Malaya: Recent submissions

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    • Power firm to rehabilitate Boracay wetland 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, January 28, 2019, on page A2)
      Lopez-led power generation firm Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is investing P10 million it's adopted a wetland in Boracay Island to turn it into an eco-tourism park. The adopted 7.79- hectare Wetland No. 2 located here is ...

    • State bank's loans to key sectors up 41% 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, January 9, 2019, on page A3)
      The Land Bank of the Philippines said its outstanding loans to priority sectors including farmers, fishers, microenterprises reached P710.69 billion as of third quarter of 2018, 40.6 percent higher than the P500 billion ...

    • Farm output growth slowed to 1% in 2018 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, January 11, 2019, on page A1)
      Ahead from the release of official figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the farming sector grew by 1 percent in 2018, due to the effects of 13 weather disturbances ...

    • National Museum exhibit dives deep into the Philippine Rise 

      Delos Reyes, Antonio (Malaya, January 18, 2019, on page B8)
      Images of the Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve, including the pristine Benham Bank, are the newest addition to the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit called “The Journey Towards the ...

    • Cleaning Manila Bay 

      (Malaya, January 14, 2019, on page B4)
      Several administrations in the past have attempted-- and obviously failed -- to clean the waters of Manila Bay, where one can see the world-famous beautiful sunset. This time around, under the leadership of President ...

    • Seafood dining reinvented 

      (Malaya, January 10, 2019, on page B8)
      A reinvented seafood dining experience is coming to Manila as Cebu’s best seafood restaurant, Isla Sugbu Seafood City, opens at Venice Grand Canal Mall in Taguig. Not all seafood restaurants are created equal. Only a few ...

    • Stricter vessel monitoring in fisheries sector sought 

      (Malaya, August 22, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine Earth Justice Center (PEJC). is urging the implementation of the vessel monitoring mechanism (VMM) requirement under the amended fisheries code in order to properly govern commercial fishing. The implementing ...

    • DENR pushes for regional cooperation on mangrove protection 

      (Malaya, September 6, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) called for further convergence of Asean member countries in promoting mangrove development and conservation. "With the conservation and management strategies that ...

    • Boracay full rehab complete by Dec. 2019 

      Lopez, JP (Malaya, September 14, 2018, on page A3)
      The world-famous Boracay Island would be completely rehabilitated by December next year according to Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT). Addressing senators during the agency's budget ...

    • US eyes more patrols in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, June 4, 2018, on page B1)
      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 ...

    • Petron begins stoking fish cages in Guimaras 

      (Malaya, August 11, 2007, on page C4)
      As part of its commitment to give more livelihood opportunities to Guimarasnons, Petron will begin of two of the three fish cages it established at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) area in the ...

    • Consumer good makers lead fight against plastic pollution 

      (Malaya, October 12, 2018, on page A10)
      The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...

    • PH doubts Asean, China can craft legally binding sea code 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 30, 2018, on page B1)
      New Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr said on Monday that the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China would unlikely be able to arrive at a legally binding code of conduct for the South ...

    • Volunteers turn up for SM coastal cleanup drive 

      (Malaya, October 1, 2018, on page B7)
      In an unprecedented attendance, 7,086 registered volunteers took part in this year’s SM By the Bay Cleanup Drive. Held in partnership with the SM Mall of Asia, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pasay City ...

    • Science comes to endangered Lake Sebu 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, October 12, 2018, on page A2)
      A new species of freshwater crab was discovered last year in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. The Sundathelphusa miguelito crab is "very likely to be endemic in Mindanao, and further study," says Jose C. E. Mendoza, a lecturer ...

    • After warding off mass tourism: Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats 

      Beh, Lih Yi (Malaya, October 26, 2018, on page A11)
      Located about two hours from downtown Hong Kong, rural Tai O is the last fishing village in the territory and is home to over 2,000 people. Fishing, the area’s traditional industry, is dying out after a 2012 government ban ...

    • Naval exercise in the South China Sea 

      (Malaya, October 11, 2018, on page B3)
      The United States has scheduled naval military exercises in the South China Sea in November, particularly in the disputed areas of the West Philippine Sea, and has invited the navies of its allied nations to participate. ...

    • Asean, Biejing reach 'milestone' in SCS talks 

      Reuters (Malaya, August 3, 2018, on page B1)
      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 ...

    • DENR voids ECCs of Boracay firms 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, July 20, 2018, on page A1)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments in Boracay Island pending review of their compliance with Environmental ...

    • Ex-generals raise concerns over BBL, China Sea dispute 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 12, 2018, on page B2)
      A group of mostly retired military generals yesterday raised concerns over the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law and government's handling of the territorial dispute in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea. The Group ...