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Dar: shortage of fish, pork, rice still persists
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said there is still a shortage in the local production of fish, pork, and rice due in part to years of neglect of agriculture. In an interview on GMA-7, Dar said there was still ...
- June 1, 2022
Vietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with ...
- June 29, 2022
Iloilo research center finally breeds 'galunggong' in captivity
A scientific breakthrough at an Iloilo-based research center might finally be the long-term solution to the perennial shortage of galunggong (round scad) in the Philippines. In a world’s first, researchers successfully ...
- March 3, 2022
Japan-PH air ‘serious concern’ over South China Sea conflict
Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defense ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China’s increasingly assertive maritime activities. It was the first so-called ...
- April 10, 2022
Masbate opens 500-hectare natural park
The Bongsanglay Natural Park (BNP) in Masbate is now open to the public for day tours and overnight stays, according to Ana Bartolay, BNP Protected Area superintendent. Located in the island of Ticao in Masbate, the Park ...
- October 6, 2022
Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ...
- July 16, 2022
China insists PH arbitral win 'null and void'
China has reiterated its position that the arbitral award rendered by the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea case in favor of the Philippines is “null and void” and “violates ...
- July 15, 2022
‘Fight for PH rights in WPS’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines would never ive up fighting for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea—but ruled out war with China. “(Chinese) President Xi Jinping is my friend, and we ...
- June 13, 2022
7 died, 127 saved in ferry fire off Real, Quezon
At least seven people, including two senior citizens, were killed as scores were plucked to safety after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard off the waters of Real in Quezon province on ...
- May 24, 2022
Salceda: review WPS deal with China
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday urged incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to renegotiate terms of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) joint-development deal with China. Meanwhile, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, ...
- June 27, 2022