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US, China face off over the South China Sea
For months, Beijing and Washington have been engaged in a mounting rhetorical war over Chinese territorial claims- and island building- in contested waters of the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has cautioned ...
- October 31, 2015
Red tide alert up in E. Samar bay
Beware of shellfish taken from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar. This, after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) found red tide microorganisms in the bay, prompting a ban on the harvesting and selling of ...
- June 7, 2013
New whale sharks counted in Donsol
One hundred and four new whale shark individuals have been identified in Ticao Pass off the coast of Donsol between January and June 2019, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines. Whale ...
- September 6, 2019
'Sailing schools' to teach youth on marine environmental protection
Ramon Magsaysay awardee Antonio Oposa will launch next month the “sailing schools” which aim to teach Filipino youth about marine environmental protection. Oposa, a lawyer and environmental activist, said they transform ...
- March 11, 2010
Department of Agriculture, Administrative Circular No. 08, Series of 2019
Subject: The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11321 "An Act Instituting the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Program of the Department of Agriculture", otherwise known as "The ...
- October 30, 2019
Biri: Ocean’s farm, sea sculptures
A very short habal-habal ride to the boat station and another one-hour boat ride to Biri Island were all that’s left of the trip to the island’s famous gigantic rock sculptures – the artwork that the sea waves and surges ...
- April 2, 2017
Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can ...
- November 10, 2016
Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas
Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ...
- November 23, 2015
Globe sponsors Boracay clean-up dive
Flocks of tourists coupled with uncontrolled development have taken its toll on Boracay as coral reef destruction, water quality degradation and other environmental and social concerns continue to threaten the fragile ...
- February 24, 2013
Reveal Boracay water test results, DENR asked
A party-list congressman urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday to release the results of the water tests it conducted in Boracay prior to its reopening to tourists last Friday. “Tourists ...
- October 31, 2018