MANILA, Philippines — Before daybreak, Edwin Rosales, 33, would set out for Manila Bay to find the best spots to cast his net for “alubaybay,” a variety of sardines and a major income-earner ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fisherfolk in Cagayan province protested the black sand mining in Aparri town, saying the mining operations pose threats to their livelihood and the environment.

MANILA, Philippines - The national government has ordered local government chief executives to strictly enforce restrictions on black sand and beach mining to prevent the destruction of coastlines ...

MANILA, Philippines—After Gonzaga Mayor Carlito Pentecostes Jr. was gunned down in front of a municipal hall on Monday, his assailants scattered flyers with a cryptic message. The flyers read in ...

Usec Antiporda earlier clarified that the “white sand” in Manila Bay was synthetic, and was actually crushed dolomite rocks from Cebu. It was the Central Visayas office of the DENR’s Mining ...

If the synthetic white sand gets swept away by the next big storm, it’s like literally throwing millions of pesos into the sea. The Manila Bay project also belies Duterte’s spiel that ...