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    • Duterte raises PH arbitral win vs China before UN assembly 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Tempo, September 24, 2020, on page 1)
      President Duterte has raised the country’s arbitral win against China in the South China Sea dispute before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying the country rejects any attempt to undermine such award. In his ...

    • Road closures, rerouting schemes for Manila Bay cleanup 

      Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (Tempo, September 19, 2020, on page 2)
      The Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) and Manila Police District (MPD) released the road closures and traffic rerouting schemes for the International Coastal Clean-up at Manila Bay on Saturday. The northbound and ...

    • Sabotage eyed in Manila Bay fish kill 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Tempo, September 19, 2020, on page 3)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda on Friday did not discount the possibility of “sabotage’’ in the recent fish kill in Manila Bay. In an interview over GMA News, Antiporda ...

    • Fisk kill surprises Baseco residents 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Tempo, September 18, 2020, on page 3)
      Hundreds of dead fish floating in Manila Bay greeted residents of Baseco Compound in Manila Thursday morning. Regine Nequia, president of Baseco Seaside Neighborhood Association (BASA), said they were surprised to see the ...

    • Digong on Manila Bay white sand beach: Napabilib ako 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Tempo, September 23, 2020, on page 4)
      President Duterte said he was impressed by the present appearance of a portion of Manila Bay beach, saying the Filipino people are now enjoying the benefits from a determined action of government. Duterte made the statement ...

    • Red tide hits 12 Eastern Visayas bays 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Tempo, September 21, 2020, on page 3)
      At least 12 bays and coastal waters in Eastern Visayas are now affected by red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) reported Sunday, citing the examination conducted by the Regional Marine ...

    • Sabah and our other disputes in SCS 

      (Tempo, September 2, 2020, on page 4)
      The Philippines is involved in a number of disputes over territories in lands around the South China Sea (SCS). At the center of our dispute with China is its claim that it owns the entire territory covered by a nine-dash ...

    • Gensan fishing industry to lose ₱400 M 

      Jubelag, Joseph (Tempo, September 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The local fishing industry here is going to lose some R400 million in revenues once the city’s fish port complex shuts its operation from September 2-5 after several workers of the fish port facility tested positive for ...

    • That fish kill in Manila Bay 

      (Tempo, September 22, 2020, on page 3)
      Hundreds of dead fish started floating to the surface of Manila Bay near the Baseco compound in Manila Bay Thursday morning, September 17, after a night of heavy rains over Manila. Because of the recent controversy over ...

    • Alex de Rossi pokes fun at Manila Bay white sand project, attacked by netizens 

      Ramos, Neil (Tempo, September 11, 2020, on page 5)
      Social media is still toxic for celebrities as Alessandra de Rossi found out recently, making an offhand comment about the Manila Bay white sand project. Taking to Twitter to poke fun on the issue, Alex said, “Pakibilis-bilisan ...

    • White beach may help but the real problem is pollution 

      (Tempo, September 10, 2020, on page 4)
      Manila Bay is in the news again. It is being provided with a patch of white sand along 500 meters of the baywalk, actually not sand but crushed dolomite boulders, a variant of limestone, that is coming all the way from ...

    • Ship with 39 Pinoys missing 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Tempo, September 4, 2020, on page 3)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs is verifying with the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and its other foreign posts the report that a Panamanian-registered freighter with 43 crewmembers, including 39 Filipinos, went missing ...

    • Cebu calls off probe on Manila Bay 'white sand' 

      Cordova, Calvin D.; Ruiz, Ellalyn V. (Tempo, September 9, 2020, on page 3)
      The provincial board will no longer investigate the transportation of crushed dolomite rocks or “white sand” from Cebu to Manila after it triggered a wave of protests. The enhancing of the Manila Bay through the dumping ...

    • Suspension of Manila Bay white sand project urged 

      Aquino, Leslie Ann; Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 8, 2020, on page 5)
      A local fisherfolk group on Monday called for the suspension of the white sand project of Manila Bay as it poses potential harm to both environment and public health. Pamalakaya said that the environmental and health issues ...

    • Dolomite boulders harmful - fisher group 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Dolomite contains high amount of heavy metals that contribute to pollution and acidity of Manila Bay, said a fisherfolk group that has looked into the impact of the dumping of white sand along the Manila Baywalk. The ...

    • Search for cargo ship crew halted: 2 rescued Filipino crewmen contact families 

      Unite, Betheena; Mabasa, Roy C. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 1)
      Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ...

    • DENR puts crushed dolomite boulders on Manila baywalk 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Tempo, September 5, 2020, on page 5)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) clarified that crushed “dolomite boulders” and not the “white sand” will be used to fill the 500-meter stretch of the baywalk as part of the Manila ...

    • Hopes up with new Pasig cleanup effort 

      (Tempo, September 8, 2020, on page 4)
      When it begins its projected ₱95.5-billion Pasig River Expessway project, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) plans to also clean up and improve the flow of water along the Pasig River. It will be embarking on a project – cleanup of ...

    • 4 Vietnamese fishermen arrested 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Tempo, July 23, 2020, on page 2)
      Maritime policemen in tandem with local government officials of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi province apprehended four Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching on the territorial waters of the town.

    • Reptile sex 

      Atienza, Kim (Tempo, July 27, 2020, on page 7)
      You might wonder: How do reptiles, like snakes and lizards, reproduce? Have you ever seen two snakes, or two crocodiles engage in sex? Most reptiles reproduce sexually and have internal fertilization, according to Google. ...