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    • Water firms ordered to help speed up Boracay cleanup 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Villanueva, Rhodina; Rendon, Jennifer; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, April 20, 2018, on page 2)
      Water concessionaires in Boracay have been ordered to work together and help speed up the cleanup of the island, which will be closed starting next Thursday. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday directed the Boracay ...

    • Waves for Water deploys water filtration systems 

      (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2022, on page 3)
      Severe Tropical Storm Odette entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Dec. 14, 2021 and shortly intensified into a category 5 super typhoon across the Visayas and Mindanao. In just 28 hours, Odette (Rai) left over ...

    • 'Wawa project delay to worsen water crisis' 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, November 5, 2019, on page B7-B8)
      Ports tycoon Enrique Razon, who is making his foray into the water business, has warned that the water crisis in Metro Manila could worsen if the approval of his proposed Wawa Bulk Water Supply project would be delayed further.

    • We blew up man-made islands before - US 

      Katigbak, Jose (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2018, on page 1-4)
      The US military has a lot of experience gained in World War II blowing up small man-made islands in the Western Pacific, Joint Staff Director Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told Pentagon reporters on Thursday, but denied he was ...

    • We need to stop putting China first 

      Katigbak, Tony F. (The Philippine Star, June 25, 2019, on page 10)
      Despite the fact that many have tried to spin the maritime incident involving Chinese fishing vessel Yuemaobinyu 42212 ramming Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea – the issue still ...

    • We need US for South China Sea - Duterte 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2016, on page 6)
      President Duterte has apparently mellowed even further on his sentiments about the United States, reiterating yesterday he did not seek the pullout of American forces as the Philippines would need its ally in defending the ...

    • We're so plastic 

      Beltran, Cito (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2019, on page 12)
      Filipinos throw away 164 million pieces of sachet packets daily. In one year or annually, estimates indicate that around 59.8 billion sachets are used – sold – discarded in the Philippines. On the average adult Filipinos, ...

    • The weird, The Beautiful & The Zen of Anilao Underwater Shootout 

      Lara, Tanya (The Philippine Star, December 10, 2017, on page F1-F2)
      A rock star to underwater photographers, Anilao shootout judge David Doubilet reveals a life made peaceful by diving and shaped early in a lake in upstate New York when he was an asthmatic boy of eight. National Geographic ...

    • West Phl Sea documentary gaining ground 

      Laude, Jaime; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2015, on page 2)
      The documentary promoting awareness instilling patriotism among Filipinos worldwide in the country’s struggle to maintain its hold over some of the islands in the South China Sea is gaining ground on various social media ...

    • Wetlands for our future 

      (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2015, on page B-4)
      Swamps, marshes, lagoons, deltas, and bogs - they are collectively known as wetlands. People see them yet fail to recognize their value. Many do not realize the fact that wetlands are an important ecosystem that supports ...

    • ‘We’ll insist on what is ours’ 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, October 17, 2016, on page 1-12)
      The sovereign claims of the Philippines in the South China Sea are not up for bargain with China.Duterte noted the Constitution does not allow him to give up any of the Philippines’ territorial claims. He said the arbitral ...

    • Whale killers 

      (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2019, on page 12)
      In the Compostela town of Mabini last March 15, a juvenile Cuvier’s beaked whale was found ashore and died shortly. When opened up for inspection on the cause of death, the beached 500-kilo creature had 40 kilos of plastic ...

    • Whale sharks return to Masbate, Sorsogon 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, April 3, 2018, on page 11)
      Legazpi City, Philippines — Whale sharks, locally known as butanding, have been sighted again in the waters off Masbate and Sorsogon, an official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said yesterday. Benjamin Santiago, DOT-Bicol ...

    • Whale takes center stage at National Museum 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, February 17, 2019, on page 1-10)
      To celebrate World Whale Day, the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Rizal Park, Manila, yesterday unveiled to the public its newest permanent display: the Marinduque Sperm Whale. “At the Hyundai Philippines ...

    • Whalers, activists clash again off Antarctica 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, February 8, 2010, on page A-24)
      Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. ...

    • Whaling protester to be charged in Japan 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2010, on page A-22)
      An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand is in custody on a Japanese vessel and will be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said Tuesday. Peter Bethune, a member ...

    • White sand beach a ‘white elephant’? 

      Pascual, Federico D. Jr. (The Philippine Star, October 27, 2020, on page 6)
      We have a problem. It seems that the mastermind of the P389-million project recreating a strip of Boracay beach on Manila Bay was in a hurry to spread the fake white sand without factoring in the seasonal typhoons wreaking ...

    • White shrimp farming gains momentum 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 2, 2007, on page B-2)
      When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...

    • Why can't red-tagging officials denounce Communist China? 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2021, on page 9)
      Certain administration officials habitually red-tag. Targeted are not only political oppositionists. Artists, clerics, academics, journalists, trade unionists, environmentalists, health activists, youth leaders and rights ...

    • Why mangroves matter 

      (The Philippine Star, July 14, 2017, on page H6)
      Mangroves support the natural food chain by forming a link between land and sea. They serve as the sanctuary of both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife while acting as frontline guardians of coastal communities against storm ...