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    • Tilapia holds promise of the future 

      (Malaya, July 27, 1996, on page 11)
      Reconciling population growth and food productivity has stumped the government for ages. Projections from the National Census and Statistics Office (NSO) show that there will be 75.2 million Filipino consumers by the year ...

    • Tilapia with better genes swims upstream to Cordillera highlands 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, March 23, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and Technology, has approved a P4.1-million grant to determine the best strain of tilapia ...

    • Time for the Philippines to adjust to the South China Sea problem 

      Mata, Nestor (Malaya, July 7, 2015, on page B5)
      Growing territorial tensions in the South China Sea are taking a toll on the sizeable Filipino-Chinese community in the Philippines. Recently, one of the most celebrated Filipino writers went so far as to implicitly question ...

    • Tiny Antarctic creatures hint at sea level rise 

      Reuters (Malaya, September 3, 2010, on page B5)
      Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet give a strong hint of the risks of sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists said Tuesday. The discovery of very ...

    • TNT, Yellow Boat collaborate to assist coastal communities 

      (Malaya, June 7, 2013, on page A1)
      Talk 'N Text, the value brand of wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) is sustaining its commitment help mangrove and coastal communities improve their lives through the TNT-Smart yellow boats. In partnership ...

    • Top performer fisheries play second fiddle 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, May 25, 2017, on page A2)
      Vietnam is looking forward to earning $12 billion from fisheries by 2020 while the Philippines currently earns just $500 million. “Something is wrong,” said marine scientist Rafael Guerrero at a regional scientific conference ...

    • Trump vows to stop China from taking South China Sea islands 

      Spetalnick, Matt (Malaya, January 25, 2017, on page B5)
      The new administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned ...

    • Tubbataha divers prepare to assess grounding damage 

      World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Malaya, March 22, 2013, on page A11)
      One in every four known marine species call coral reefs home. Endlessly seeding the vast oceans with fish and invertebrate spawn, these sunken oases provide food and livelihoods for a billion people in Asia alone. forty ...

    • Typhoons and coral reef fisheries 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya, April 11, 2014, on page B5)
      The trend for typhoons to hit the lower latitudes of the country in recent times has serious implications on reef fisheries. This question is being asked because most of the best coral reefs are situated in the southern ...

    • UNI Ocean Conservation Center to open at Manila Ocean Park 

      (Malaya, August 8, 2018, on page B7)
      With the aim of Saving Our Ocean, Lupel Corporation Vice President and General Manager Mitch Pellicer thought it wise to come up with an educational AVP for everyone, especially for children, discouraging all Filipinos not ...

    • US envoy: China, not US, to blame for WPS tension 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, December 20, 2018, on page B6)
      US Ambassador Sung Kim said Beijing, not Washington, is to blame for the militarization of the West Philippine Sea. Ki made the remark in response to a request for comment on President Duterte's statement that Washington ...

    • US eyes more patrols in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, June 4, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...

    • US sails warship near disputed reef 

      Reuters (Malaya, May 11, 2016, on page B3)
      A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defense official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...

    • US seafood catch hits 17-year high 

      Associated Press (AP) (Malaya, September 21, 2012, on page A5)
      The U.S. seafood catch reached a 17-year high last year, with all fishing regions of the country showing increases in both the volume and value of their harvests. Commercial fishermen last year caught 10.1 billion pounds ...

    • US ship salvage team still looking for break in weather 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 18, 2013, on page B6)
      Salvage operations for the US Navy ship that ran aground at the world heritage site Tubbataha Reef in Palawan were again hampered by inclement weather. A large cane ship, Jascon 25, arrived as expected Saturday night at ...

    • US stand on China worries Lorenzana 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, January 27, 2017, on page B2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin yesterday Lorenzana said he is concerned about the pronouncement of the Trump administration that the US will prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China ...

    • US supports PH, China talks 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 27, 2016, on page B1-B7)
      US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he supported the resumption of bilateral talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this ...

    • US throws in more money to 'soften' Tubbataha damage 

      De Vera, Evangeline; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 4, 2013, on page B6)
      The United States yesterday committed to giving P4.1 million to support coral restoration efforts of the Philippine government following the January 17 grounding of the USS Guardian minesweeper at the Tubbataha Reef off ...

    • US, Japan, India, PH hold drills in South China Sea 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, May 10, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Warships form the Philippines, US, Japan, and India are conducting a series of naval drills in the South China Sea where a disputed chain of islands, islets, and features are located. The naval drills are far from the ...

    • US: China's South China Sea buildings could house missiles 

      Reuters (Malaya, February 23, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...