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    • Hinatuan Mining coral garden project a success 

      (Manila Standard, July 24, 2020, on page A4)
      Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), has announced the success of its coral nursery project on the island of Hinatuan in Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte. The coral nursery initiative, designed ...

    • PH to focus on its ’own interest,’ ’agree to disagree’ on SCS issue 

      Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 15, 2020, on page A1)
      The Philippines will focus on its own interests in the South China Sea (SCS) after China rejected a Philippine government appeal that it comply with an arbitral ruling that invalidated its claim to nearly all of the disputed ...

    • Lipstick on a pig 

      Wong, Ching (Manila Standard, July 17, 2020, on page B1)
      Chinese officials may spout off about cooperation and friendship, but as long as Beijing refuses to recognize our legitimate claims over the West Philippine Sea, Filipinos will continue to regard them with suspicion—and ...

    • The lure of mindoro fishermen's ancient way 

      Evora, Robert (Manila Standard, March 25, 2014, on page B6)
      Marginal fishermen in Mindoro Strait are on a roll in the the world’s yellow fin market, attracting buyers with their ancient practice of slapping the sea with their lines and beating expensive commercial operations using ...

    • Tri Bangus@Dagupan triathlon set April 13 

      (Manila Standard, March 24, 2014, on page A7)
      As it celebrates its annual Bangus Festival this year, the City of Dagupan in Pangasinan takes its turn to shine in multisports events as it invites triathletes to take part in the Tri-Bangus @ Dagupan Invitational Triathlon, ...

    • Growing resistance to Beijing aggression 

      Oxales, Orlando (Manila Standard, July 13, 2020, on page B1)
      Tensions have reached new levels four years after the arbitral decision declared unlawful and without basis Beijing’s absurd “nine-dash line” territorial claim of 1.3 million square miles in the South China Sea (SCS). For ...

    • Tensions rising in disputed sea as China, US hold war games 

      (Manila Standard, July 14, 2020, on page A1)
      Tensions are rising anew in the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea, as the United States and China are taking hardline stances and ramping up war games with their respective navies in the disputed waters, with the ...

    • Savings on seaweed through S&T 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 24, 2020, on page B4)
      Seaweed farming has long been a reliable source of income for coastal communities in the Philippines, fringed by waters of the Sulu Sea and the Moro Gulf, the city of Zamboanga is no stranger to the seaweed trade. Four ...

    • Fishers group criticizes DENR over Manila Bay rehab claim 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 28, 2020, on page A6)
      The decrease of coliform levels in certain areas of Manila Bay does not equate to development of the rehabilitation, as it still does not address the sources of pollution that deteriorates its marine environment, a statement ...

    • 'Declare Manila Bay reclamation-free zone' 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 29, 2020, on page A6)
      As the Department of Environment and Natural Resources marks the first year of Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program with bragging about lower coliform levels in Manila city bayside, former Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Ariel ...

    • People affected by oil spill should be paid—solon 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, July 7, 2020, on page A3)
      A party-list lawmaker on Monday said the owner of the barge carrying petroleum products that blew up off Iloilo City should pay for the environmental degradation caused by the spill and the economic losses that it caused ...

    • 4 survive aircraft accident in Zambo 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, July 8, 2020, on page A8)
      Four persons on board a training aircraft survived after their plane ditched near the sea wall of Sinunuc Boulevard in Zamboanga City Tuesday morning. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson and chief ...

    • Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 6, 2020, on page A1)
      The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ...

    • Search for missing fishers, gov't urged 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 4, 2020, on page A3)
      Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged government authorities to augment and mobilize resources to scour the waters for 14 Filipinos missing after their fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel off the coast ...

    • Roque says sorry for visiting Subic theme park 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 3, 2020, on page A8)
      Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque apologized to those who were offended after photos of him taking a dip with the dolphins hit social media despite a Metro Manila-wide quarantine which prohibits non-essential travel. ...

    • PH laws to prevail in ship collision case 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, July 2, 2020, on page A3)
      The collision between a Philippine fishing boat and a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Occidental Mindoro last June 28 is “an issue of enforcement of Philippine laws,” Malacañang said on Wednesday. “Although ...

    • CG reports no survivors found in sea collision 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, July 1, 2020, on page A1)
      Coast Guard authorities have seen no signs of life in the search for 14 people who went missing during a collision last weekend between a fishing boat and a Hong Kong cargo vessel off Occidental Mindoro south of Manila. ...

    • Fishermen slam gas pipeline 

      Evora, Robert (Manila Standard, February 5, 2014, on page B6)
      Fishermen in this small island in central Philippines complained that a gas pipeline going through its territorial waters create vibrations and strange sounds that drive fish away, depriving them of their livelihood, ...

    • 14 missing in sea collision off Occ. Mindoro 

      Barcelo, Vito; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, June 30, 2020, on page A1)
      Rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Chinese cargo ship about 15 miles from Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro, authorities said. The boats crashed early Sunday, ...

    • Help for Butanding caretakers sought 

      Efondo, Scottie (Manila Standard, June 28, 2020, on page B4)
      They guide interactions between humans and whale sharks in Donsol, Sorsogon to ensure the experience is safe even for those who do not know how to swim. They act as guides and lifeguards for this extraordinary meet-up with ...