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    • Vietnam boats intrude into Chinese waters - China 

      Global Times (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2020, on page B5)
      Vietnamese fishing boats have been increasingly intruding into Chinese territorial waters near Hainan Island and Guangdong Province, both are home to many Chinese military bases. A total of 311 Vietnamese fishing boats ...

    • Vietnam calls for self-restraint in disputed sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2015, on page 13)
      Vietnam and Australia called on Wednesday for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force, an obvious reference to China’s increasingly aggressive presence that has stirred concerns ...

    • Vietnam skipper narrates rescue 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 20, 2019, on page 1-4)
      The captain of the Vietnamese ship yesterday corroborated the story of the 22 Filipino fishermen who were rescued near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea after their boat was hit by a Chinese vessel on June 9. In a ...

    • Vietnamese fishermen caught poaching off Cagayan 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently apprehended 10 Vietnamese fishermen on board two boats allegedly caught illegally fishing in Northern Luzon. PCG spokesman ...

    • Vietnamese ship runs aground in Bicol coral reef 

      Amo, Celso (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2015, on page A-25)
      A Vietnamese cargo ship ran aground on the coral reef here on Monday. The MV Ocean Liner III, which was removed after six hours, caused extensive damage, Neil Estevez, Bantay Dagat operations officer, said yesterday. “I ...

    • Vietnamese vessel pays P4 m for damaged reef 

      Amo, Celso (The Philippine Star, June 28, 2015, on page A-23)
      The Vietnamese cargo vessel MV Ocean 3, which destroyed a marine sanctuary in Albay Gulf, has been allowed to leave the port here after its representatives paid the city government P4 million for the damaged coral reef. ...

    • Villar cited for work on fishing regulation, Manila Bay rehab 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, December 27, 2018, on page B8)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar was cited by two government departments for her crucial role in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF) as well as her work in the clean up and rehabilitation of the Manila Bay. ...

    • Villar Lauds lifting of EU ban on Phl fish products 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2015, on page 6)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar welcomed yesterday the lifting of the ban imposed by the European Union on Philippine fish products to Europe due to the proliferation of illegal fishing. “We recognize the seriousness of this warning ...

    • Villar leads in the sustainable development of Las Pinas- Paranaque wetland park 

      Fabonan, Epi III (The Philippine Star, September 29, 2018, on page 5)
      Our coastlines are vital to all biodiversity on this planet. Beaches and wetlands serve as the natural habitat of millions of living beings, including marine animals that form part of our diet. Imagine what would happen ...

    • Villar renews call for ban on single-use plastic 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, January 25, 2020, on page 3)
      Government agencies and local officials should work harder to ban single-use plastic, which is one of the main causes of the degradation of Manila Bay, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday. Villar, chairperson of the Senate ...

    • Villar renews pitch for wetlands protection, conservation 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, February 23, 2022, on page 4)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar has urged the government to take action for wetlands, which are critically important ecosystems contributing to biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, freshwater availability and to economies. ...

    • Villar urges farmers, fisherfolk to get scholarships 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2015, on page 18)
      Farmer and fisherfolk were urged yesterday to take advantage of P500 million worth of scholarships for agriculture training to make them at par with their counterparts in Asia. Sen. Cynthia Villar pursued the scholarships ...

    • Villar: Agri law to benefit farmers, fishermen 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2016, on page 2)
      The passage into law of an agricultural program extending funding to small farmers and fishermen will help legitimate beneficiaries, a lawmaker said yesterday. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on ...

    • Virtual surrender of WPS to China? 

      Pascual, Federico D. Jr. (The Philippine Star, April 22, 2021, on page 4)
      Watching President Duterte’s “Talk to the People” show Monday night, we were jolted toward the end of his report when he virtually surrendered to China the West Philippine Sea, or parts of it, without the aggressive neighbor ...

    • Visayas by fins and snorkels 

      Tagabucba, Marbbie (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2020, on page D3)
      It’s the crack of dawn and Barangay Tan-Awan in Oslob is at its busiest. Paddle boats sail in from every direction. Languages from all over the world mingle. The scent of bagoong is mixed in the sea breeze. I join the ...

    • Volcanic ash prevents red tide in Sorsogon Bay 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, June 29, 2015, on page A-30)
      Ashes spewed by Bulusan and Mayon volcanoes have been found to be preventing the recurrence of algae that cause red tide in Sorsogon Bay, a marine scientist based in the Bicol University (BU) here said yesterday. “Blooms ...

    • Vulnerable start to life for turtles on Phl coast 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, March 1, 2016, on page 1-8)
      Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades. The olive ridleys, each shorter than ...

    • Warship sail-by could hurt trade talks- Chinese paper 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, September 8, 2018, on page 15)
      Britain could have hurt its chances of sealing a post- Brexit free trade deal with China, a major Chinese state-run newspaper warned yesterday after a Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands in the South China Sea claimed ...

    • Was 6-month Boracay closure worth it? Stakeholders weigh in 

      Rendon, Jennifer; Romero, Alexis; Ramirez, Robertzon; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, October 28, 2018, on page 1-9)
      Despite financial losses and other difficulties, most if not all of the stakeholders said the six-month closure of Boracay Island was worth it. Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores said the past six months had been a difficult ...

    • Wastelands eyed for aquaculture production 

      (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2001, on page 23)
      The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources entered recently into an agreement with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to develop jointly a one-hectare unproductive sand dune ...