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    • Baby dolphin's name known today 

      Sison, Bebot Jr.; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2014, on page 8)
      The public will play a part in naming the new baby dolphin just born at Ocean Adventure Marine Park. "Hali, a first time dolphin mother, gave birth to a female calf on Aug. 31, 2014 at the Ocean Adventure facility in Subic ...

    • Baby sperm whale rescued off La Union 

      Elias, Jun (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2016, on page A-23)
      A wounded baby sperm whale was rescued off the shores of Barangay Carlatan in this city on Friday morning. The female whale, which weighs at least 100 kilos, is 6.5 feet long and has a body circumference of 45 inches, ...

    • Back out from debate projected Duterte as loser, Carpio as hero 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, May 12, 2021, on page 7)
      Carpio’s research helped win in July 2016 international arbitration for the Philippines. The Hague court outlawed Beijing’s sea claims. China and Duterte belittled the ruling. Beijing in August 2017 blockaded a ninth ...

    • Back to Panatag? put it in writing 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, October 25, 2016, on page 1-8)
      A local executive of Pangasinan province is set to file a board resolution urging President Duterte to put on paper his assurance that Filipinos can fish again in Chinese-occupied Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and let ...

    • Ban on field trips to theme parks with captive dolphins, whales sought 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2012, on page 6)
      A party-list lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ban school field trips to theme parks that have captive dolphins and whales that ...

    • Bangus industry headed for much better times 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2001, on page 26)
      The country's milkfish industry, saddled over the years by an acute fry shortage problem, can now look forward to much better times. This optimistic outlook stems from the initial headway achieved by a project being supported ...

    • Bangus offal for biogas 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2015, on page B-8)
      After tapping chicken and pig manure for renewable energy, an Italian company is eyeing to use bangus (milkfish) waste to be converted into biogas. This was revealed by Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste in a forum late ...

    • Bangus supply down by 20% due to cold weather 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 31, 2014, on page 5)
      The supply of milkfish, locally known as bangus has declined by as much as 20 percent due to the cold weather, the city agriculturist said yesterday. Emmy Molina told The STAR the volume of milkfish traded daily here usually ...

    • Banking on the Fishery Sector 

      (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2017, on page F2)
      Based on 2012 figures by the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Philippines ranked among the major fish producing countries in the world. It has a total production of 3.1 million tonnes of fish, ...

    • Banned shrimp variety being smuggled into RP 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2000, on page 25)
      A banned shrimp is being smuggled into the country. The crustacean is called western white shrimp, also Pacific white shrimp, and scientifically named Penaeus vannamei. P. vannamei is said to be affected with the Taura ...

    • BAR develops new oyster culture technology 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, March 3, 2013, on page B6)
      The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) is developing a culture process for an oyster specie found in Surigao to increase local supply and tap its export potential to China and South Korea where there is demand. BAR and ...

    • Bardem urges UN delegates to protect oceans 

      (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2019, on page 16)
      Spanish actor and environmental activist Javier Bardem said Monday " we are all villains" for playing" deaf and blind" and not caring about the world's oceans', which are under more pressure than at any time in history. ...

    • Barriers to disaster 

      (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2014, on page 16)
      Filipinos were mostly unfamiliar with storm surges, until one struck the bay area of Manila in September 2011. The force of the surge, with waves as high as 20 feet, destroyed hotel fronts and Manila’s Baywalk, and submerged ...

    • Barter system emerging in disputed shoal 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2018, on page 4)
      A barter system is slowly emerging in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, with Filipino fishermen exchanging their catch for food from their Chinese counterparts. A military official privy to the ongoing maritime and territorial ...

    • Batanes: New secrets revealed 

      Dayrit, Christine S. (The Philippine Star, March 9, 2014, on page K-2)
      From our charming room at the Batanes Dive Resort located next to the turquoise sea of the Philippine Sea, you would think we were on the film set of a tropical paradise perched above immaculate froth. My gaze did not just ...

    • Batangas fish kill damage hits P42.9 M 

      Ozaeta, Arnel; Amoroso, Ed; Villanueva, Rhodina; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2019, on page 21)
      At least 605 metric tons or P42.9 million worth of tilapia have been affected by a fish kill in two coastal towns in this province. Maria Paz Luna, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Calabarzon director, ...

    • 'Be nice to sharks' 

      Thomas, Harry K. Jr. (The Philippine Star, March 10, 2013, on page 14)
      The most recent shows that globally, on average, 38 million sharks are traded annually for their fins. Although some international fisheries organizations have banned shark fining, regulating trade of shark fins and other ...

    • Beaching ramp in Pag-Asa 60% complete — DND 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2019, on page 7)
      The construction of a beaching ramp on Pag-Asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group is expected to be completed by the end of the year, a development that would pave the way for the long-delayed repair of the Rancudo airfield ...

    • Beijing claims 'consensus' reached on joint exploration 

      Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2020, on page 5)
      The Chinese government said it had reached a consensus with the Philippines on the conduct of joint exploration of resources in the South China Sea. Reacting to the decision of President Duterte to lift the moratorium on ...

    • Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2021, on page 4)
      China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...