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Duterte won't withdraw Phl ships from WPS
President Duterte has rejected a call from China to withdraw ships from waters around Pag-asa Island, saying Philippine vessels will “not move an inch backward” even at the cost of his life or his friendship with Beijing. ...
- May 15, 2021
PH backs intl pact on marine resources
The Philippines has pushed for conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas or areas beyond national jurisdiction. Manila reaffirmed its support for an international legally binding instrument ...
- April 22, 2021
DA: Imported agri-fishery commodities to undergo 'second border' inspection
Two government agencies in the country will run after violators to curtail the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities and ensure an optimum level of food safety for Filipino consumers. According to a press release, the ...
- October 12, 2021
BFAR needs at least 6 more vessels to monitor waters, marine resources — advocacy group
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) should have more big vessels for patrolling Philippine waters, food advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said. Tugon Kabuhayan convener Asis G. Perez, a former BFAR national ...
- June 29, 2021
DND: MDT can't force China out of WPS
The Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US cannot be used to drive away or force Chinese vessels out of the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana clarified yesterday. Lorenzana ...
- April 22, 2021
Business groups to China: Remove ships from WPS
Eight business organizations have expressed support for calls made to China to pull out its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement yesterday, business groups Philippine Chamber of ...
- April 15, 2021
'WPS becoming a national election issue'
Believing that China will try to influence next year’s national polls, former defense secretary Orlando Mercado and University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal ...
- May 20, 2021
Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef
The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ...
- March 22, 2021
Fishers seek shelter in occupied Panatag Shoal
Strong winds and large waves spawned by Typhoon “Bising” (international name: Surigae) have forced several groups of Filipino fishermen to take refuge in Panatag Shoal, about 240 kilometers southwest of Infanta town in ...
- April 23, 2021
Chinese vessels still in Spratlys, says task force
Hundreds of Chinese militia vessels were still scattered around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, both within and outside Manila’s exclusive economic zone, according to a Philippine task force. In a statement, ...
- May 13, 2021