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Philexport urges competition 'safety nets' for small fishers
While the fisheries sector is generally seen as competitive given the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), exporters said the government should still provide small fishermen with “safety nets” ...
- February 17, 2014
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018
Youth groups to embark on 'freedom voyage' in West PhI Sea
Various youth groups in the country are set to converge in Palawan on Nov. 30 to begin a month-long “freedom voyage” to seven islets in the West Philippine Sea occupied by Filipino troops and are being claimed by China. ...
- November 21, 2015
Fish growers seek reprieve amid high production
The rising inflationary pressure from the global supply chain disruption, the war in Ukraine, and spiraling petroleum prices have stolen the limelight in recent months. The resulting costlier raw materials led to surging ...
- August 30, 2022
Seahorses seized from 8 fishermen in Manapla
Eight fishermen were arrested after police recovered from them seahorses in the municipal waters of Manapla, Negros Occidental. A total of 41 seahorses were confiscated from the fishermen, who were on board two unmarked ...
- July 28, 2018
Rape on the Rise
We are not talking of rape of the carnal kind here. The title of this column deals with the most recent violation committed by China on Philippine territorial sovereignty. Not content with its encroachment into the Philippine ...
- February 16, 2018
Teen marine conservation advocate launches photography: Ganden Medved Po’s ‘Life Below Water’ merges skill and advocacy
With the worsening climate crisis in the Philippines, more and more local youth are stepping up and doing their part to save the environment. For Ganden Medved Po, 17, his contribution is “Life Below Water,” his newly ...
- September 25, 2021
South China Sea code of conduct on track
Talks on the code of conduct in the South China Sea are “proceeding smoothly and effectively,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, as the Philippines and China celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ...
- June 10, 2020
PH to China: Lay off Pag-asa Island
President Duterte advised China to lay off Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, saying the territory belongs to Filipinos. The President said he was not warning China but was giving the Asian giant friendly advice. ...
- April 6, 2019
Crew fined for entering restricted reef area
Australian authorities signaled their seriousness about protecting the Great Barrier Reef with a court issuing fines Friday for a ship that entered a restricted area a day after a coal carrier ran aground and tore a huge ...
- April 17, 2010