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    • Dinagat fisherfolk gain new P5.6-m ice plant 

      (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page B4)
      Cagdianao Mining Corporation (CMC) turned over a P5.6-Million ice plant and cold storage facility to the members of GAAS Dinagat Fishermen Cooperative (GADIF-CO) in barangay Legaspi, Cadianao, Province of Dinagat Islands, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Rody demands sanction vs. Chinese trawler crew 

      Blancaflor, MJ; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 31, 2019, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese leader Xi Jinping he wanted the crew of the Chinese trawler that hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat on June 9 sanctioned so as to get closure on the incident, a Palace spokesman ...

    • Jackie Chan's Vietnam visit canceled over China sea row 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 9, 2019, on page B3)
      Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor ...

    • Deforestation+climate change= dead and for wildlife 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, July 10, 2019, on page A5)
      Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin ...

    • DENR personnel ordered to help in Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, January 6, 2020, on page A3)
      Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has directed officials and employees to conduct daily cleanup activities at Manila’s Baywalk area and Baseco beach as part of the ongoing ...

    • 'Tuna King' buys catch for $1.8 million 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 6, 2020, on page B3)
      A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed “Tuna King”, paid $1.8 million for a giant tuna at a New Year’s auction at Tokyo’s main fish market on Sunday. Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a successful sushi restaurant chain, ...

    • P'que to ban single-use plastic starting in June 

      (Manila Standard, January 8, 2020, on page B4)
      Parañaque’s City is banning single -use plastic in all commercial establishments in the area starting in June, following the lead of other cities in Metro Manila. In an online post, Parañaque’s City Environment and Natural ...

    • No case in Sino sea intrusions 

      Requejo, Rey; Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, July 10, 2019, on page A1)
      The fishermen who had asked the Supreme Court to order the government to protect and rehabilitate Panatag Shoal and Panganiban Reef in the West Philippine Sea have withdrawn their names from the petition, saying they were ...

    • PXP Energy set to drill two wells in Recto Bank 

      Flores, Alena Mae. S. (Manila Standard, February 25, 2022, on page B4)
      PXP Energy Corp., the oil and gas exploration unit of Philex Mining Corp., said Thursday it will drill two appraisal wells in the gas-rich Recto Bank this year along with subsidiary Forum Energy Plc. “Each of Forum and PXP ...

    • Dar sees agriculture growth of 3% to 5% 

      Campos, Othel V. (BusinessWorld, September 25, 2019, on page B1)
      Agriculture Secretary William Dar plans to expand agriculture by as much as 3 percent to 5 percent before his three-year term ends. Dar also enjoined all local government units and provincial governments to support the ...

    • Diving is more fun in the Philippines 

      (Manila Standard, June 2, 2019, on page D2)
      To help further cement the country's reputation as one of the world's best destinations for recreational and professional diving, the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines exhausts aggressive efforts in promoting it as a ...

    • Modernizing agriculture 

      (Manila Standard, December 20, 2019, on page A4)
      The government is finally devoting its time to modernize the country's agriculture sector. Agriculture is probably one of the major underperforming sectors of the economy despite employing 23.5 percent of the country's ...

    • China seeks closure to boat-ramming incident 

      Mariano, Nat; Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 3, 2019, on page A1)
      Beijing wants to put the issues involving the Recto Bank incident to rest due to its effects on the friendly relations between Philippines and China, Malacañang said Tuesday. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesman ...

    • BBM eyes 'balanced' sea tack 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 18, 2022, on page A1)
      President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take a “very measured and balanced” approach to the country’s territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. Marcos made this commitment during a meeting with ...

    • DFA protests return of over 100 Chinese vessels in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 10, 2022, on page A1)
      Manila lodged a fresh diplomatic protest against Beijing over the swarming of over 100 Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the unauthorized presence of Chinese vessels in the Julian ...

    • 7 missing in sea collision off Palawan 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, May 30, 2022, on page A1)
      Rescuers searched waters off the Philippines on Sunday for seven people missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a cargo ship, authorities said. The Philippine fishing vessel and Marshall Islands-flagged MV ...

    • China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, May 28, 2022, on page A1)
      China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions in the region. In a move aimed at countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the contested ...

    • On the President-elect's statement to uphold the 2016 arbitral ruling 

      Del Rosario, Albert (Manila Standard, May 27, 2022, on page B1)
      We are deeply thankful that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. declared what Filipinos would like to hear: that the 2016 Arbitral Ruling is not a claim but already a right, that our sovereignty is “sacred,” and that he ...

    • 7 died, 127 saved in ferry fire off Real, Quezon 

      (Manila Standard, May 24, 2022, on page A1)
      At least seven people, including two senior citizens, were killed as scores were plucked to safety after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard off the waters of Real in Quezon province on ...