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    • Pasay places 3rd in cleanup of Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, December 23, 2020, on page A4)
      The City of Pasay was ranked third among compliant local government units in Metro Manila in implementing the Manila Bay Clean-Up Rehabilitation and Preservation Program. The recognition came from the Department of the ...

    • US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 24, 2020, on page A3)
      An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ...

    • Britain, EU countries announce Brexit deal 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 25, 2020, on page B2)
      Britain and the European Union were expected to announce a Christmas Eve trade deal Thursday after 10 months of Brexit talks dragged out over yet another late night session. The two sides had hoped to unveil the accord on ...

    • Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 28, 2020, on page B3)
      Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbor―a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia’s rock lobster ...

    • Climate change to hurt PH fisheries 

      (Manila Standard, December 31, 2020, on page A3)
      The impact of climate change on the fisheries sector is a key contributor to the Philippines’ economy, it being an archipelago. According to a study, the impact of climate change on fish harvests is projected to cause a ...

    • In the Alps, white caviar offers and exclusive alternative 

      Gauquelin, Blaise (Manila Standard, December 31, 2020, on page B3)
      In his waders, Stefan Astner checks on the albino sturgeon: Almost two decades after they hatched, they’re ready to be gutted for their caviar to be shipped out for New Year’s celebrations. “The fish have already been ...

    • DA expects 2.5% growth in farm, fishery sector in 2021 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, December 31, 2020, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture expects a modest growth of 2.5 percent in agriculture next year, faster than the 1-percent increase this year amid the pandemic. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a year-end report ...

    • 'Dolomite lang matatag' draws flak 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, November 13, 2020, on page A4)
      Netizens on Thursday slammed Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Pircelyn Pialago after selfie photos they took at the Manila Bay with the so-called dolomite ...

    • Duterte won't ignore Hague ruling 

      (Manila Standard, November 13, 2020, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte, appearing tough on the international arbitral ruling against China in 2016, told his fellow Southeast Asian leaders Thursday the determination by the Hague court as regards the disputed South ...

    • Fishing ban set in Visayan Sea 

      (Manila Standard, November 14, 2020, on page A4)
      Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the closed season ...

    • Live reef fish trade in Palawan feared to kill of coral reefs 

      (Manila Standard, December 8, 2010, on page A6)
      The illegal live fish trade in the country is reaching alarming levels and is accelerating the distraction of massive coral reefs particularly in the Palawan area. "The trade of live fish reef fish in the country goes on ...

    • Danish fishermen hope to keep access to British waters in Brexit deal 

      Bas-Wohlert, Camille (Manila Standard, November 10, 2020, on page B3)
      In Thyboron, a port in western Denmark, the sky is grey and overcast and fishermen look just as gloomy as soon as the word Brexit is mentioned. Almost all of the 2,000 people who live here know a fisherman whose livelihood ...

    • El Nido reopens for tourism, resorts ready 

      (Manila Standard, August 24, 2020, on page A4)
      Palawan, voted World’s Best Island in 2020 by Travel + Leisure magazine, awaits visitors once more as it reopens its doors to tourism. Now under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), and with the support of the ...

    • Tilapia project for Laguna, Batangas 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, November 6, 2020, on page A4)
      An initiative of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) is making tilapia farming accessible to beneficiaries in Laguna and Batangas. A total of 14 farmer ...

    • Zambo peninsula under fishing ban 

      Rimando, A. Perez. (Manila Standard, October 7, 2014, on page B6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement a five-month ban against fishing for sardine fish, Tamban, in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi starting in November, a senior ...

    • BFAR declares closed season for Ludong 

      Estrada, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, October 3, 2014, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for the high-value Ludong for the provinces of Cagayan, Abra and the Santa River in Ilocos Sur, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...

    • Mangrove forest safeguards Nasugbu coastlines 

      Llarena, Steph (Manila Standard, October 27, 2020, on page C4)
      A 10-hectare mangrove forest in a municipality in Batangas proves that lush vegetation is the ideal solution to common environmental problems and that it is “Instagrammable,” too—red swimsuit optional. Mangrove trees play ...

    • An oil boom? 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, October 28, 2020, on page B1)
      Share prices of once-dormant listed petroleum exploration companies have doubled and even more than quadrupled in recent days, from their March 2020 lows, thanks to the so-called lifting by President Duterte of the moratorium ...

    • 'China to turn over WPS structures to PH' 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 6, 2020, on page A3)
      The structures, including the military facilities that China built on the West Philippine Sea, may end up with the Philippines once the “day of reckoning” comes, a lawmaker said Monday, adding the continuous building of ...

    • Cimatu: Stop politicing Manila Bay 

      (Manila Standard, September 20, 2020, on page A2)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stood firm on his position to push through with the Manila Bay beach nourishment project as he took a swipe at critics of the government’s initiative. “Sadly, there are those who want us ...