The Philippines is one of the significant contributors to world fisheries. In 2018, the total
production from three sectors, eg, aquaculture, municipal, and commercial fisheries, was …

Octocorals are relatively understudied than other coral reef organisms despite their
ecological and economic values. The Philippines is known to have high marine biodiversity …

Fishing is the major livelihood of coastal villagers in Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines due to
the fact that Tawi-Tawi is situated in the heart of the coral triangle, the world center of coral …

Over the past five years, tensions in the South China Sea have persisted at a rolling boil.
Clashes at sea have recruited state, quasi-, and non-state actors, from law enforcement and …

Coral reefs are typified by their benthic components, and reef diversity and productivity are
traditionally ascribed to the symbiotic association between corals and zooxanthellae, and …

Geopolitical issues pose a challenge to the holistic management of fisheries and associated
ecosystems in two Philippine fisheries management areas (FMAs 5&6) encompassing the …

The exploration for pigment-producing bacteria and structurally novel pigment continues to
increase, and the marine environment has recently become an attractive research site for …

The Philippines initiated arbitration in UNCLOS concerning China's maritime claims and
China's unlawful activities in the West Philippine Sea. The UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal …