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PRRD leaves for Beijing today for Belt and Road forum
Amid the escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday April 25 in his four-day visit to Beijing. The President is ...
- April 24, 2019
China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite
The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...
- November 14, 2016
MVP urges gov't to lift ban on West Phl Sea exploration
Tycoon Manuel Pangilinan wants the government to lift the moratorium on drilling and exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea amid warming relations between Manila and Beijing. The Association of Southeast Asian ...
- August 22, 2017
P20B losses seen with Boracay closure
As much as P20 billion will be lost due to the six-month closure of Boracay Island. President Duterte is set to declare a state of calamity in Boracay before the island is shut down starting April 26 and will make available ...
- April 6, 2018
Things to know before setting off for Boracay Island
Boracay Island is reopening today after several months of rehabilitation. But there are some things one must be mindful of before heading for one of the top tourist destinations in the country. One is that the island may ...
- October 26, 2018
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018
Rape on the Rise
We are not talking of rape of the carnal kind here. The title of this column deals with the most recent violation committed by China on Philippine territorial sovereignty. Not content with its encroachment into the Philippine ...
- February 16, 2018
PH, China committed to advancing friendly cooperation in disputed sea
The Philippines and China have mutually committed to advancing friendly and pragmatic cooperation in various fields in order to further safeguard the peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry ...
- July 14, 2017