Browsing The Philippine Star by Title

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    • Vacuum frying rootcrops 

      (The Philippine Star, April 18, 1993, on page 18)
      The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (DOST-PCAMRD) has received information from the University of Rhode Island (USA) College of Resource Development ...

    • Valor in the WPS 

      (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2024, on page 6)
      The country marks Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor today in the shadow of continuing Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea. The special day is meant to honor all those who fought foreign colonizers and invaders, ...

    • De Venecia makes strides in aquaculture 

      Visperas, Eva; Ramirez, Cesar (The Philippine Star, December 11, 2016, on page B-4)
      Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and a fish scientist were honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) for their outstanding leadership ...

    • Venice hit by worst high tide; mayor declares emergency 

      (The Philippine Star, November 14, 2019, on page A23)
      Venice was hit by the second highest tide recorded in the lagoon city on Tuesday, which flooded its historic basilica and left many of its squares and alleyways deep underwater. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said he would declare ...

    • Vessel catches fire off Bohol; 1 dead 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, June 27, 2022, on page 12)
      A 53-year-old man died while another was reported missing when a passenger vessel caught fire as it was sailing in the waters off Bohol yesterday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The PCG public information ...

    • Vessel catches fire off Quezon; 7 dead 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Zoleta, Michelle; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2022, on page 8)
      Seven persons died while 24 others were injured when a passenger vessel with 134 people on board caught fire in the waters off Real in Quezon province yesterday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the ...

    • VFA up for renegotiation; Rody gags officials on WPS 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2021, on page 2)
      The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US is up for renegotiation, President Duterte said, as he maintained that his administration has veered away from a proWest foreign policy to avoid “trouble.” At a meeting of ...

    • Video of beachgoers rescuing whales goes viral 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2019, on page 12)
      Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although the authorities said that three ...

    • Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, December 10, 2016, on page 18)
      Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the communist state to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. Activity visible on Ladd Reef in ...

    • 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. ...