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Obama plans to quadruple Hawaii marine protected area
(Manila Bulletin,September 1, 2016 , on page B8)The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area. Obama's proclamation will quadruple in size a monument originally ... -
Ocean advocates back Bermuda marine reserve
(Manila Bulletin,August 15, 2013 , on page B-8)Officials from the Pew Charitable Trusts and one of famed underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau's grandsons were in Bermuda on Thursday calling for the creation of the Atlantic's biggest marine reserve. The ambitious "Blue ... -
‘Ocean fighters’ give tips on saving, protecting the ocean
(Manila Bulletin,November 9, 2017 , on page B-10)The winners of the Miss Scuba Philippines 2017 contest gave simple tips on protecting the country’s ocean which, reports said, is one of the biggest sources of plastic leaking into the very large body of water. Newly-crowned ... -
'Ocean filling' activities cost US$108.9 M per year - study
(Manila Bulletin,April 24, 2015 , on page 1-16)The total economic value of destroyed coral reefs from the ongoing reclamation activities of China in the West Philippine Sea has reached US$352,249 per hectare of coral reef, equivalent to an economic loss of US$108.9 ... -
Ocean heat hits record high - UN
(Manila Bulletin,March 30, 2019 , on page 1-5)Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the United Nations said Thursday, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life. In its latest State of the Climate overview, the World Meteorological ... -
Ocean heat wave harming 12,000 sq-km of world's coral reefs - experts
(Manila Bulletin,October 9, 2015 , on page 1-18)Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as “The Blob”, scientists said on Thursday. The bout of record high ... -
The ocean is dying (1)
(Manila Bulletin,May 22, 2017 , on page 14)The alarming rise in the price of fish is linked to the alarming rise of ocean temperature, which killed the coral reefs in our oceans. Remove the corrals and you remove the marine creatures’ source of food, habitat, and ... -
The ocean is dying (2)
(Manila Bulletin,May 26, 2017 , on page 12)There were many factors that caused the death of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) but among them were drilling for oil and mining and the death blow was global warming. The uncontrolled use of fossil fuels such as carbon, oil, ... -
Ocean's deepest part filled with toxic pollutants,study reveals
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2017 , on page B9)“Extraordinary levels” of pollution have been found in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans. Pollutants from the 1970s have accumulated among the crustaceans that live there, contaminating life 11,000 ... -
Oceans have lost 2 percent of oxygen, says study
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2017 , on page B8)The world’s oceans have lost more than two percent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants and animals, marine scientists said Wednesday. In those five and a half decades, parts ... -
Oceans heating faster than previously thought: Study
(Manila Bulletin,November 25, 2018 , on page 1-8)The word's oceans have absorbed more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Oceans over more than two thirds of the planet's ... -
Ode to our oceans
(Manila Bulletin,June 12, 2020 , on page B-8)It is no doubt that the pandemic has got every ocean lover longing to set foot in the water again. What better way to celebrate World Ocean Day than to reminisce life’s bright moments spent by the sea? Cabin fever has ... -
Of zorses, wholphins and ligers
(Manila Bulletin,September 25, 2010 , on page 10)Trainers at Hawaii Sea Life Park were stunned when a 182-kilogram gray bottlenose dolphin gave birth in 1985 to a dark-skinned calf that partly resembled a 909-kilogram false killer whale she shared a tank with. The calf ... -
Official warns of military purpose in S. China Sea reclamation
(Manila Bulletin,December 16, 2015 , on page 5)A top Japanese defense official warned Monday that China has a military purpose in its creation of islands in the South China Sea, citing the possibility of Beijing declaring an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, ... -
Oil firm assures 'spill' responsibly
(Manila Bulletin,August 13, 2013 , on page 2)Oil firm, Petron Corp., yesterday issued a statement, assuring responsibility for the oil spill in Rosario, Cavite and Manila Bay. “At this stage, we take responsibility for this unfortunate incident. We sincerely apologize ... -
Oil spill
(Manila Bulletin,January 23, 2014 , on page 4)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday that the oil spill believed to have come from the sunken M/V Sportivo reached Jordan town in Guimaras. Commodore Athelo Ybañez, commander of the PCG Western Visayas district, ... -
Oil spill affects 31 Barangays, 300-Square-km of Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,August 11, 2013 , on page 1-13)Half-a-million liters of diesel that leaked from a submarine pipeline, or a tanker moored off the coast have covered a 300-square kilometer area of Manila Bay, affecting 31 Barangays in the towns of rosario, Naic Tanza, ... -
Oil spill culprit wil pay - palace
(Manila Bulletin,August 14, 2013 , on page 15)An apology may not be enough for the group responsible for the massive oil spill that has affected coastal communities in Cavite province. The government is determined to hold accountable whoever is responsible for the oil ... -
Oil spill feared after ship sinks
(Manila Bulletin,May 9, 2017 , on page 5)Cebu City – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is monitoring the waters off Talisay City for a possible oil spill following the sinking of a cargo ship ... -
Oil spill hampering retrieval operations
(Manila Bulletin,August 23, 2013 , on page 1-13)The retrieval operations for the remaining passengers of the ill-fated M/V St. Thomas Aquinas off Talisay City in Cebu is getting more the sunken vessel is affecting the breathing apparatus of the divers. But Lt. Jim Alagao, ...