Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "maritime safety"

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    • China incursions may spark ‘naval arms race’ – Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2021, on page A2)
      China’s unbridled incursions into the West Philippine Sea and the disputed waters in the South China Sea may render the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) a dead letter treaty, retired Supreme Court ...

    • China sets war games in disputed sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 24, 2018, on page A2-A1)
      A joint statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. The group reaffirmed “the importance of maintaining and ...

    • Enhanced protection for Tubbataha Reefs 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, July 25, 2017, on page 4)
      The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, is now considered as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (TRNP-PSSA). Covering almost 97,030 ...

    • Go after other illegal Chinese dredgers, gov't urged 

      Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2021, on page A4)
      The government should look for and investigate other Chinese dredging vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters following the seizure of the 2,340-ton MV Zhonhai 68 off Bataan and Bulacan provinces by authorities ...

    • Guimaras mulls declaring August as maritime safety awareness month 

      (DailyGuardian, August 8, 2020, on page 8)
      Officials of Guimaras province proposed declaring the month of August as Maritime Safety Awareness Month. Guimaras Lone District Rep Ma. Lucille L. Nava pushed a legislation that will serve as reminder on the significance ...

    • Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 27, 2023, on page A3-A4)
      The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...

    • It’s Sea Transportation Safety Month 

      Salinas, Carlos C. (The Manila Times, June 10, 2020, on page B5)
      June has been designated Sea Transportation Safety Month under Proclamation 115-A, series of 1966, which identified each month of the year as safety month for a specific area of our everyday lives. In May 2008, then president ...

    • Lorenzana: WPS row with China still a security worry 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2018, on page A7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the country had been managing “very well” its territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but this remained a security challenge. Lorenzana accepted ...

    • MARINA: Wearing of life vests mandatory 

      Ayeng, Raffy (The Manila Times, August 8, 2019, on page A3)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has reminded operators of small vessels to strictly require passengers to wear life vests following the capsizing of three boats in the Guimaras Strait where at least 31 people died. ...

    • No retreat in phaseout of wooden-hulled boats 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 6, 2021, on page B16)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is firm on the phaseout of wooden-hulled motorboats, despite the complaints of irate passengers of the Guimaras-Iloilo route that the available fiberglass types were not enough to ...

    • Ocean-based industries gross value-added declines 32.6% in 2020 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, December 17, 2021, on page S1/4)
      The gross value-added (GVA) of Philippine ocean-based industries declined 32.6% in 2020 to P617.20 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was the equivalent of 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at ...

    • PCG coordinates with Singapore to probe boat ramming incident 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2023, on page 4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team to Singapore to investigate a tanker vessel tagged in a deadly ramming incident near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last ...

    • PH Coast Guard beefs up force with 4,220 new recruits 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2023, on page A4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has beefed up its workforce amid its key role in safeguarding its territorial waters, especially in the tension-filled waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). A total of 4,220 new recruits ...

    • PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty patrols in West PH Sea 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 3)
      The country has stepped up maritime exercises and sovereignty patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday, April 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the BRP ...

    • PH, US navies open weeklong 'Samasama' maritime training 

      Wakefield, Francis (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2018, on page 5)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) formally opened over the weekend the Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Samasama 2018 aboard BRP Tarlac (LD601) at Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union. Lt. Jose ...

    • Protecting WPS using arbitral ruling tops DND agenda 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, July 19, 2022, on page 1-2)
      The Marcos administration will prioritize invoking the 2016 decision of an international arbitral court invalidating China’s maritime claim, as part of efforts to protect and defend the Philippines’ territorial rights over ...

    • "Sea Citizens" launched 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2010, on page 15)
      An all women organization focused on the maritime environment is set to launch its "Citizens of the Sea" project here in Iloilo anytime within the year. This was disclosed by Environment and Natural Resources Regional ...

    • Sea trips for small vessels halted due to gale warning 

      Yasa, Dolly (DailyGuardian, August 6, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A gale warning was issued morning of Aug 5, 2019 in Western Visayas, forcing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to again cancel sea trips between Bacolod City and Iloilo City. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and ...

    • US, Asean commit to non-militarization in disputed sea 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2022, on page 1-5)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to ensure maritime security and safety, freedom of navigation, non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct ...

    • Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk 

      (Panay News, September 25, 2017, on page B5-B11)
      Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable. Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...