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MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) asked the public yesterday to use water intelligently amid the continued drop in the water level of Angat Dam with the ongoing threat of a strong El Niño phenomenon.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement rice farming strategies that require less water, allowing farmers to continue planting rice in the face of El Niño.
MANILA, Philippines — A claim by Chinese state media that Chinese coast guards had “repelled” a Filipino vessel in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal was “inaccurate,” according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday disputed China Coast Guard’s (CCG) claim that it had “repelled” a government vessel patrolling Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Residents and environmental advocates renewed their call for accountability and legal protection for the Verde Island Passage (VIP) as oil and grease levels remained high in several protected areas a year after the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
MANILA, Philippines — An entrepreneur in Phnom Penh, Cambodia purchases empty plastic bottles from trash collectors and garbage depots to recycle them as brooms.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Tolentino formed a technical working group (TWG) to fine tune the consolidated bills designating archipelagic sea lanes (ASLs) in the Philippines.
As an archipelagic and maritime nation, the Philippines' waters are pivotal to its food and economic security and overall national interests. With more than 7,000 islands held together by waters spanning a total of 220 million hectares, some 60% of the population, or 55.3 million Filipinos, live in coastal communities. These waters are teeming with resources driving and connecting niche economies interspersed across the archipelago.