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    • World's largest marine park unveiled 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2012, on page B-8)
      The Cook Islands announced the creation of the world's largest marine park Tuesday, as the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) opened with a spectacular Polynesian welcoming ceremony. Heralded by traditional drummers and blaring ...

    • World's oceans are heating up at a quickening pace - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 12, 2019, on page 7)
      The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the US journal Science, ...

    • World's smallest freshwater fish species 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2014, on page 11)
      A lady-lawmaker said government should make an institutional intervention in the preservation of one of the country's freshwater wealth and wonders, the reported endangered Sinarapan, or Tabios as it is known in Bicol. ...

    • WorldFish Center to help strengthen local aquaculture 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2010, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has forged a deal with the WorldFish Center to intensify the capacity building program for managers of the Regional Fisheries Research and Development Centers (RFRDC). This agreement ...

    • WPS gas bonanza eyed for sovereign fund 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2022, on page B-1)
      A senior member of Congress wants all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the West Philippine Sea to be put in the Maharllika Investment Fund (MIF) the proposed state-sponsored ...

    • 'WPS island-building hazardous to ecosystem' 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, July 14, 2017, on page 5)
      The island-building activities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in 2015 could potentially affect the marine ecosystem of the Philippines, even after several ...

    • WV farmers, fishermen honored 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2013, on page 13)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) recently honored outstanding farmers and fishermen in Western Visayas. In particularly, five individuals and three organizations were 2013's Regional Gawad Saka awardees. The Gawad Saka, ...

    • WWF raises concern on reefs' destruction 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2014, on page B8)
      Strong typhoons have not only affected the lives of Filipinos but coral reefs have also been immensely affected by weather disturbances. The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) said storm surges like ...

    • Xi tells Mattis: China won't give up 'even one inch' of territory 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2018, on page 8)
      China is committed to peace but cannot give up “even one inch” of territory that the country’s ancestors left behind, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday during his first visit ...

    • Xi's visit presages new era in China ties 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 25, 2018, on page 10)
      The Philippines and China signed 29 agreements last Tuesday on the first day of President Xi Jinping‘s state visit, including a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development. The other agreements ...

    • The year of maritime cooperation between China and the ASEAN launched 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2015, on page 8)
      China hopes all-round maritime cooperation with the ASEAN will become a model for building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said here on March 28. Yang made the remark at a ceremony ...

    • Yellow submarine probe findings bared 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, June 7, 2013, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has issued its findings and recommendations on the controversial case of coral damage by a submarine used by a Korean company for commercial tourism purposes ...

    • Yes, we can!: Cleaning up a body of water is not impossible; Pasig River proves it can be done 

      Chua, Johannes; Lorenzo, Mae Lorraine Rafols (Manila Bulletin, January 31, 2019, on page B-7)
      In the past few days, news about the successful cleanup of Manila Bay is all over the press and social media. After the government inter-agency and volunteers' cleanup last Sunday, photos of what appeared to be Manila Bay's ...

    • Ynares welcomes shelving of ₱18-B lake dredging 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2010, on page 14)
      The move of the Department of Finance (DoF) to shelve the P18.7-billion dredging project for Laguna Lake is a welcome development as far as Rizal Governor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III is concerned. Ynares, who formerly headed ...

    • Yolanda-hit seaweed industry has yet to bounce back 

      Mozo, Malou M. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2014, on page 17)
      The country's seaweed sector is yet to recover six months after super typhoon Yolanda ravaged seaweed plantation in the country, damaging about a third of the country's total euchema supply from Palawan and Eastern Samar. ...

    • You give me fish, I give you gulay 

      Pag-iwayan, Jessica (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2020, on page B-8)
      Mayor Gerandy also proudly shared that, due to the generosity of their citizens, he’s able to apply a kind of barter system when it comes to giving food packs. Fishing is one of the industries not directly hit by the ...

    • Young crocodile captured at Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2020, on page 6)
      A young saltwater crocodile was captured along the coast of Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi by local residents who failed to catch the elder crocodile after it swam into the deepest portion of the sea. Turtle Island municipal ...

    • Young man in a hurry raises bangus, broilers 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-7)
      Meet a young man in a hurry who refused to go to college so he could enjoy his passion for growing bangus and later boilers. He is 27-year-old Christian Rillera of Bolinao, Pangasinan, who is taking charge of more than a ...

    • Your fish is your future 

      Kim, Sung (Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2019, on page 8)
      Lying within the global center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines is one of the world’s top fish producing countries, and millions of Filipinos derive their livelihood from fishing. However, these rich and precious ...

    • Youth urged to 'unleash inner heroes' to address marine debris problem 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 27, 2018, on page 27)
      Youngsters from Zambales, Olongapo, Bataan, and greater Subic Bay were challenged to "unleash their inner heroes" in the recent 2018 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Environment Summit. ICC is a global movement celebrated ...