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    • China sets up floating barrier in Panatag Shoal 

      Villeza, Mark Ernest; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 25, 2023, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday condemned the China Coast Guard (CCG)’s recent installation of a floating barrier in the southeast area of Panatag Shoal. ...

    • Reclamation off Manila Bay continues – group 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2023, on page 1)
      Two months after President Marcos announced the suspension of all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, fishermen witnessed a dredging vessel closely passing their boat off Cavite on Saturday night, fishers’ group Pambansang ...

    • Maymay, Neneng leave P594-M agri damage 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, October 25, 2022, on page 8)
      The amount of damage to agriculture left by Tropical Depression Maymay and Typhoon Neneng has reached P594.02 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported yesterday. Both calamities displaced 22,437 farmers and ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2023, 06 October 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, October 8, 2023, on page B6)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz, Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan); coastal waters of Panay; Pilar; President Roxas; Roxas City in Capiz; coastal waters of Gigantes Islands, ...

    • Go aids Pola oil spill victims 

      (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2023, on page 8)
      Sen. Bong Go visited and provided assistance to residents affected by the oil spill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro on Monday. Go acknowledged the devastating impact of the incident on the livelihood and well-being of affected ...

    • US alarmed by coral destruction in WPS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2023, on page 1)
      The United States – through its top diplomat in the Philippines – has expressed alarm over the destruction of corals in the Rozul Shoal near Palawan, widely believed to have been perpetrated by the Chinese. “Troubling ...

    • Fish catch down 70%; destruction of corals blamed 

      Cariaso, Bella; Macairan, Evelyn; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 19, 2023, on page 1)
      Fish catch in the West Philippine Sea has gone down by 70 percent since 2020, and further decline is expected amid reports of massive poaching of corals by the Chinese, a militant fishers’ group warned yesterday. Pambansang ...

    • Oil spill: 5,185 hectares of marine habitat affected 

      Cariaso, Bella; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2023, on page 8)
      The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has affected up to 5,185 hectares of corals, seagrass and mangroves in Oriental Mindoro and Western Visayas. In a situational report released yesterday, the Department of ...

    • Gov't mulls environment case vs China over corals 

      Galvez, Daphne; Cariaso, Bella; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2023, on page 1)
      The Philippines is considering filing a new complaint against China before an international tribunal following the reported harvesting and destruction of corals in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Solicitor General Menardo ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, 19 September 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2023, on page B5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz, Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan); coastal waters of Panay; Pilar; President Roxas; Roxas City in Capiz; coastal waters of Gigantes Islands, ...

    • Group raises alarm on suspension of fishing vessel monitoring 

      Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, April 5, 2023, on page 3)
      Oceana Philippines has raised the alarm over the government’s order to suspend the monitoring of commercial fishing vessels in the country. The international advocacy group said the government’s decision puts the Philippines ...

    • 400,000 liters of oil still leaking from Empress 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Tupas, Emmanuel; Villeza, Mark Ernest; Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2023, on page 10)
      One month after the motor tanker Princess Empress sank in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking around 400,000 liters of industrial fuel. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral ...

    • Destroying the reefs 

      (The Philippine Star, September 18, 2023, on page 12)
      For many years now, Filipinos have been raising concern over the environmental destruction from China’s artificial island-building in the South China Sea. Always, what has been lacking is the lack of official support for ...

    • PCG: Collision an accident, not deliberate ramming 

      Ong, Ghio; Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2023, on page 4)
      The ramming of a suspected foreign crude oil tanker on a fishing boat that killed three Filipino fishermen was an accident, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) declared yesterday. “As far as the initial information we have ...

    • 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, ...

    • Penalty for water pollution hiked 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2024, on page 8)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has increased the penalty imposed on companies found polluting Laguna de Bay from P10,000 to P11,000 daily. In Board Resolution 643 dated Oct. 17, 2023, the LLDA cited BR 404 ...

    • 'Secret agreement' with China 'horrifies' Marcos 

      Flores, Helen; Lee Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2024, on page 1)
      President Marcos is seeking clarification from the Chinese government on the supposed gentleman’s agreement on the West Philippine Sea entered into by Manila and Beijing during the Duterte administration, even as he warned ...

    • Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2024, on page 3)
      More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ...

    • Maynilad takes steps vs Laguna de Bay deterioration 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2023, on page 3)
      West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has laid out necessary interventions to help prevent further deterioration in Laguna de Bay’s water quality, which may trigger water supply interruption. Maynilad, which ...

    • Fishing boat catches fire, sinks off Palawan 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2023, on page 9)
      A fishing boat reportedly caught fire then sank in the waters off Cuyo Island in Palawan yesterday morning. Initial information received by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) showed that two of the five crewmembers of the ...