olive Ridley turtle leaves her tracks on the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First Gas, a subsidiary of First Gen, in Sta. ... -
Turtles threatened by oil spill in south India
(Manila Standard,February 4, 2017 , on page C3)Hundreds of students and fishermen were working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast that campaigners say threatens the turtles that nest there every year. Campaigners and fishermen have accused the ...