Browsing by Author "Regalado, Edith"

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    • 45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2020, on page 9)
      The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ...

    • Batangas fish kill damage hits P42.9 M 

      Ozaeta, Arnel; Amoroso, Ed; Villanueva, Rhodina; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2019, on page 21)
      At least 605 metric tons or P42.9 million worth of tilapia have been affected by a fish kill in two coastal towns in this province. Maria Paz Luna, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Calabarzon director, ...

    • Cayetano pushes Phl-China joint oil exploration in SCS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2018, on page 16)
      Joint exploration and development with China in the hotly contested South China Sea will ensure that the Philippines will not be in danger of losing oil and gas, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on ...

    • China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war 

      Regalado, Edith; Macairan, Evelyn; Mendez, Christina; Rivera, Danessa; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2017, on page 1-12)
      Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...

    • Duterte tells Palawan: Avoid another Boracay 

      Regalado, Edith; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, November 12, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Boracay was "overloaded" with tourists and Palawan must not go the same way, according to President Duterte. The President told local government officials in Palawan to be cautious in accepting massive numbers of tourists ...

    • Duterte: no weapons in island occupation 

      Mendez, Christina; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Regalado, Edith; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2017, on page 6)
      No new weapons are being eyed for islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea over which President Duterte wants the military to exercise greater control. The President made the clarification yesterday at the Davao ...

    • Ex-DFA chief wants SCS ruling in sea code 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, November 4, 2019, on page 1-8)
      The South China Sea arbitration ruling should be an integral part of a binding Code of Conduct (COC), according to former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, as he enjoined Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

    • Fishing ban up in Davao Gulf 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 21, 2015, on page A-27)
      Fishing in the Davao Gulf has been declared closed starting this month until August to allow fish to spawn in the area. Davao Gulf, which spans 3,087 kilometers, covers the Cape San Agustin in Governor Generoso town in ...

    • Indonesia deports Pinoy poachers 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page A-22)
      Indonesia has deported 52 Filipino fishermen who were caught poaching in its territorial waters. The fishermen had been detained for several months in Bitung City in North Sulawesi before they were sent home on board the ...

    • No one can stop China on Panatag - Duterte 

      Mendez, Christina; Regalado, Edith; Punay, Edu; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 10)
      President Duterte believes the Philippine government cannot stop China from installing a radar station in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal that has been declared a traditional common fishing ground by an arbitral tribunal, ...

    • Palace on harassment near shoal: Not Phl's problem 

      Regalado, Edith; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, November 5, 2019, on page 1-4)
      The Philippines has nothing to do with the reported harassment by a Chinese naval vessel of the Liberian commercial oil tanker Green Aura near Panatag ( Scarborough) Shoal last week, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said.

    • Phl, Japan agree on peaceful resolution of sea dispute 

      Regalado, Edith; Nilles, Giovanni; Cervantes, Ding; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, October 29, 2016, on page 2)
      The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely to advance a “rules-based” regime to maintain stability and security in the region amid sea disputes, President Duterte disclosed Thursday night. As this developed, ...

    • Rescued whale released into the sea 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2014, on page A28)
      Authorities released into the sea an injured pygmy sperm whale hours after it was rescued Thursday afternoon near a power barge in Maco town in Compostela Valley. Officials from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Rody expects China nod for sea code of conduct 

      Regalado, Edith; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2017, on page 1-7)
      For years an elusive target for nations with conflicting claims in the South China Sea, a code of conduct for managing the dispute is expected to be ready on May 19 when the China-led Bilateral Consultation Mechanism ...

    • Rody open to military exercises with China in Sulu Sea 

      Romero, Alexis; Regalado, Edith; Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 2, 2017, on page 1-17)
      President Duterte is open to holding joint military drills with China as the administration seeks closer ties with Beijing despite conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea. Duterte’s statement came a week before ...

    • Rody raises SCS ruling to UN: Carpio, Del Rosario hail move 

      Romero, Alexis; Regalado, Edith; Lee-Brago, Pia; Macairan, Evelyn; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, September 24, 2020, on page 1-2)
      He promised to raise the issue at the right time. Before the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Duterte vowed to reject efforts to undermine the arbitral ruling that voided China’s ...

    • Rody to Asean leaders: promote peace amid sea row 

      Mendez, Christina; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, September 11, 2016, on page 8)
      President Duterte has urged leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work together for peace and stability in the region amid the conflict over the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea as well ...

    • Rody to Vietnam: Phl not abandoning SCS ruling 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2018, on page 3)
      President Duterte assured Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc that the Philippines is not abandoning the favorable ruling of the international arbitration tribunal on the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. ...

    • RP's first marine park to provide 20,000 jobs 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, August 18, 2001, on page 14)
      Some 20,000 villagers are expected to be employed in the country's first marine culture park that was launched this week in the Island Garden City of Samal. The P30-million Samal City government in cooperation with the ...

    • Sea turtles released from coal-fired power plant shore 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2019, on page B6)
      At least 115 turtle hatchlings were released into the sea over the weekend from the coast of a coal-powered plant in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, this city. The sea turtles were found in three nests earlier discovered ...