As gas giants move in, Philippine fishers fight for their seas and survival

Mongabay
Jul 29, 2025, 11:50 am241 pts
BATANGAS CITY, Philippines — On a hot October afternoon near the largest oil and gas port in the Philippines, the roar of a nearby natural gas tanker drowned out conversations on the shore. Wilma Abanil and her husband, Joseph Vargas, have called Santa Clara, a fishing village on the shore of Batangas Bay,…

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