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Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed
President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ...
- June 25, 2022
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven growth
Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories — and before its waters turned pitch black. The 52-year-old has constant cough, ...
- June 22, 2022
Fishing pact with China eyed
National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos suggested Friday a regional regulatory fishing agreement with China amid the latter’s alleged continued activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Carlos ...
- December 24, 2022
US backs PH, says China 'no lawful claim'
Washington has reiterated Beijing “has no lawful claim” in areas judged by an international arbitral tribunal to be part of Manila’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Visiting Department of State Counselor ...
- April 1, 2022
Focus on Palawan
When US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Palawan today, many will be listening to echoes of her speech – from as far as Washington, Canberra and Beijing and neighboring capitals from East Asia and Southeast Asia. The ...
- November 22, 2022
China sea claim nips oil deal
The Philippines is finding ways to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, adding that the country has the right to exploit energy reserves ...
- December 2, 2022
Damage to agri, infra reach P25b
An update from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed massive destruction to crops, fisheries and agricultural infrastructures in the regions of Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern ...
- January 7, 2022
US backs PH protest vs. China vexing moves in WPS
The United States has rallied behind the Philippines’ protests against provocative Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly blocking delivery of supplies to troops stationed in the disputed islands and ...
- June 19, 2022
Boracay among TIME's 'World's Greatest Places of 2022'
Boracay, a tropical island surrounded by stunning white sand beaches and clear blue waters in Panay, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022.” On its website, TIME, the New York-based ...
- July 14, 2022
Isabela fish farm reels in success with Landbank support
When Cagayan Valley, one of the country’s largest tilapia-producing regions, faced a region-wide shortage of tilapia fingerlings in 1993, business graduate Arnel Santiago decided to establish his own fish hatchery to help ...
- July 22, 2022