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    • '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 ...
    • Beijing to Rody: No structures in Panatag 

      Mendez, Christina; Romero, Alexis; Sy, Marvin; Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2017, on page 14)
      China has assured President Duterte there will be no construction in Panatag Shoal, denying earlier reports that it would pursue plans to put up a monitoring station in the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte ...
    • Fisheries conference set Nov. 19-24 

      (The Philippine Star, November 18, 2001, on page 26)
      Top fisheries officials in Southeast Asia will meet in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 19-24 to tackle fisheries issues besetting the region. The six-day top-level conference is jointly organized by the Association of Southeast ...
    • No monitoring station on Panatag - Beijing 

      Romero, Alexis; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China is not building an environmental monitoring station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, its foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last week. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying ...
    • Phl-Indonesia sea border pact takes effect 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2019, on page 10)
      The historic agreement between the Philippines and Indonesia that establishes the boundary of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) took effect on Thursday after two decades of negotiations, the Department of Foreign Affairs ...
    • PHLPost issues first triangle stamps 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, August 5, 2013, on page 8)
      The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has issued its first ever triangle-shaped stamps featuring eight marine species found in the country. According to PHLPost, the issuance of the Philippine Marine Biodiversity Stamp was ...
    • Salty water a new 'reality' as sea pushes inland 

      Thomson Reuters Foundation (The Philippine Star, January 16, 2020, on page B4)
      Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many Asian cities, climate ...