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    • U.S. pays PH P87-M compensation for warship reef damage 

      Mabasa, Roy; Casayuran, Mario; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2015, on page 4)
      For the damage caused to Tubbataha Reef by the grounding of a United States Navy ship two years ago, the Philippines received 87,033,570.71 or nearly $ 2 million from the US government as compensation. In a statement issued ...

    • UBS invests in enhancement of PH Marine Protected Areas 

      Loyola, James (Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2023, on page B-4)
      UBS Optimus Foundation and Blue finance have forged a new partnership which will see the Foundation make its first marine-focused impact performance loan. By providing up-front and early-stage blended capital of $600,000, ...

    • UK students doing these in RP 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) (Manila Bulletin, August 21, 2003, on page B-6)
      Two graduate students at the University of Wales in the United Kingdom are working on their theses at a government-hosted Southeast Asian Center based here. Paloma Carillo de Albornoz, 27, and Andrew Teuma, 23, are pursuing ...

    • Ulysses' damage to agriculture could top ₱1 billion 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2020, on page 1-6)
      Thousands of farmers and fishermen in Quezon province and Bicol region are reeling from further losses after another typhoon, Ulysses, hit the country. This, while the combined damage of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon ...

    • 'Ulysses' damage to agriculture sector rises to ₱4 billion 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, November 19, 2020, on page B-2)
      Typhoon "Ulysses" has already incurred nearly ₱4 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture sector, with rice as the most affected crop. Data from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • UN begins talks on treaty to protect imperiled high seas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2018, on page 1-4)
      United Nations member states on Tuesday kick off long-awaited talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection. Four sessions of talks, each ...

    • UN favors peaceful settlement of PH-China Sea territorial row 

      Quis­morio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2013, on page 18)
      The Philippines found an ally in no less than the United Nations (UN) in its quest to find a "peaceful and amicable" resolution to the ongoing maritime spat between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea ...

    • UN tribunal sets second deliberation on PH claim 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Rosario, Ben (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2015, on page 1-14)
      A five-man international tribunal has decided to conduct next week a second round of hearing on the arguments raised by the Philippines in its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea before deciding if it has ...

    • UN warns of more extreme weather ahead 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 17, 2020, on page 1-9)
      The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.​ The World Meteorological Organization, ...

    • Uncertain future for 3 reef-fish species 

      Fabro, Keith Anthony S. (Manila Bulletin, January 22, 2015, on page 7)
      The future of the shrinking population of three reef-fish-for-food species in Palawan seas are now uncertain after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Tuesday a measure to suspend the imposition of the 'seasonal control" ...

    • UNCLOS review sought 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, December 8, 2022, on page 1-7)
      Foreign Affair Secretary Enrique Manalo called for a review of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the manner by which it has been implemented in the wake of new challenges ...

    • Under the blue waters of the Philippines 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2019, on page E-3)
      The Philippines is gaining popularity as one of the world's best destinations for recreational and professional diving. To help further cement this reputation, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, the marketing ...

    • Under the sea engagement 

      Bautista, Rowena A. (Manila Bulletin, March 4, 2000, on page C-4)
      Award winning music composer-arranger Danny Tan is brimming with a different kind of engagement nowadays. Danny started with s 25-gallon complete set of gold fish. The next day, he wanted to have more creatures swimming ...

    • United States is world's biggest plastic polluter - report finds 

      Ahmed, Issam (Manila Bulletin, December 4, 2021, on page 7)
      The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing ...

    • Untouched ocean habitats rapidly shrinking - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, July 28, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Shipping, pollution, and overfishing have reduced areas of "wilderness" to just 13 percent of the world's oceans, a study showed on Friday (July 27), warning that untouched marine habitats could completely vanish within ...

    • Untraveling Masbate's tourism treats 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2012, on page E1)
      Filipinos may not know much about Masbate, but this province in the Bicol Region occupies a conspicuous space on the Philippines map - rigth at the heart of the archipelago. Surrounded by the Burias and Ticao Pass on the ...

    • Up in Taiwan tilapia is not only for eating 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, July 6, 2017, on page B-8)
      Tilapia is considered as Taiwan’s National Fish. It is tops in terms of volume of production and area devoted for growing the fish. Tilapia is also No.1 in terms of fish export from that island nation. But tilapia is not ...

    • UP prof raises alarm on toxic fish in Laguna de Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2015, on page 2)
      Consuming milkfish, tilapia, carp, mudfish, cream dory or kanduli that thrive in Laguna de Bay may be fatal after health experts said the bay was full of heavy metals accumulation that could cause serious ailments, including ...

    • UP professors' works on mangroves recognized 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 15, 2008, on page B-5)
      The international scientific community recently recognized three UP professors' programs to protect mangroves forests. Professors' Rene Rollon and Maricar Samson's work on mangroves have been widely quoted by several ...

    • UP Visayas scientists win top science research award 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2002, on page F-3)
      Three researchers of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) here won the top prize of a science award given by an agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The three are Dr. Minverva SD ...