Manila Bulletin: Recent submissions

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    • PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty patrols in West PH Sea 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 3)
      The country has stepped up maritime exercises and sovereignty patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday, April 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the BRP ...

    • PH must build up its military capability to protect WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 1)
      As the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China heats up, there is but one strategy that must be done to defend the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS): military build up. This was bared by ...

    • Manila Bay can be 'swimmable' again, but not in many years - Atienza 

      Rosario, Ben R. (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 2)
      The public may enjoy summer swimming at the Manila Bay but at the rate toilet wastes are being dumped into the bay, this would take “several years” from now. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza made this ...

    • Red tide warning up in Hinatuan town 

      Capistrano, Zea (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2021, on page 6)
      The local government of Hinatuan warned its residents on Tuesday, February 23 of the presence of red tide toxin in the coastal waters of the municipality. In an advisory posted on their Facebook page, the local government ...

    • Rare birds in Iloilo show healthy wetlands in Visayan Island 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 25, 2021, on page 5)
      Rare birds have recently been spotted in Iloilo City and Zarraga town, Iloilo province. Foremost, a team from the Conservation and Development Division (CDD) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) ...

    • Green sea turtle dies after ingesting plastic straw, nylon 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, February 25, 2021, on page 5)
      A female Green Sea Turtle died shortly after it was rescued by Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) of Guipos and Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Barangay Kabatan, Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga ...

    • 47 migratory birds resting, refuelling in Las Piñas wetland park 

      Fernando, Jean (Manila Bulletin, February 27, 2021, on page 2)
      A total of 47 migratory birds from China, Japan, and Siberia have found a temporary home at a wetland park in Las Pinas City for resting and refueling. Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) ...

    • Two decades after SC ordered cleanup, Manila Bay waters now ‘filthier’ 

      Rosario, Ben R. (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2021, on page 1)
      Already polluted 22 years ago, the waters of Manila Bay are now “several times filthier” notwithstanding the multi-million peso backed government effort to improve it. Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza ...

    • I apologized only to China's foreign minister', says Locsin 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2021, on page 2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said he apologized for his profanity-laden tweet against China only to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and not to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. This was ...

    • Duterte to China: Let Filipinos fish in peace 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2021, on page 6)
      Fish, not war. With no plan to go to war over the West Philippine Sea dispute, President Duterte has appealed to China to just allow Filipinos to “fish in peace.” The President maintained that there was “no reason for ...

    • Processing plants for agri, marine products in Guimaras proposed 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2021, on page 8)
      The small island province of Guimaras has to process its agricultural and marine products to spur more growth and development. Nelson Ynion, a retired ship captain and president of the American Association of Western Visayas ...

    • Duterte's calls on WPS issue heeded, not ignored, by China Roque 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2021, on page 3)
      Malacañang denied that China ignored President Duterte’s calls for the country to withdraw its ships from the disputed portions of the South China Sea, saying only a few are left since Duterte spoke about the issue. ...

    • Filipina earn praise from Michelle Obama for conservation efforts 

      Baron, Gabriela (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2021, on page 2)
      A Filipina environmentalist earned praise from former United States First Lady Michelle Obama for her conservation efforts. In celebration of Earth Day, Obama hailed licensed Filipina fisheries technologist Carmela Bagum ...

    • 36 boat passengers, crew rescued off Surigao City 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 5)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued 17 passengers and 19 crew members from a distressed fishing boat in Surigao City last Saturday. In a statement yesterday, PCG Station Surigao del Norte Commander Elaine Pangilinan ...

    • Locsin firm in criticizing China's provocations in West PH Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2021, on page 2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has admitted that he used “not the right instrument” in delivering his message to China hours after he apologized to Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi for his ...

    • PCG ships drive away 7 Chinese militia vessels from West PH Sea 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2021, on page 1)
      Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships drove away seven foreign ships believed to be manned by Chinese militias from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the incident ...

    • 6 dead, 7 still missing in Surigao sea mishap 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 5)
      Authorities have recovered two more bodies of missing crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground near the shoreline of Surigao del Norte, bringing to six the total number of fatalities in the incident, the Philippine ...

    • Chinese Coast Guard Law not targeting PH - envoy 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2021, on page 2)
      China has reassured that they are not targeting the Philippines or any other country in the implementation of their new Coast Guard law, Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Chito Sta. Romana said on Tuesday. This comes after ...

    • A reminder on the problem of pollution in Manila Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2021, on page 4)
      Two decades after the Supreme Court ordered 13 government agencies led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clean up Manila Bay, its waters remain unfit for human contact, filled with viruses ...

    • SMC spending ₱1 B for Pasig River cleanup 

      Loyola, James A. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2021, on page B-4)
      San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has committed to spend P1 billion for the cleanup of the Pasig River – touted as the boldest and most recent attempt at reviving the biologically inactive river. In partnership with the Department ...