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    Chinese vessels continue clam harvest in Panatag
    Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2019-06-14)
    Chinese fishing vessels continue to gather giant clams at Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea despite protests from maritime officials, according to Pangasinan fishermen who sailed there in late May. Unless Chinese fishermen were stopped, the giant clam population in the West Philippine Sea would soon be decimated, said Yoyoy Rizol, a fisherman based in Infanta town, Pangasinan province.
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    Law enforcers also behind illegal fishing in Lingayen Gulf
    Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2015-02)
    There must be something about the coastal town of San Fabian in Pangasinan which attracts tourists, beach lovers, sea creatures and even unscrupulous fishermen. All are welcome, Mayor Constante Agbayani said, except fishermen who come with illegal fishing gear, explosives and other destructive means to catch fish that abound in the town’s waters. Beachgoers and tourists are lured by the calm and shallow water while sea creatures, like whale sharks (butanding), regularly come to graze whenever the Lingayen Gulf is teeming with tiny fish and shrimps.
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    Solar-lighted coral beads used in Albay
    Dematera, Cet; Amo, Celso (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2013-08-04)
    The country's first underwater solar-powered and coral-beaded rosary was installed in Albay Gulf yesterday. Dubbed as "Coral Genesis," the 60 coral beads with attached solar panels, bulbs and a concrete crucifix forming a 65-meter rosary was installed 25 feet deep in the coastal waters of Sto. Domingo town in Albay. Martin Reynoso, chairman of Jaycees Legazpi chapter which sponsored the project, said the giant coral rosary automatically lights up at night.
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    Who manipulated fishermen? Palace points to Diokno, IBP
    Aurelio, Julie M.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2019-07-12)
    Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday said human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) manipulated a group of fishermen into petitioning for an environmental protection order from the Supreme Court. Panelo was reacting to Diokno’s accusation on Wednesday that state lawyers used underhanded tactics by talking secretly to his clients, who then disavowed the petition filed in their behalf by the IBP in April. “I think it’s the other way around,” Panelo told reporters. “He should ask himself in the mirror because that questions applies to him.”
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    The future of our seas relies on us
    (Panay News, Inc., 2019-09-22)
    The Mayor of Carles, Iloilo, Siegfredo Betita, has expressed his local government unit’s helplessness in the fight against illegal fishing and has appealed for outside help – from the Philippine Navy to be specific. We believe this situation is not unique to Carles. Its neighboring municipalities in northern Iloilo province are likely suffering from the same problem – the continued assault of illegal fishers in their municipal waters that are rich in marine resources. We have relied so much on the sea for our existence – for food, for employment, for energy and for recreation. Thus we must realize that the future of our seas, and that of us humans, relies on how much action we are willing to take today to protect our marine resources.
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    BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservation
    Ogatis, James Earl E.; Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2017-10-17)
    Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units and other enforcement agencies to strengthen the protection of marine environment and resources in Western Visayas. In the opening of the 54th Fish Conservation Week Celebration in Tanza, Iloilo City on Oct 15, 2017, Aparri cited the importance of preserving, conserving and protecting the coastal and marine resources as the main source of livelihood of the coastal communities. The MOU with Mayor Siegfredo Betita of Carles and a representative of Mayor Milliard Villanueva of Concepcion, Iloilo seeks to create a joint task force that will address the rampant and unabated illegal, unreported fishing activities within the municipal waters.
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    NEDA: DU30 right to close Boracay: Army after ‘minor incidents’ – commander
    Sornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2018-04-22)
    The government was right to temporarily close off Boracay to tourists, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown of the island resort to pave the way for rehabilitation. He approved the recommendation of the Interior, Tourism and Environment departments to close Boracay for six months starting April 26.
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    Massive effort to remove Navy flagship from shoal
    Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-08-31)
    All vessels of the military’s Western Command have been mobilized in the operation to remove Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar which ran aground in Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal in Palawan Wednesday night. Col. Noel Detoyato, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman, said Friday the vessels of Western Command area have been ordered to sail to Hasa-Hasa to assist in retrieving the Gregorio del Pilar. Detoyato said the frigate ran aground in the shoal about 60 nautical miles off Rizal, Palawan, while on routine patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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    What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures
    Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2017-03-18)
    Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not have been given permission to do research in the area, according to conflicting claims by President Duterte, Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana, as well as Foreign Affairs officials. What remains undisputed, however, are the possible trove of mineral and gas deposits about 3,000 meters below the water’s surface that have yet to be discovered. Sometimes referred to as the Benham Plateau, the landmass, described to have a craggy or rough surface, is bigger than Luzon or almost half the size of the Philippine’s total land area. It extends eastward off the provinces of Aurora and Isabel, and the Bicol region, but has always been connected to Luzon’s landmass through the Bicol and Palanan saddles.
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    US reassures Phl of stability in Indo-Pacific region
    Romero, Paolo; Punongbayan, Michael (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2018-06-27)
    The United States has again reassured the Philippines and its other allies of its commitment to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea. Rear Admiral Marc Dalton, speaking aboard the USS Ronald Reagan on Tuesday, said their presence and operations have and will continue to promote security and freedom in international waters. Dalton said the Ronald Reagan Strike Group is composed of the USS Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Air Wing 5, the Destroyer Squadron 15 and two other military ships. He said stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region for the past 70 years has benefited all countries in the area.