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    • DENR launches save watershed campaign 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, November 2, 2021, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga launched recently the “Save Our Watershed” advocacy campaign in a bid to intensify the protection and conservation of forests ...

    • Calicoan dreaming 

      Tomboc, Gabriel O. (SunStar Philippines, October 7, 2021, on page 8)
      “You’ve seen one white sand beach, you’ve seen them all,” I muttered half-jokingly when a few of my carpooled friends expressed excitement to finally get out of a five-hour car trip en route to Guiuan. Ours was a very ...

    • Residents ask Duterte to halt Consolacion reclamation project 

      KAL; PR (SunStar Philippines, October 18, 2021, on page 2)
      At least 120 residents signed a manifesto of appeal asking President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the Seafront City project in Barangay Tayud in Consolacion, Cebu, saying it will not only affect their livelihood but also their ...

    • DA: Imported agri-fishery commodities to undergo 'second border' inspection 

      JOB; PR (SunStar Philippines, October 12, 2021, on page 5)
      Two government agencies in the country will run after violators to curtail the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities and ensure an optimum level of food safety for Filipino consumers. According to a press release, the ...

    • Cebu environment think tank warns danger of Seafront City reclamation 

      KOC; PR (SunStar Philippines, October 23, 2021, on page 11)
      A Cebu-based think tank focusing on environmental issues has warned of environmental hazards if the 235.80 hectare Seafront City reclamation in Consolacion, Cebu pushes through. In a statement sent Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, ...

    • 19 Japanese Koi fish found dead in pond 

      RGL (SunStar Philippines, October 7, 2021, on page 2)
      Nineteen Japanese koi fish were found dead in a fish pond in Mati City, Davao Oriental. In a press release from the Mati City Information Office, the dead kois in the Mati Pylon Pond were discovered on October 3 from 7 ...

    • 25 tons of waste collected in cities of Cebu, Talisay 

      JJL; JKV (SunStar Philippines, June 20, 2021, on page 4)
      The Cebu City Coastal Management Task Force (CMTF) collected 13 tons of garbage during a four-hour cleanup on Saturday, June 19, 2021. CMTF subcommittee chairman Reymar Hijara said plastic made up 78 percent of the garbage ...

    • Fresh off the island 

      Poculan, Cassandra C. (SunStar Philippines, May 31, 2021, on page 8)
      There are plenty of fish in the sea, but there are plenty more in Bantayan Island. A common practice among residents is drying fish to preserve it. This is why “buwad” (dried fish) is the island’s most popular delicacy. ...

    • Chinese ship waste endangering reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, July 14, 2021, on page 4)
      Swarns of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, causing algae blooms that have damaged coral reefs and threatened fish in an unfolding catastrophe, a ...

    • Rescued pawikan returns, lays eggs at Cleanergy Park 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, June 9, 2021, on page 10)
      Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. spotted two sea turtles at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park at Sitio Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya, Davao City in the evening of May 24, 2021. One of the sea turtles was on her way back to the sea ...

    • Pampanga River a major source of plastics in the ocean 

      Peña, Rox (SunStar Philippines, June 25, 2021, on page 4)
      I've read many articles about plastic waste in oceans and none of them specifically cited the Philippines as a major source. Now an article published online at ourworldindata.org/ocean-plastics entitled “Where does the ...

    • DENR donates motorized banca for Manila Bay rehab 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2021, on page 2)
      Six towns in Bulacan recently received motorized bancas from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to further boost the cleanup and rehabilitation of river systems directly flowing into the greater ...

    • Globe-powered ISDApp to keep 300 fisherfolks in Dingalan, Aurora safe at sea 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 2, 2021, on page 6)
      Three hundred fisherfolks in Dingalan, Aurora will soon be able to properly monitor weather conditions for safe sailing, especially during the typhoon season as ISDApp launches in their coastal community this May. ISDApp ...

    • Gov't task force: Keep all Chinese ships off WPS 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippines on Wednesday has reiterated its call for China to withdraw its militia ships spotted massing in the country's maritime territory off the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Task Force for the West ...

    • Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 5, 2021, on page 3)
       The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ...

    • Labor condemns Chinese 'incursions' in West PH Sea 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, April 19, 2021, on page 6)
      Negros Occidental-based labor group General Alliance of Workers Asociations (Gawa) has condemned the alleged Chinese incursion in the country's territorial waters. Its secretary general Wennie Sancho, in a statement, said ...

    • China says WPS reef is part of its Nansha Qundao 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, March 24, 2021, on page 3)
      What the Philippines calls the Julian Felipe Reef within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the Niu’e Jiao, a part of the Nansha Qundao or Spratly Islands, to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Chinese fishing ...

    • Philippines, US defense chiefs discuss maritime dispute 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has committed to United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III that he will discuss the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with President Rodrigo Duterte. Austin, on the other ...

    • Defense, AFP chiefs deny alleged military's withdrawal of support for Duterte 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 19, 2021, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, April 18, 2021, denied a social media post alleging that a group of retired and active military officers had threatened to withdraw support for President Rodrigo Duterte over ...

    • Capitol sets up center for 'rice-fish culture' 

      Melliza, Pet (SunStar Philippines, February 28, 2000, on page 2)
      The Iloilo provincial government is setting up a fish hatchery in Cabatuan town, 20 kilometers north of this city, to promote the "appropriate technology" in "rice-fish culture". The Lowland Technology Development and ...