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    • Aquaculture poisoning Taal Lake 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, February 4, 2010, on page A1-A6)
      The calm waters of Taal Lake are deceiving, and what lies below may be toxic. Fish cages have poisoned the sediments below while surface waters remain relatively safe for fisheries, according to a study made by the University ...
    • Aquino vows tough action on illegal fishing 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, April 24, 2015, on page B2)
      President Aquino yesterday vowed to sustain government's campaign against illegal and unregulated fishing after the European Union (EU) lifted its yellow-card warning on the Philippines last year. "Rest assured: We will ...
    • Aquino's tack with China made sea dispute worse: Palace 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 23, 2018, on page B3)
      The Duterte government prefers to deal with China on a conciliatory and friendly manner with regards to the territorial dispute in the South China Sea because of the Aquino administration's confrontational approach resulted ...
    • Aquino: Scarborough still part of PH territory 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 27, 2016, on page B6)
      President Aquino yesterday said the Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippine's 200 mile exclusive economic zone which means that it is very much part of the country. Aquino talked about the geographical location of ...
    • Arbitration hearing on sea dispute begins 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Lopez, JP (Malaya, November 25, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Lawyers for the Philippines, backed by a large delegation of government officials, appeared Tuesday before a panel of international judges in The Hague seeking a ruling that could bolster territorial claims by a series of ...
    • Arroyo blames Aquino for Chinese activity in SCS 

      Vigilia, Wendell; Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, April 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Rep. Gloria Arroyo (Lakas-CMD, Pampanga) yesterday said China’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea (SCS) did not happen during her administration but during the time of her successor, Benigno S. ...
    • As tides rise, Indian villagers find a friend in mangroves 

      Basu, Moushumi (Malaya, November 28, 2018, on page B5)
      Pushpo Mandal still remembers the day, nine years ago, when Cyclone Aila struck and the slender creek at the southern edge of her village swelled into a watery monster.Tall tidal waves broke through the earth embankment, ...
    • Asean 'Sydney Declaration': A strong position on South China Sea 

      (Malaya, March 28, 2018, on page B4)
      The Joint Statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining and promoting ...
    • Asean defense chiefs to issue unified stand on sea dispute 

      (Malaya, September 29, 2017, on page B4)
      Southeast Asian defense chiefs are due to come up with a unified stance on the dragging South China Sea dispute during next month's Association of Southeast Asian Defense Ministers Meeting, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...
    • Asean to skirt mention of South China Sea ruling 

      Reuters (Malaya, September 7, 2016, on page B5-B6)
      Southeast Asian leaders are set to avoid references to a recent arbitration ruling that undermined China's claims to the South China Sea, after omitting it from a joint statement at a summit this week over which Beijing's ...
    • Asean, Biejing reach 'milestone' in SCS talks 

      Reuters (Malaya, August 3, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      Southeast Asia and China have agreed on a working text to continue long drawn-out negotiations over a code of conduct in the disputed South China sea, with officials on Thursday lauding it as a “milestone” and “great ...
    • ATI backs Manila Bay rehab 

      (Malaya, February 8, 2019, on page A7)
      ASIAN Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multisectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to bring ...
    • Ban China from our EEZ 

      Arcilla, Rey O. (Malaya, July 3, 2019, on page B4-B5)
      Critics of President Duterte aka Digong, among them ex-Foreign Secretary Albert "Super Amboy" del Rosario, claim that he may be impeached over his statement that he would allow China to continue fishing within our Exclusive ...
    • Bangus feeding frenzy & feed conversion ratio 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, May 25, 2012, on page A1)
      The feeding habits of bangus hatcheries need a makeover."One problem in feeding management is that technicians just feed ad libitum," said Dr. Relicardo M. Coloso of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ...
    • 'Bangus' shortage feared due to El Niño 

      Lopez, J. P. (Malaya, March 1, 2010, on page B3)
      Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda Saturday feared of bangus (milk fish) shortage due to El Nino. Legarda raised the alarm for government's local fisheries units to monitor the water situation ...
    • Bank's agri loans at P721B as of Q1 

      (Malaya, May 24, 2019, on page A1-A7)
      Land Bank of the Philippines said the amount of loans it provided to small farmers, fishers and other priority sectors grew by 20 percent to P721 billion in the first quarter of the year, from P600 billion a year ago. The ...
    • Benham Rise renamed PH Rise 

      Africa, Raymond; Lopez, JP (Malaya, May 23, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...
    • Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (Malaya, April 30, 2018, on page B4)
      China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...
    • Benham Rise: Wealth under the sea 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, July 29, 2015, on page A3)
      There is wealth out there, for the taking. But diving is daunting, starting at 15 meters deep. In 2011, the Philippines acquired Benham Rise, a "massive" area east of Luzon. "We have access to resources in an area bigger ...
    • BFAR eyes lifting of ban on P. vannamei shrimp 

      Padua, Reinir (Malaya, October 14, 2005, on page B12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has temporarily suspended the breeding of the Pacific White shrimp also known as Peneus vannamei broodstocks in Dagupan City due to the pond's low salinity. Dr. John ...