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    • 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 ...

    • DENR reviews Sarangani Bay protective seascape accords 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is reviewing five agreements on the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape to ensure that the contracts abide by existing policies. The review is being ...

    • China rejects PH protest on fishing ban in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A1)
      Beijing has ignored Manila’s protest against its unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea, including areas that are within the exclusivr economic zone of the Philippines. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian ...

    • Ph files news protest vs. China, this time over moves in Ayungin Shoal 

      (Manila Standard, June 12, 2022, on page A1)
      The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China—the second this week, over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, this time in the Ayungin Shoal.The Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Coast ...

    • Boracay among TIME's 'World's Greatest Places of 2022' 

      Barcelo, Vito; Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, July 14, 2022, on page A1)
      Boracay, a tropical island surrounded by stunning white sand beaches and clear blue waters in Panay, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022.” On its website, TIME, the New York-based ...

    • 'While pushing for peace in WPS, PH wont't drop sovereignty over it' 

      Requejo, Rey; Parino, Gabriellea; Din, Chelsea (Manila Standard, July 12, 2022, on page A1)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday declared that the Philippines wants peace in the South China Sea but rejected any claims that undermine the 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that ...

    • Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, July 16, 2022, on page A1)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ...

    • China insists PH arbitral win 'null and void' 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, July 15, 2022, on page A1)
      China has reiterated its position that the arbitral award rendered by the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea case in favor of the Philippines is “null and void” and “violates ...

    • 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 ...

    • Renewed hope for the West Philippine Sea 

      Del Rosario, Albert (Manila Standard, July 13, 2022, on page B1)
      It has been six years since our country won a resounding victory in The Hague, thereby securing our rights in the West Philippine Sea under international law. The 2016 Arbitral Award is an emblem of pride for the Filipino ...

    • Security around inaugural site set, part of Pasig River 'no-sail' zone 

      (Manila Standard, June 23, 2022, on page A1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will enforce a no-sail zone at a portion of the Pasig River near the Malacañang area in Manila during the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on June 30. The ...

    • Iraqis clean up river as first green projects take root 

      Karim, Ammar (Manila Standard, April 11, 2022, on page B3)
      Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq’s Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water ...

    • Senators slam BFAR on order vs. salmon, pampano sale 

      (Manila Standard, December 13, 2022, on page A4)
      Senators slammed the apparent late action taken by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) against the illegal diversion of pink salmon and pampano to wet markets. Senators Raffy Tulfo and Cynthia Villar, at ...

    • Maynilad underscores measures to control Laguna Lake's algal bloom 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, June 20, 2022, on page B4)
      West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. said over the weekend it took active steps to manage the impact of the algal bloom episode in Laguna Lake on water production. Laguna Lake is the primary raw water ...

    • Frozen fish still in wet markets 

      Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, December 3, 2022, on page A1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday declared a moratorium on its crackdown on imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in wet markets effective immediately. The ...

    • Tolentino: probe on BFAR orders must continue 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 5, 2022, on page A3)
      The Senate must proceed with its investigation on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) crackdown on the illegal selling of pompano and salmon in wet markets despite the moratorium issued on Friday, Senator ...

    • Ban of frozen pompano, salmon in wet markets hit 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Cruz, Maricel V.; Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, November 30, 2022, on page A1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came under fire Tuesday for banning the sale of frozen imported pink salmon and pompano in wet markets. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Animal Industry said Tuesday there might ...

    • US backs PH protest vs. China vexing moves in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 19, 2022, on page 2A)
      The United States has rallied behind the Philippines’ protests against provocative Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly blocking delivery of supplies to troops stationed in the disputed islands and ...

    • 12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 5, 2022, on page B2)
      Twelve bodies have been found following a shipwreck in the South China Sea over the weekend that left more than two dozen crew members missing, Chinese authorities said Monday. The announcement came days after an engineering ...

    • Research center seeks to promote 'pompano' 

      (Manila Standard, September 26, 2022, on page A3)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is seeking to promote “pompano” as an alternative to more popular fish varieties in the Philippines. The SEAFDEC/AQD is an international ...