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Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits
More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ...
- April 11, 2024
Search operations for ill-fated vessel seize
The Bureau of Fire Protection and Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office announced that search and retrieval operations on the wreckage of the ill-fated M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 in the waters off ...
- April 3, 2023
LLDA increases fines by 10%
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has mandated a 10% increase in daily penalties for water pollution cases within Laguna Lake. In a Board Resolution, the LLDA said that a 10% increase in penalties, or P11,000 ...
- April 9, 2024
Manila: Filipino scientists harassed by Chinese chopper on Thitu Island
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter harassed a team of Filipino scientists at Thitu Island on Saturday by hovering at a close distance to one of its sand bars, the Philippines said on Tuesday. Some of the ...
- March 24, 2024
Philippines says it spotted 50 Chinese ships within EEZ in South China Sea
The Philippine military on Tuesday said it had spotted about 50 Chinese vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, many of them surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Five Coast ...
- March 13, 2024
PCG, Japanese ship begin 'bagging' oil from sunken tanker
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the crew of the Shin Nichi Maru, a Japanese dynamic positioning vessel, have begun “bagging” operations to seal off leaks from tanker MT Princess Empress, more than a month after it ...
- April 5, 2023
400,000 liters of oil still leaking from Empress
One month after the motor tanker Princess Empress sank in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking around 400,000 liters of industrial fuel. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral ...
- March 29, 2023
3 bays in Samar placed on red tide alert
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public not to consume shellfish products taken from three bays on Samar Island where the red tide toxin was detected. “To safeguard human lives, we are ...
- October 9, 2023
'Effective presence' key in asserting sovereignty in West PH sea - AFP chief
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. said that safeguarding the country’s interests in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) should hinge on strengthening defense resources. “The name of ...
- October 8, 2023
Group raises alarm on suspension of fishing vessel monitoring
Oceana Philippines has raised the alarm over the government’s order to suspend the monitoring of commercial fishing vessels in the country. The international advocacy group said the government’s decision puts the Philippines ...
- April 5, 2023