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    • 'China manipulated recording' 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, May 23, 2024, on page A1)
      The Chinese embassy in Manila was accused of manipulating an illegal recording of a phone conversation between former Western Command head Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos and a Chinese military attaché to make it appear they ...

    • DENR rolls out 'BakaJuan' to preserve mangroves 

      (Manila Standard, June 7, 2024, on page B3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pioneering disaster risk reduction by rolling out a citizen science program. Spearheaded by DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, the program aims to manage ...

    • PH to get five new coast guard ships from Japan 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, May 18, 2024, on page A1)
      The Philippines and Japan have signed an agreement that would pave the way for the acquisition by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of five 97-meter patrol ships intended to strengthen the country's capability to guard its ...

    • DENR: Oil spill damage hits P7 billion 

      Dantes, Charles; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, April 28, 2023, on page A1)
      Early estimates put the environmental damage from the Oriental Mindoro oil spill at P7 billion, Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said on Wednesday. In a TV interview, Loyzaga said the amount was based on the ...

    • Digido volunteers take steps to promote coastal resilience 

      (Manila Standard, May 21, 2024, on page C1)
      Promoting coastal resilience and biodiversity restoration, employees and management of Digido Finance Corp. (DFC), operator of multi-awarded fintech platforms Digido and UnaCash, planted 1,161 mangroves during its latest ...

    • DENR: Nesting site of leartherback turtle in Cagayan 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, June 9, 2024, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for public support to protect the nesting site of a critically endangered leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the coastal town of Sta. Ana in ...

    • Unlawful challenges at WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 12, 2024, on page A5)
      The Philippines today marks the 126th anniversary of the proclamation of its independence, staring at unlawful challenges in the West Philippine Sea. Themed ‘Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan (Freedom, Tomorrow, History) ...

    • Group vows Verde Island Passage protection 

      (Manila Standard, June 11, 2024, on page A3)
      The Verde Island Passage Technical Working Group (VIP TWG), led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), has initiated collaboration efforts to safeguard the Verde Island Passage, one of the world’s ...

    • SEAFDEC concludes 4-day meeting on sustainable fishing 

      (Manila Standard, May 11, 2024, on page B3)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) concluded the four-day 56th Council meeting on May 9, 2024, with a focus on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and ensuring the sustainable ...

    • Romualdez to ask PhilHealth to include TB tests in free Konsulta 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, April 26, 2024, on page A3)
      Earlier, Speaker Romualdez, Rep. Yedda Romualdez, and ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo asked PhilHealth to give free mammograms and breast ultrasounds to women who may be suspected of having breast cancer. PhilHealth approved the ...

    • BFAR, Itbayat Island open first tilapia hatchery 

      (Manila Standard, April 11, 2024, on page B3)
      Batanes fish farmers will soon have their own local source of tilapia fingerlings as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the local government inaugurated on April 4, 2024 ...

    • Court tells agencies to report on, assess Manila Bay reclamations 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, September 2, 2023, on page A1)
      The Supreme Court has required concerned government agencies to submit a report on the ongoing land reclamation projects in Manila Bay, including their assessment of the impact of these activities on the environment. The ...

    • Powerless 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 5, 2023, on page B2)
      Fishermen stand in a boat as they inspect thousands of dead fish floating by the bank of the Amshan river, which draws its water from the Tigris, in Iraq's southeastern Maysan governance on Monday.

    • Turtle hatchlings 

      Tomandao, Roy (Manila Standard, January 22, 2023, on page 2A)
      Environment and natural resources officials led by Undersecretary Ernesto Adobo Jr. joined by local villagers release a batch of sea turtle hatchlings on a beach in Catanuan, Quezon.

    • Retail giants partner for cleaner Manila Bay 

      (Manila Standard, September 22, 2023, on page B4)
      Watsons Philippines, the leading brand in health, wellness, and beauty retail, continues to demonstrate its commitment to the environment through its annual coastal clean-up initiative. This endeavor reflects Watsons’ ...

    • Pamalakaya nixes China bid on joint fishing 

      (Manila Standard, January 15, 2023, on page 2A)
      An organization of Filipino fishermen has rejected China’s proposal for joint fishing expeditions in Philippine waters. Meanwhile, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the possibility of a joint oil exploration between China ...

    • 15 perish, 19 missing after Indonesian wooden boat sinks off Sulawesi coast 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 25, 2023, on page B2)
      At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after ...

    • BFAR warns vs. red tide in Bohol, Zambo 

      (Manila Standard, July 13, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public against eating shellfish and shrimps that may be contaminated with red tide in the coastal waters of Bohol and Zamboanga del Sur. In a bulletin ...

    • Restoring Pasig River 

      Velasco, Melandrew (Manila Standard, February 7, 2023, on page B1)
      First, the Tullahan River. This year, San Miguel Corporation (SMC), one of the country’s most diversified companies, is poised to accomplish another feat: the rehabilitation of the historic Pasig River. Approximately 27 ...

    • P114m in oil spill claims filed 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, July 10, 2023, on page A4)
      An initial batch of 3,457 victims from the fisheries sector has so far filed a combined P114 million in financial compensation claims for the economic losses that they suffered due to the MT Princess Empress oil spill, ...