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    • Teach them how to fish 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2024, on page B-9)
      In early July, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the Committee on Northern Cultural Communities sucessfully conducted a five-day training program entitled "Knowledge Transfer on Ayuma ...

    • Experts say West Philippine Sea, POGO key 2025 midterm poll issues 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2024, on page 2)
      As the 2025 midterm elections start to heat up, geopolitical and national security experts said the West Philippine Sea issue and the existence of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) will be among the key ...

    • DSWD ready to extend more aid to Bataan oil spill victims 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2024, on page 3)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it continues to closely monitor the effects of the Bataan oil spill on local communities and is prepared to provide additional assistance if needed. Regional ...

    • Expert calls for reversion of Manila Bay ponds to mangroves 

      Richter, Mat (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2024, on page 1)
      An expert has called for the reversion of 44,000 hectares or 80 percent of the ponds in the Manila Bay to mangroves to restore coastal protection, regulate flooding, control soil erosion, and promote fisheries production, ...

    • PH, Chinese vessels come face-to-face in Sabina Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 8, 2024, on page 3)
      Sabina Shoal, or locally known as Escoda Shoal, is slowly becoming the new flashpoint for the Philippines and China’s maritime conflict as vessels from the two countries came face-to-face in the disputed atoll in recent ...

    • Manila Bay 'clear' of oil spill - PCG chief 

      Sadongdong, Martin; Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2024, on page 3)
      Authorities conducted aerial and maritime surveys over Manila Bay on Saturday, August 3, to determine the extent of the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova. Based on the result of the two surveys, Manila ...

    • PH eyeing response to harassment at WPS 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2024, on page 1)
      A definite action from the Philippine government may be coming up soon in response to China's continued harassment against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said that the ...

    • PCG starts oil recovery operations for MV Mirola 1 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2024, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, August 1, began the oil recovery operation from cargo vessel MV Mirola 1 which ran aground in the coastal waters of Mariveles, Bataan. PCG personnel were manually scooping the ...

    • PH, US navies hold joint sail; China assails $500-M aid 

      Sadongdong, Martin; Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2024, on page 1)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) sailed together anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a move that will gauge China’s response amid efforts to de-escalate tension in the contested waters. PN ...

    • State of calamity, no catch zone declared in Cavite coast due to oil spill 

      Bauto-Dena, Carla (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2024, on page 5)
      The provincial government is declaring a state of calamity and establishing a no-catch zone in coastal areas affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova off Limay, Bataan. In a social media post on ...

    • US maritime experts arriving in PH to help contain Bataan oil spill 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2024, on page 2)
      Maritime experts from the United States will arrive in the country to help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in curbing the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova in Limay, Bataan. PCG spokesperson Rear ...

    • 'The Meg' shark was actually quite thin, scientists say 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2024, on page 7)
      The prehistoric megalodon is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, a horrifyingly giant shark immortalized in the monster movie "The Meg". But after re-analysing the fossil evidence, scientists ...

    • Two dead, 22 missing after Indonesia boat capsizes 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2024, on page 3)
      Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Wednesday (March 13) for at least 22 missing fishermen in central Indonesia after their boat overturned at the weekend in an incident that left two dead, officials said. ...

    • Back from the brink: The migratory species on the road to recovery 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2024, on page 7)
      While a landmark new report on the world's threatened migratory species is a catalogue of decline and destruction, the handful of animals staging a comeback shows improvement is possible -- if humans change their ways. ...

    • New law reviving PH salt industry signed 

      Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2024, on page 2)
      To complement his administration’s aim to promote rural development and increase income in rural households, President Marcos signed into law the “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act.” The 23-page law, which was signed ...

    • DOH, BFAR issue red tide warning in 6 coastal areas 

      Espina, Zekinah Elize (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2024, on page 1)
      The public was urged to refrain from consuming shellfish harvested from six areas of the country due to the presence of paralytic shellfish poison or the "toxic red tide." In a statement issued on Saturday, March 16, the ...

    • 223 passengers, crew rescued 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2024, on page 2)
      A total of 223 passengers and crew members were rescued from a passenger ship that ran aground off Romblon, Romblon on Sunday night, March 10. M/V SWM Salve Regina was traversing the vicinity waters off Sitio Agbuyog in ...

    • Villar cites law revitalizing PH salt industry 

      Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin, March 22, 2024, on page 3)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 expressed optimism President Marcos’ signing into law of Republic Act No. 11985 or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines will give “new life” ...

    • BFAR's relief operations boost morale of Filipino fishers in Bajo de Masinloc 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, February 27, 2024, on page 1)
      More Filipino fishermen are now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Sunday, Feb. 25. “Kumpara doon sa nakaraan nating misyon, mas nadagdagan ang ...

    • PH to discuss agri-fisheries policies in WTO conference 

      Yalao, Khriscielle (Manila Bulletin, February 26, 2024, on page B-2)
      The Philippine delegation, led by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Alfredo E. Pascual, will join other members of the international community in discussing relevant policies in the agri-fisheries and other economic ...