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Boat sinking reported to IMO
As groans of disbelief greeted China’s version of the Recto Bank incident, the Philippines has formally called the attention of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the Filipino fishermen’s being ...
- June 16, 2019
Phl buying 100 fisheries patrol boats vs poachers
The government is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said yesterday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese fishermen. ...
- June 23, 2015
Make West Philippine Sea a peace park — earth lawyer
China is destroying Philippine coral reefs, a world-renowned Filipino environment lawyer laments. Spawning grounds for the world’s fish need saving. The powerful neighbor must answer for the ruin, says UN-honored ...
- July 6, 2018
DFA: Duterte might discuss Recto Bank incident at Asean
President Duterte might raise the Recto Bank issue at the coming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Thailand as part of talks on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, a ranking foreign ...
- June 19, 2019
Gov't prepares financial literacy program for agri
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has crafted a financial literacy program for farmers and fisherfolks to ensure an efficient budgetary management for the industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has instructed the ...
- April 29, 2018
Gov't troops ready to escort Pinoy fishermen at sea
The government is ready to provide security escorts to Filipino fishermen who will operate in the West Philippine Sea as the government continues to ignore China new fishing policy in the disputed area. Defense Secretary ...
- January 17, 2014
DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef
The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...
- March 24, 2021
Farmers, fishermen required to register with BIR
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has required marginal income earners (MIE) to register with the bureau even though they are still exempted from paying income and business taxes. The payment of ₱500 registration fee ...
- February 13, 2014
DA rolling out 1-M fishing boats
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be distributing one million fishing boats in the next five years to improve marine sufficiency. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol intends to provide 200,000 fiberglass boats ...
- August 21, 2016
World opinion, naval powers will shame China in reef grab
China’s embassy in Manila denies invasion by its maritime militia of the Philippines’ Julian Felipe Reef. Supposedly the 220 Chinese vessels are fishers sheltering from storm. The embassy even disavows the very existence ...
- March 31, 2021