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    • Sustainability -- key to man's survival 

      Vanzi, Sol Jose (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2012, on page J-4)
      Protection of the environment now includes strict regulation of the introduction of foreign species. A good example of why we need this restriction is the proliferation of janitor fish in Laguna Bay, Marikina River, and ...

    • Sustained probe, effective oil spill containment measures sought 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2023, on page 1-9)
      Sustained investigation as well as “immediate and effective measures” to contain the Oriental Mindoro oil spill which has spread to Verde Island in Batangas City should be implemented to prevent further damage to the ...

    • A swim with gentle giants: Donsol's whalesharks 

      Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, October 16, 2011, on page J-1-J-2)
      Before me, in the blue-green haze of the Donsol Sea, a 10-ton gray specter with checkerboard spots resolved into 30 feet of whale shark. "Jump!" the spotter barked as the shadow of the mighty fish broke through the waters. ...

    • Swimming with Samal's giant clams 

      Alcantara, Jojie (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2013, on page F-2)
      Tridacna is a genus of large of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. In the Philippines, it is known as taklobo. Unfortunately, its global conservation status is listed ...

    • Taal eruption's damage to agriculture now at ₱3 B; farmers, fishers get aid 

      Tiangco, Minka Klaudia; Leyco, Chino (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2020, on page 1-8)
      Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that the total damage to agriculture due to Taal Volcano’s eruption has risen to P3.06 billion. In a roundtable discussion with the Manila Bulletin editors and reporters on ...

    • Tacloban fishermen: What happened to P32.6-M Yolanda fishery fund? 

      Abrematea, Nestor (Manila Bulletin, June 24, 2018, on page 18)
      Local fishermen are asking no less than President Duterte to investigate the long delayed implementation of projects under the P32, 645,000 Yolanda Rehabilitation Funds for the fishery sector in this city. Losanto P. ...

    • Tagaytay ridge to Taal Lake on foot 

      Bautista, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, May 20, 2022, on page 9)
      There’s an old saying “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” I have been curious all my life. I remember the first time I went to Tagaytay. When I saw the magnificent Taal Volcano, I became very curious ...

    • Tahiti pearls endangered by climate change 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2015, on page B8)
      The black pearl of Tahiti is at the heart of French Polynesia’s economy but is now highly vulnerable to climate change, and its fragile existence underlines – in a small but exquisite way – what is at stake in the United ...

    • Taiwan investors seek PH partners in agri and aquaculture industries 

      Magkilat, Bernie C. (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2018, on page B-3)
      Taiwanese investors are looking for local partners for their planned expansion in the agriculture and aquaculture industries in Mindanao. Representatives from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was ...

    • Taiwan president flies to disputed island in South China Sea 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 29, 2016, on page 13)
      The Taiwanese Defense Ministry told Reuters that Ma had departed for Itu Aba. He is scheduled to hold a news conference around 1100 GMT on his arrival back in Taiwan. Washington, Taiwan's biggest ally, on Wednesday called ...

    • Taiwan shuns 'new' sea 

      Mabasa, Roy; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2012, on page 1-18)
      Taiwan does not recognize a unilateral move by the Philippines to rename the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Taiwan's Central News Agency (CAN) said the ministry issued a ...

    • Taiwanese poachers charged 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2015, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has filed charges against the purported Taiwanese poachers apprehended off Babuyan Claro in Cagayan province last June 11. Based on the incident report by the quick ...

    • Tanker collision spills 400 tons of oil off China coast 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 30, 2021, on page 4)
      Around 400 tons of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China’s largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said Thursday. “The amount of oil spilt from the ...

    • Tardy whales fail to show up 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2000, on page B-10)
      Some 24,000 gray whales migrate each winter from their feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to calving lagoons off Mexico's Baja Peninsula. The whales are late this year and scientists can't figure out why. But lately not a ...

    • Target arrivals for Boracay to be revised 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2018, on page 6)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) will revise its target for tourist arrivals for Boracay in Aklan. DOT Western Visayas Director Helen Catalbas said the target for this year and onward will be anchored on the update carrying ...

    • Tawi-Tawi to host seaweed festival 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2012, on page 16)
      The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi yesterday expressed readiness to host the 11th Seaweed Festival this year, showcasing the abundant supply of the high-grade seaweed variety produced in the province. Tawi-Tawi Governor ...

    • Tawilis now endangered species 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2019, on page 6)
      Sardinella tawilis, which can only be found in the Philippines, is now an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Based on IUCN's research, major factors that threaten ...

    • Teen beats off shark attack 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2010, on page 14)
      A 14-year-old New Zealand girl escaped serious injury in a shark attack by furiously beating the creature about the head with her body board until it let go, it was reported Tuesday. Lydia Ward said she was in waist-deep ...

    • Teen diver makes it to world's biggest underwater shootout 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 11, 2018, on page B-7)
      Thirteen-year-old Shintaro “Shin” Montiero was the youngest participant at the recent 6th Anilao Underwater Shootout, the world’s biggest underwater photography event, held recently in Mabini, Batangas. Organized annually ...

    • Teenager survives crocodile attack in Palawan 

      Recuenco, Aaron B. (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2018, on page 11)
      A swimming trip of two high school friends ended in tragedy after one of them was almost eaten alive by a crocodile in Balabac town, Palawan, police reported.The crocodile had clamped its jaws on the right leg of 16-year-old ...