Malaya: Recent submissions

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    • Chinese ship fired warning shot at PH boat 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, June 5, 2015, on page B6)
      A Chinese ship reportedly fired a warning shot to scare away a fishing boat near a Chinese-occupied reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) last week, a fishing boat operator disclosed yesterday. In a phone ...

    • A lesson from Sri Lanka on saving mangroves 

      Marcelo, Ferdie C. (Malaya, June 1, 2015, on page B1)
      When Yolanda lashed Samar and Leyte in November 2013, feet tripped on feet to contain the damage. The statistics that surfaced five months after were terrifying: 6,300 dead, 4.1 million displaced, and 1.1 million houses ...

    • DENR boosts marine protection 

      (Malaya, June 1, 2015, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched a five-year conservation initiative to boost efforts of protecting marine key biodiversity areas (MKBAs) in the country. The project - Strengthening ...

    • Climate change will stall PH, SE Asia growth 

      Celis, Angela (Malaya, January 12, 2016, on page A1)
      Climate change will stall growth in Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines. David Raitzer, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department project officer and economist, said ...

    • P150B retail bond proposed for PH military modernization 

      Reuters (Malaya, January 12, 2016, on page A3)
      Congress yesterday asked the Philippine government to study a proposal to issue a 150 billion peso ($3.2 billion) retail bond to fund a long-term military modernization plan to secure its strategic reserves in the South ...

    • Aboitiz Cleanergy Park welcomes over 100 new pawikan hatchlings 

      (Malaya, January 8, 2016, on page A10)
      The 109 pawikans came from a nest of 152 eggs and were released last December 2, witnessed by former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and barangay officials, Ateneo de Davao ...

    • Modern technology in marine conservation 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya, January 19, 2016, on page B5)
      Use of remote sensing technology is useful in monitoring the status of coral reefs and reef-associated fish without the need for researchers to travel to distant areas. One can, for example, monitor coral reefs in the Sulu ...

    • Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys 

      Reuters (Malaya, January 4, 2016, on page B3)
      Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested part of the South ...

    • Lake Lanao on conservation mode 

      (Malaya, January 27, 2016, on page A2)
      Government has mandated to have all generating power plant units running one week before and after the elections. The Climate Prediction Center of the United States- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ...

    • Reclamations and red tides 

      Alcala, Angel (Malaya, January 6, 2016, on page B5)
      Land reclamations along coastal areas and the occurrence of red tides are usually associated. Reclamations often result in red tides. Reclamations change the direction of long-shore currents along coastal areas and often ...

    • McCain blasts lack of US patrols in South China Sea 

      Shalal, Andrea (Malaya, January 6, 2016, on page B5)
      The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday criticized the Obama administration for delaying further “freedom of navigation” patrols within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in ...

    • Danish firms eye PH fisheries sector 

      (Malaya, January 20, 2016, on page A2)
      Danish businesses are exploring business and trade opportunities in the Philippines, particularly in the fisheries, energy and health sectors, according to Jan Christensen, ambassador of Denmark.

    • Shell holds oil spill response drill 

      (Malaya, January 26, 2016, on page A10)
      The exercise was held to test the response capability of Shell and its partner agencies in utilizing local and regional resources in mitigating a Tier 2 incident that could affect the waters and shoreline of Batangas City.

    • South China Sea? for Beijing, Taiwan is no. 1 security issue 

      Blanchard, Ben; Hung, Faith (Malaya, January 18, 2016, on page B4)
      Defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory, is estimated by Taiwan to aim hundreds of missiles at the island over a narrow stretch ...

    • Regulation on tuna fishing burdensome 

      (Malaya, May 8, 2017, on page A2)
      While fishing is one of the major industries in the Philippines’ agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sector, its contribution to the economy is still minimal—only 1.7 percent of the gross domestic product. The study ...

    • Scientist upbeat on PH fisheries prospects 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, July 14, 2017, on page A4)
      A large potential, yet with a relatively small economic footprint – that is how scientists described the blue economy yesterday during the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology ...

    • R&D boosts mud crab survival 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, May 15, 2018, on page A2)
      Much of the improved survival rate is traced to formulated feeds and natural food, according to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and ...

    • Giant Lapu-Lapu spawners freed into Sarangani Bay 

      (Malaya, July 28, 2017, on page A10)
      Sarangani Bay is now the home of five king grouper spawners donated by Finfish Hatcheries Inc., the largest commercial fishing hatchery in the Philippines.

    • Hoteliers tackle seafood sustainability 

      Delos Reyes, Antonio (Malaya, March 1, 2018, on page B8)
      Last February 26, 19 hotels from 6 hotel groups came together to reaffirm their commitment to ensure the sustainability of seafood fishing. To celebrate the launch of this year’s Sustainable Seafood Week, the grand ballroom ...