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LLDA issues more violation notices in Manila Bay rehab
(BusinessWorld,February 1, 2019 , on page S1/5)The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) issued cease and desist orders to four companies in the vicinity of Manila Bay and notices of violation to seven others after they were found non-compliant with environmental ... -
Loboc River boats are now cruising again
(BusinessWorld,March 14, 2022 , on page S3/3)Bohol's popular Loboc River Cruise is again receiving guests after intensive post-Typhoon Odette rehabilitation. According to Lourdes Sultan, manager of Travel Village Tours, a Loboc River Cruise operator, the floating ... -
Lobster farms eyed in Samal
(BusinessWorld,August 5, 2002 , on page 20)After the success of its mariculture park, the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) will embark on developing lobster farms in Bakak town for its food security marine culture development program. "This is our next innovation," ... -
Local tuna industry reeling from ban; jobless workers on rise
(BusinessWorld,January 26, 2010 , on page S1/3)Players in the local tuna industry are now feeling the pinch of the closure of the high seas in portions of the Pacific Ocean, with one fishing company officially informing the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) of ... -
Locals, biologists face off over whale shark feeding
(BusinessWorld,March 14, 2013 , on page S1/11)Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whale sharks, the world’s ... -
LRWC's Boracay resort on track for 2021 opening
(BusinessWorld,July 30, 2018 , on page S1/3)LEISURE & RESORTS World Corp. (LRWC) said it remains on track to open its $550-million integrated resort in Boracay by 2021, denying that the project has been delayed due to the island’s six-month closure since April. LRWC ... -
Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row
(BusinessWorld,March 8, 2018 , on page S1/10)Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ... -
Mangroves seen more beneficial to seaside residents than fish farms
(BusinessWorld,December 3, 2020 , on page S1/4)Mangroves are more beneficial to fishing communities than fish farming, which employs few workers, a marine scientist said at an online forum organized by Oceana Philippines. Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera said Wednesday that ... -
Mangroves, mini-forest planned at Iloilo coal plant
(BusinessWorld,March 19, 2010 , on page S3/8)An independent power producer here will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The move to create a ... -
Manila Bay dev’t plan deal signed with Dutch gov’t
(BusinessWorld,January 23, 2018 , on page S1/4)The Philippines and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding for a sustainable development and management master plan for the Manila Bay area. The two governments agreed to work together to draft the Manila Bay ... -
Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts ongoing despite lockdown, DENR
(BusinessWorld,December 29, 2020 , on page S1/3)The Manila Bay cleanup was not delayed by the public health emergency, with various activities carried out this year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monday. In a statement recapping its ... -
Manila Bay rehabilitation hangs over SM’s reclamation project
(BusinessWorld,January 21, 2019 , on page S1/4)Prospect of SM Prime Holdings, Inc.’s reclamation projects in Manila Bay were dimmed by the government’s planned rehabilitation efforts there, making it the most actively traded issue on the market last week. Data from the ... -
Manila files diplomatic protest over China 'harassment' at sea
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2023 , on page S1/10)The Philippines on Tuesday filed a diplomatic protest against China after accusing it of trying to block a resupply ship at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs ... -
Manila fires off another protest against China
(BusinessWorld,April 8, 2021 , on page S1/8)The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China over the presence of fishing boats, suspected to be manned by Chinese maritime militia, at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. “Firing another ... -
Manila to pursue arbitration in sea row
(BusinessWorld,February 21, 2013 , on page S1/12)China has formally rejected the bid of the Philippines to settle a territorial row before an international tribunal, but this will not dissuade efforts to seek a legal settlement of the issue, the Department of Foreign ... -
Manila to uphold importance of freedom of navigation in West PHL Sea
(BusinessWorld,January 18, 2016 , on page 10/S1)The government is committed to uphold the importance of freedom of navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Sunday, noting that construction of additional runways in the disputed waters will ... -
Manila Water and partners supply treated water for Dumagat community
(BusinessWorld,December 29, 2022 , on page S1/3)Manila Water Co., Inc. has opened a water treatment facility in Norzagaray, Bulacan for an indigenous community in the area, the water concessionaire announced on Wednesday. The facility will produce clean potable water ... -
Manila welcomes report that G7 countries concerned about West Philippine Sea
(BusinessWorld,June 8, 2015 , on page 12/S1)The Philippines on Sunday welcomed reports that the G7 summit would express concern about unilateral efforts to assert sovereignty claims in the disputed South China Sea. Regional alarm is growing at moves by China ... -
Manila, Beijing work out how to tap oil, gas in South China Sea areas they both claim
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2018 , on page S1/1-S1/3)The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address the explosive issue ... -
Manila: Filipino scientists harassed by Chinese chopper on Thitu Island
(BusinessWorld,March 24, 2024 , on page S1/12)A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter harassed a team of Filipino scientists at Thitu Island on Saturday by hovering at a close distance to one of its sand bars, the Philippines said on Tuesday. Some of the ...