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    • Wait for reports before taking next course of action - PH on sea incident 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2019, on page 2)
      The Philippine government may seek an "objective arbiter" to determine the truth about the Recto Bank maritime incident in case of conflicting results of the investigations by Manila and Beijing. But for now, Presidential ...

    • Wannabe Americans want us to declare war vs China 

      Tiglao, Getsy (Manila Bulletin, May 30, 2018, on page 12)
      Attention, warmongers: Paracel Islands is not Philippine territory and we have never claimed it. This group of islands and reefs is nearer to China and Vietnam, and they are the two countries that have claims to the Paracels, ...

    • Want to know about Lapu-Lapu? Buy this book 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 18, 2001, on page F3)
      A new book on the culture of grouper (lapu-lapu) is off the press. Funded by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the book, titled "Husbandry and Health Management of Grouper," was developed and published by the ...

    • Want to know more about PH's agri-aqua natural resources? Try DOST's eLibrary 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2021, on page 6)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) have jointly implemented a project that would ...

    • Want to know more about PH's agri-aqua, natural resources? Try DOST's eLibrary 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2021, on page 6)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) have jointly implemented a project that would ...

    • War and Romance on Manila Bay 

      Laya, Jaime (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2021, on page B-7)
      Malintâ Tunnel, bored into the island’s rock, became government and military nerve center. Packed in its main and lateral tunnels were offices, hospital, sleeping quarters, ammo, and food storage, everything. Corregidor ...

    • Warm oceans cause concern of coral bleaching 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      Abnormally warm ocean temperatures are creating conditions that threaten to kill coral across the equatorial Pacific, North Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

    • Warm seas are killing reefs 

      Innis, Michelle (Manila Bulletin, April 18, 2016, on page 1-4)
      Kim Cobb, a marine scientist st the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected the coral to be damaged when she plunged into the deep blue waters off Kiritimati Island, a remote atoll near the center of the Pacific Ocean. ...

    • Warming oceans are 'sick,' global scientists warn 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2016, on page B-8)
      Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday. The study included every ...

    • A warning for the planet in the death of corals 

      Gillis, Justin (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2010, on page 11)
      From Thailand to Texas, corals stressed by this year's extreme heat are bleaching, or shedding their color and going into survival mode. Many have died; more are expected to do so in coming months. Computer forecasts ...

    • Warning out on coral-eating starfish in Samal's Talicud Island 

      Ocampo, Yas (Manila Bulletin, May 17, 2018, on page B-8)
      Researchers at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here said they were studying the sporadic appearance of the Crown of Thorns starfish, which has threatened coral reefs in Talicud Island in Samal. ...

    • Wastewater puts Cebu firm in hot water 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, January 22, 2019, on page 9)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas issued an interim cease-and-desist order (CDO) to GBox Corrugated Packaging for discharging red-colored ...

    • Wastewater treatment pressed 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 9, 2016, on page 15)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging local governments in Western Visayas to toughen laws on the treatment of wastewater. "It's only a matter of implementation," said Arjunn ...

    • Water at Japan's new Tsukiji fish market contaminated 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2018, on page 6)
      Tokyo officials said Friday they had found levels of benzene 130 times above the recommended amount in groundwater at the new site for the country’s famed Tsukiji fish market. The high levels of contamination were detected ...

    • Water clears in spill-hit areas 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2013, on page 15)
      The Water quality parts of coastal waters in Lapu- Lapu City and Cordova Town which have been affected by the oil spill from sunken ship M/V Thomas Aquinas has significantly improved, authorities said. To recall, water ...

    • Water rates in Metro cheapest in PH- LWUA 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2020, on page B-2)
      Water rates in Metro Manila are the lowest among major urban centers in the Philippines, according to a statement released by water concessionaires, data from the Local water Utilities Administration (LWUA) showed.

    • Water world by 2050? Scientists sound alarm 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 7, 2019, on page B-6)
      Coastal areas currently home to 300 million people will be vulnerable by 2050 to flooding made worse by climate change, no matter how aggressively humanity curbs carbon emissions, scientists said recently. By mid-century ...

    • Watershed delineation 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2018, on page B-9)
      The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) lauded the local government for earmarking P17 million for the ground delineation of the critical watershed areas here. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced in Thursday's ...

    • watershed projects need investor 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2016, on page 13)
      There's a need to invest in preserving the river basins of Western Visayas, the top environmental official in the region said. "We're seeking investors both from the government and private sectors", said Jim Sampulna, ...

    • Ways to save the sharks up at Bohol summit 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 2018, on page 6)
      The Save Sharks Network Philippines (SSNP), which advocates sharks conservation in the country will hold the 3rd Shark Summit as part of the activities during Shark Conservation week on November 12-16. Vince Cinchez, SSNP ...