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    • DFA summons China envoy over navy ship's intrusion in PH waters 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2022, on page 1)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday summoned China's envoy to Manila after a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLAN) vessel was caught in “illegal incursions” in the Sulu Sea in January and February this year. ...

    • China Coast Guard vessel shadows PH supply boat to Ayungin Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2022, on page 1)
      A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) ...

    • Duterte condemns Ayungin incident 

      Quismorio, Ellson (Manila Bulletin, November 23, 2021, on page 1)
      We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and ours partnership. President Duterte stressed this as ...

    • 50 years of fisheries research and development at SEAFDEC 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2023, on page 8)
      It has been 50 years now since the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) established its Aquaculture Department (AQD) with the long-term goal of conducting research, developing technologies, disseminating ...

    • Sea cows, abalone, pillar coral now threatened with extinction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, December 11, 2022, on page 6)
      Dugongs-large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as "sea cows" -- are now threatened with extinction, according to an official list updated Friday. These gentle cousins of the manatee graze on seagrass in shallow ...

    • PCG eyes installation of more 'sovereignty' markers in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, December 13, 2022, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to put up markers that will symbolize the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as China reportedly maintains a “massive” scale of militia force in the disputed ...

    • 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 ...

    • US, Chinese jets in close encounter over SCS 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 31, 2022, on page 1)
      A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously within 20 feet (six meters) of a much larger US air force surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, the US military said Thursday. In the December 21 incident, a Chinese Navy ...

    • China won't occupy Spratlys 

      Pedrajas, Joseph; Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, December 23, 2022, on page 1)
      China on Thursday, Dec. 22, said it will not occupy nor reclaim uninhabited islands and reefs of the Spratly Islands as it maintained it “always abides” by a declaration it agreed on with Southeast Asian countries. Mao ...

    • UNCLOS review sought 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, December 8, 2022, on page 1)
      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 ...

    • Great Barrier Reef risk being added to 'in danger' World Heritage listing 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 30, 2022, on page 7)
      Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change. A UNESCO-tasked report ...

    • Gov't pushing tourism in protected areas 

      Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2022, on page B-2)
      The government now seeks to attract more foreign and domestic visitors in Protected Areas, such as the over 335,105.57 - hectare Samar Island Natural Park (SINP). “Those who crave adventure and prefer places off the beaten ...

    • Ban fish importation, fishermen urge 

      Santos, Jel E. (Manila Bulletin, December 18, 2022, on page 12)
      While it welcomed the temporary ban on some imported fish, a fisher group is urging the government to make the prohibition permanent to help struggling fisherfolk. According to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ...

    • Oil, gas from disputed sea crucial to PH - Marcos 

      Unite, Betheena (Manila Bulletin, December 2, 2022, on page 6)
      The country needs to find ways to pursue energy exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as whatever resources it can obtain from the disputed sea are crucial to the nation. President Marcos stressed this on Thursday, ...

    • Save the environment, minimize or terminate use of plastics 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 9, 2022, on page 4)
      “Plastic pollution seriously endangers the ecosystem, especially bodies of water like rivers that are vital to fishermen’s livelihood.” With this in mind, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading this ...

    • The false promise of fish oil supplements 

      Gonzales, Eduardo (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2019, on page C1)
      A news item I recently read cites a scientific study which shows that omega-3 supplements are not heart protective. I thought all along that fish oil, which contains Omega-3 fatty acids, is good for our health.

    • GCash to plant half a million mangrove trees in Cebu 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2022, on page SS-3)
      GCash, the leading digital mobile wallet in the country, together with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., (RAFI), is planting 550,000 mangrove trees in Tañon Strait in Cebu to help the environment and mitigate the effects ...

    • New agency should do better in Pasig cleanup 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 18, 2019, on page 6)
      President Duterte has ordered the abolition of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) a month after he relieved its former head for alleged corruption. The PRRC was created by Administrative Order no. 7 way back ...

    • Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to disputed water in China spat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2020, on page 3)
      Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and war-ships to patrol islands near the disputed South China Sea, the military said Wednesday, escalating tensions with Beijing after a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.

    • Ayungin Shoal incident draws support for PH; China vows not to stop resupply mission 

      Antonio, Raymund; Casayuran, Mario; Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2021, on page 1)
      Australia, Japan, France, And Germany have expressed "serious concerns" over the latest incident between China and Philippines in the Ayungin Shoal and urged China to abide by international maritime laws, particularly the ...