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    • Masbate opens 500-hectare natural park 

      (Manila Standard, October 6, 2022, on page A3)
      The Bongsanglay Natural Park (BNP) in Masbate is now open to the public for day tours and overnight stays, according to Ana Bartolay, BNP Protected Area superintendent. Located in the island of Ticao in Masbate, the Park ...

    • ‘Fight for PH rights in WPS’ 

      Barcelo, Vito; Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, June 13, 2022, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines would never ive up fighting for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea—but ruled out war with China. “(Chinese) President Xi Jinping is my friend, and we ...

    • China says WPS traditional fishing area of Chinese 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 14, 2022, on page A1)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said the West Philippine Sea is a “traditional fishing ground” for Chinese fishermen. The embassy made the statement in response to the diplomatic protest filed by the ...

    • PH wins seat in UN sea body 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 17, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippines has won a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, a body of the United Nations that deals with the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Philippine ...

    • US backs PH protest vs. China's fish ban 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 4, 2022, on page A1)
      The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. This developed as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ...

    • PH raps China for sea threats 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 1, 2022, on page A1)
      The government on Tuesday said it summoned a senior Chinese Embassy official back in April to protest the harassment of a Philippine research in the West Philippine Sea, and rejected a unilateral fishing ban declared by ...

    • Dar: shortage of fish, pork, rice still persists 

      Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, June 1, 2022, on page A1)
      Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said there is still a shortage in the local production of fish, pork, and rice due in part to years of neglect of agriculture. In an interview on GMA-7, Dar said there was still ...

    • Manila Bay dolomite beach reopens June 12 

      (Manila Standard, June 1, 2022, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is set to reopen Manila Bay’s dolomite beach on June 12. DENR Secretary Jim Sampulna said the beach will be reopened to the public on June 12 coinciding with the country’s ...

    • P11.2b project to boost local fisheries sector 

      Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, November 25, 2022, on page A1)
      The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved a P11.2 billion fisheries project aimed at addressing the problems in the sector, reducing poverty, and ensuring food security. In a NEDA board meeting, ...

    • Gov't to boost troops in WPS 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos- Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 23, 2022, on page A1)
      The government has ordered the military to beef up its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese activities monitored near Pag-asa Island. In a statement Thursday, the Department of National Defense (DND) ...

    • Harris' visit shows robust PH-US ties 

      (Manila Standard, November 19, 2022, on page B1)
      Filipinos will be watching closely and listening intently to available echoes from discussions in Malacañang between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and US Vice President Kamala Harris, who arrives in Manila tomorrow for a ...

    • Philippines' new sailing haven 

      (Manila Standard, March 22, 2022, on page C4)
      This enticing getaway has become more exciting with the introduction of an adventure sport which has been in the sidelights for quite some time—sailing. The vast Albay Gulf, which embraces the seaboard of Albay, became a ...

    • DFA confronts China envoy 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos- Araneta, Macon; Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, April 14, 2021, on page A1)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to protest the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippines Sea. Acting Foreign Affairs Undersecretary ...

    • Focus on Palawan 

      (Manila Standard, November 22, 2022, on page B1)
      When US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Palawan today, many will be listening to echoes of her speech – from as far as Washington, Canberra and Beijing and neighboring capitals from East Asia and Southeast Asia. The ...

    • Giant manta ray unhooked 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, July 17, 2019, on page A1)
      A Giant manta ray with several fishing hooks caught below its eye appeared to ask two nearby divers for help in removing them, and then waited patiently for them to do so.

    • PBBM sees 'poorest of poor' to gain from fishery project 

      (Manila Standard, November 27, 2022, on page A1)
      Malacañang said on Saturday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fully backs the P11.2-billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project seen to benefit the country’s “poorest of the poor.” Press ...

    • France bets on tech and transparency vs Chinese caviar 

      Randolph, Eric (Manila Standard, December 13, 2022, on page B3)
      Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde, France—At the fish farm near Bordeaux, Christophe Baudoin is running an ultrasound device over the belly of a large sturgeon to check its eggs. “Caviar!” he shouts as the monitor shows the right ...

    • China sea claim nips oil deal 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, December 2, 2022, on page A1)
      The Philippines is finding ways to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, adding that the country has the right to exploit energy reserves ...

    • LGUs honored on Manila Bay efforts 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, December 15, 2022, on page A3)
      The government has awarded outstanding cities and municipalities for their contributions to rehabilitate and protect the Manila Bay watershed and for being compliant with the Philippine Fisheries Code. Department of the ...

    • Fishing pact with China eyed 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, December 24, 2022, on page A1)
      National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos suggested Friday a regional regulatory fishing agreement with China amid the latter’s alleged continued activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Carlos ...