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Boracay rehab on track amid pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu says he remains on track to complete the rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan by May 2021. The one-year extension given to the Boracay ...
- June 14, 2020
Gov't won't ban Chinese firms from PH projects; Sangley Airport on
Malacañang said the country would not ban Chinese firms involved in reclamation activities in the South China Sea, and would not follow sanctions imposed by the United States against Chinese companies involved in construction ...
- September 2, 2020
PH files protest over twin China WPS ’volations’
The Philippines has filed two protests with China over the pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship and for declaring parts of Philippine territory as part of Hainan province, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy ...
- April 23, 2020
US vows to be 'more assertive' in responding to sea violations
The US military warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which it said had expansionist ambitions in the South ...
- December 19, 2020
Search for missing fishers, gov't urged
Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged government authorities to augment and mobilize resources to scour the waters for 14 Filipinos missing after their fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel off the coast ...
- July 4, 2020
VFA repeal to embolden China on West Philippine Sea claim
President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement is seen to further escalate tension and give China the upper hand in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which is believed to hold huge oil ...
- March 5, 2020
Bay tourists defy protocols; police chief loses post
The station commander of the Ermita Police in Manila was relieved over the weekend following the policemen’s failure to enforce social distancing during the opening of the "white sand beach" on Manila Bay. Manila Police ...
- September 21, 2020
PILMICO helps revive aquaculture in Capiz
Aboitiz food business unit Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corp. recently turned over 1.3 million bangus fry to help Capiz fishermen rebuild their typhoon-depleted fish stocks. Pilmico’s Aqua Feeds team, in partnership with the ...
- February 16, 2020
Trash traps set up along rivers in CL
Garbage thrown into the river will no longer be drifted to Manila Bay areas as the local government units and environmental authorities in three Central Luzon provinces set-up their respective trash traps along major rivers ...
- December 16, 2020
House assures DENR of support
Several ranking lawmakers have expressed House support to the P384-million Manila Bay project and that they see no valid objection to it, with one of them asserting that the use of dolomite to beautify the shoreline could ...
- September 11, 2020