Browsing by Author "Flores, Helen"

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    • DENR calls for concerted efforts to end garbage crisis 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 9, 2019, on page 4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday called for cooperation among all stakeholders and the public in solving the country’s perennial garbage problem, especially in Metro Manila. “Solid waste ...

    • DFA slams 'blatant lie' on WPS patrols 

      Porcalla, Delon; Flores, Helen; Punay, Edu; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2018, on page 1-10)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for claiming President Duterte had ordered the military to cease patrols in the West Philippine Sea. Cayetano said ...

    • DFA: Phl may ink deal with China in Benham 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Flores, Helen; Laude, Jaime; Mendez, Christina; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 18, 2017, on page 7)
      The Philippines does not have a policy allowing China to conduct research in Benham Rise, but President Duterte may enter into binding agreements with China to explore the gas-rich underwater plateau, the Department of ...

    • Diplomatic protests against China sea aggression to continue - Carlos 

      Flores, Helen; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2022, on page 6)
      The Marcos administration will continue to file diplomatic protests against China’s aggressive acts in Philippine waters, incoming national security adviser Clarita Carlos said yesterday. “We will continue to file diplomatic ...

    • DOJ: WPS fishermen's P6-M settlement not final 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Flores, Helen; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, July 12, 2021, on page 1-5)
      A P6-million settlement with 22 Filipino fishermen, whose fishing boat Gem-Ver was reportedly rammed by a Chinese vessel two years ago, is not yet a done deal, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. “The discussion ...

    • Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Flores, Helen; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, August 12, 2019, on page 4)
      China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...

    • EU delegation joins Manila Bay cleanup 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, September 23, 2018, on page 1-11)
      The European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines, led by Ambassador Franz Jessen, joined yesterday the Manila Bay cleanup program along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Jessen said the group’s participation in the cleanup ...

    • EU launches plastic management program in Southeast Asia 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2018, on page B6)
      The European Union will launch next year a program that aims to help countries in East and Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, implement better plastic waste management. “(There are) two central problems we are ...

    • Fishermen warned vs rough seas 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2010, on page A-19)
      The state weather bureau yesterday advised fishermen not to venture into the seas of Luzon and the eastern sections of the Visayas and Mindanao as these would be "rough to very rough" due to the surge of the northeast ...

    • Joint exploration may settle SCS row- Carpio 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, December 9, 2018, on page 7)
      The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Chins on joint oil gas development could serve as the foundation for finally settling the disputes in the South China Sea, Supreme Court ...

    • 'Joint exploration, exploitation in WPS unconstitutional' 

      Punay, Edu; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, November 27, 2018, on page 4)
      Joint exploration and exploitation of resources in the West Philippine Sea with China is unconstitutional, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. "Joint exploration and exploitation is prohibited in our ...

    • Leni backs DFA on non-binding fishing agreement 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, July 8, 2019, on page 9)
      Vice President Leni Robredo backed yesterday Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s position that the verbal fishing agreement between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping is not legally binding. ...

    • Manila Bay funds could have fed poor families - Leni 

      Flores, Helen; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2020, on page 8)
      The P349 million allocated by the government to transform a portion of Manila Bay into a white sand beach could have been used to feed 80,000 hungry families, Vice President Leni Robredo said yesterday. “It’s insensitive ...

    • MOU on oil exploration with china constitutional 

      Punay, Edu; Flores, Helen; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, November 6, 2018, on page 6)
      There is no need for the Senate to review the agreement forged by the Duterte administration with China on oil and gas development in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. Justice Secretary ...

    • Opposition slams stand on SCS, death penalty 

      Flores, Helen; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Punay, Edu; Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, July 28, 2020, on page 5)
      Members of the opposition slammed yesterday President Duterte’s call to revive the death penalty and his statement that he was “inutile” and “cannot do anything” in the face of China’s aggression in the South China Sea, ...

    • PCG drives away 7 Chinese vessels off Palawan 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Romero, Alexis; Flores, Helen; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Paolo; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, May 6, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard drove away seven Chinese maritime militia vessels during a patrol with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Sabina Shoal on April 27, PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo ...

    • Phl acquiring technology to verify China missile deployment 

      Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, May 8, 2018, on page 6)
      The Philippines is set to acquire technology that will allow it to verify reports that China has installed missile systems in the disputed Spratly Islands group, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • Phl files 2 more protests vs China over WPS 

      Flores, Helen; Romero, Alexis; Punongbayan, Michael; Dumlao, Artemio (The Philippine Star, April 24, 2021, on page 2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed two more diplomatic protests against China over its vessels’ continued illegal presence in the West Philippine Sea. “The DFA lodged on April 21 two new diplomatic notes in ...

    • Phl gets climate change aid from Germany 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2018, on page 5)
      The German government has committed an additional €35 million to fund the Philippines’ climate change adaptation projects, citing the country’s vulnerability to the effects of global warming. German Ambassador Gordon Kricke ...

    • Phl must take lead in WPS; US will support it' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Flores, Helen; Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippines should take the lead in protecting its territorial waters from China, with the United States only extending some support especially through joint patrols, Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said ...