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    • The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs 

      Yan, Gregg (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D7)
      Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, in-gloriously, into the turquoise waters in northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the ...

    • BFAR: Pollution caused fish kill 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 13, 2019, on page A4)
      Water pollution and not blast fishing caused the recent case of fish kill off Las Piñas and Parañaque in Manila Bay where at least 30 tubs of dead fish were found along the coastline, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Fish kill won't affect Manila Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, October 15, 2019, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Monday vowed to work to ensure that the recent fishkill in the cities of Las Piñas-Parañaque won’t affect the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy ...

    • REEForestation' project at the Cavite ecozone 

      (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page G8)
      Aside from the economic activities resulting from the operation of the Cavite Economic Zone in the Municipality of Rosario, fishing and cottage industries related to fishing such as smoked fish (tinapa) processing, fish ...

    • Officials struggle to make Laguna Lake cleaner 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D6)
      There was a time when Laguna de Bay was the pride and joy of residents not only for its beauty but because of the benefits people got from the lake itself. But 40 years of uncontrolled peripheral activities and man-made ...

    • Boracay natives may regain lands 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 14, 2018, on page A1)
      Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ...

    • Meralco unit eyes floating solar plant in Laguna de Bay 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, October 17, 2019, on page B1)
      MGen Renewable Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp., plans to put up a 110-megawatt floating solar project in Laguna de Bay, a top executive said Wednesday. “We are in the process of applying for a pilot ...

    • ‘Buwad’-making thrives in Bantayan Island 

      (Manila Standard, March 23, 2020, on page A6)
      Bantayan island in Cebu is known for its fine, white-sand beaches and clear waters, and also for buwad, or sun-dried salted fish, better known as daing or tuyo in other parts of the Philippines. Fishing is the main livelihood ...

    • Palawan upscale resorts get ‘turtle friendly’ recognition 

      Llarena, Steph (Manila Standard, March 28, 2020, on page B3)
      Luxury accommodations amid a biodiverse marine ecosystem, where holidaymakers can relax in peace in the same place where aquatic animals thrive. This could very well be written all over in the upscale resorts in El Nido, ...

    • Overfishing threatens tuna supply 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 15, 2012, on page A3)
      Senator Loren Legarda on Friday expressed alarm over the declining tuna stocks worldwide due to overfishing. Noting the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which revealed ...

    • Albay fishers get support 

      (Manila Standard, October 23, 2012, on page A6)
      Poor and marginalized Albay fisherman can now look forward to a more sustainable livelihood after their provincial government provided them vital fishing gear. The Albay office in Makati City said their provincial government ...

    • Manila told to improve sea security 

      Fabunan, Sara (Manila Standard, October 4, 2012, on page A1)
      An Australian delegate said on Wednesday that the Philippines and other claimants to the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea against China should strengthen their maritime capabilities because the dispute could possibly ...

    • Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"? 

      Tatad, Francisco (Manila Standard, September 17, 2012, on page A1)
      President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ...

    • Red tide up in W. Samar 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, January 4, 2017, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram, Western Samar. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin said that the coastal waters of ...

    • River warriors on cleanup drive 

      (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A6)
      Amid the torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm "Domeng," personnel of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission have been continuously cleaning up creeks and rivers in the metropolis. Despite the bad weather caused ...

    • Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef 

      Del Rosario, Alejandro (Manila Standard, September 8, 2012, on page A4)
      The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ...

    • China warns: Penalties imposed on illegal fishing 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, August 3, 2016, on page A1)
      Beijing on Tuesday announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters, including those it claims in the South China Sea weeks after an international tribunal ruled that those claims have no legal basis. The Supreme ...

    • Isolate- China bid gains steam 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 13, 2016, on page A1)
      The Philippines will urge all claimant countries to isolate China by declaring their own claims in the South China Sea as protected areas to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an official said Friday. ...

    • PH alarmed at China plan to build on Scarborough 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, August 20, 2016, on page A2)
      The Philippines on Friday expressed concern about the reported plan of China to start building structures in the Scarborough Shoal. However, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said they will verify the ...

    • China wants Asian solution to sea row 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, August 19, 2016, on page A2)
      The Philippines welcomed the plan of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to finish the general framework of the Code of Conduct by June 2017. On Wednesday, China announced that it agreed with the Asean to ...