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    • Duterte seeks innovative tack on sea dispute 

      (Manila Standard, June 27, 2020, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday enjoined the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to look for “innovative” ways to resolve the long-standing disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea. ...

    • Lorenzana says China’s planned ADIZ on WPS ‘illegal’ 

      (Manila Standard, June 26, 2020, on page A3)
      Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday concurred with the warning of a ranking United States military official saying the air defense identification zone planned by China in the South China ...

    • Town asks P126.8m for oil spill damages 

      Doronio, Junex (Manila Standard, February 21, 2014, on page B6)
      Mayor Adelino Sitoy has demanded P126.8 million compensation form two shipping companies that collided in the waters of this coastal town and caused massive spill six months ago, lawyers said. He said among the affected ...

    • EPI to produce fish 

      Estrada, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, February 24, 2014, on page B3)
      Emerging Power Inc., a developer of renewable energy resources, plans to enter into joint ventures with aquaculture farms in Oriental Mindoro province to produce 10 tons of high quality tilapia, sea bass and shrimps annually. ...

    • DFA says no policy to appease China, chides critics 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, June 23, 2020, on page A1)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday rejected the claim of the critics of the Duterte administration that it has adopted a policy of appeasement in dealing with China. "Appeasement? No. In fact, you are ...

    • Longest fish grill prepared for fiesta 

      See, Dexter (Manila Standard, March 14, 2014, on page B6)
      Residents of Bayambang, an agricultural town, were preparing to present the longest fish grill in the world, an 8-kms stretch of grilled tilapia, during the Malangsi Festival on April 4, officials said. Gov. Amado Espino ...

    • Villar, BFAR set up aquaponics facility 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 20, 2020, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, have set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas. Urban ...

    • Drought batters La Unions's fishpond industry 

      Garcia, William Jun (Manila Standard, April 7, 2014, on page B6)
      The aquaculture sector here is expected to lose money during summer as drought worsens in the province, said an official. “There are 117 hectares of fishponds sowed with bangus, native tilapia and shrimps in five barangays ...

    • Sen. Legarda explores Filipino culture and life built on water 

      (Manila Standard, October 25, 2018, on page C3)
      The waterways of the Philippines— our seas, lakes, and rivers—come into focus as Sen. Loren Legarda’s documentary series Dayaw returns for a sixth season tonight at 6:30 on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel. With a theme of ...

    • Japan warned against whaling in Antarctic 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 30, 2015, on page B8)
      Environmental activities group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene. After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, ...

    • HK's dolphins disappearing 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 30, 2015, on page B7)
      As to expand its international airport and with a major new bridge project under way, campaigners warn that the dwindling number of much-loved pink dolphins in surrounding waters may disappear altogether. Conservationists ...

    • Boracay rehab on track amid pandemic 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 14, 2020, on page A2)
      Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu says he remains on track to complete the rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan by May 2021. The one-year extension given to the Boracay ...

    • Protesters defy warning, hold ‘Grand Mañanita’ rally at UP 

      Araja, Rio N.; Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, June 13, 2020, on page A1)
      In a related development, the militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas, which joined the protesters, said: “We fight for our right to rally. Not even a threat from the police will ...

    • DENR asked to probe billionaire’s Palawan structures 

      (Manila Standard, June 15, 2020, on page B4)
      A Puerto Princesa City-based non-government organization asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to investigate the alleged use and occupation of untitled lands in areas under the Malampaya Sound Protected ...

    • 'Peace boats' to help Samar fisherfolk recover from Yolanda 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, November 30, 2015, on page A7)
      Local fisherfolk from three Eastern Samar towns, who were among the victims of Super-Typhoon “Yolanda’’ (Haiyan) in 2013, recently received a total of 63 so-called peace boats, a joint project of the Office of the Presidential ...

    • The beginner’s guide to cooking fish the Pinoy way 

      Vanzi, Sol (Manila Standard, June 11, 2020, on page B-7)
      One of the positive effects of the pandemic quarantine is the sudden interest in cooking by individuals who had never before ventured into the field. Social media postings have shifted dramatically from photos of restaurant ...

    • Welcome to China 

      (Manila Standard, June 11, 2020, on page B1)
      Top officials and visitors who went to the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea this week received a surprise on their mobile phones. “Welcome to China,” one message said as their phones went on roaming. “Welcome to ...

    • Ex-envoy: Seize China’s assets as damage payment 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2020, on page A1)
      "Philippine authorities have the right to seize assets and properties owned by the Chinese state in the Philippines to satisfy China's debt to the Filipino people once China's full monetary damages are determined," Del ...

    • Climate change and our seas 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, November 24, 2015, on page A10)
      One can find in the East Asian seas over one-third of all coral reefs and mangroves and the highest levels of biodiversity for coral reef fish, mollusks, mangroves and sea-grass species. Its coastal areas are very densely ...

    • Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 2, 2020, on page B3)
      Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries. "We have ...