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5 rescued at sea off Davao city
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Davao Oriental rescued five people after their boat capsized off the coast of Mati City in the province on April 17. In a report, the Mati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...
- April 19, 2021
Chinese ship near Panatag, DND to verify—Lorenzana
The government is verifying reports of the alleged presence of a Chinese research ship spotted near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday. In a statement, ...
- August 13, 2021
PH now third among countries polluting oceans with plastic
A study conducted by Ocean Conservancy revealed that the Philippines is now ranked third among countries which are highly contributing plastic pollution in oceans. The situation called for drastic action, with Ocean ...
- September 28, 2017
Seized fish donated to jails, hospitals
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed a ton of seized fish to various institutions and government agencies, including government hospitals and jails in Baler, Aurora. BFAR director Malcolm ...
- May 19, 2010
Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs
President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former ...
- May 5, 2019
Coast guard to conduct patrols in Phl Rise
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will send a patrol vessel to the Philippine Rise to keep intruders at bay, in compliance with President Duterte’s order that unauthorized foreign vessels be barred from the 13-million- ...
- February 9, 2018
US will defend PH in a South China Sea war? Don't bet on it
In another instance of Philippine media’s boundless faith in the country’s former colonial master, nearly all newspapers the other day banner-headlined US Secretary of State Michael Richard Pompeo’s claim that America will ...
- March 4, 2019
The ghost of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off
Once again, the enigmatic and massive presence of Chinese fishing vessels that are believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia are in the Philippine Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), particularly in the Julian Felipe ...
- April 14, 2021
Sea mishap victim's kin cry for justice
Relatives of a fisherman, who died when a roll-on roll-off vessel rammed his boat in the waters off Escalante in Negros Occidental, are crying for justice for the victim. The victim, identified as JR Caspe, 29, died on ...
- September 14, 2020
Globe Telecom supports Boracay sustainability week, joins beach clean-up drive
In support of the government’s call for responsible and sustainable tourism, Globe Telecom joined the week-long celebration of Boracay’s rehabilitation aimed at encouraging residents, tourists, and other stakeholders to ...
- May 17, 2019