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PH taken off EU fish trade blacklist
The European Commission has removed the Philippines from the list of countries challenged with the implementation of measures to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing(IUUF). In a statement released on its ...
- March 23, 2015
Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ...
- February 25, 2014
Why our farmers, farm workers and fishermen are poor
One of our front page stories on Thursday is about the worldwide shortage of farm workers. In our country this is mainly because of bad governance—wrong policies for the agriculture sector (which for some statistical quirk ...
- August 1, 2014
China to punish violators
China has assured the Philippines it would not tolerate violations of Filipinos’ fishing rights at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and would apply the law against violators, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said ...
- June 11, 2018
‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’
President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ...
- April 30, 2018
Climate change fund launched
Local government units and community organizations may soon access the P1-billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF) for climate change adaptation projects, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Wednesday. Created under ...
- October 22, 2015
Act on near-collision at sea, govt urged
Sen. Mary Grace Poe urged the government to act urgently on the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) report of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The senator on ...
- March 29, 2022
Displaced fishermen seek UN assistance
A group asked the United Nations to stop Beijing from harassing them as they cast their nets around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which the Chinese Coast Guard annexed in 2012, their lawyer said on Thursday. which has ...
- June 26, 2015
How Julian Felipe Reef brouhaha impacts on CPP-NPA-NDF insurgency
A number of speculations has surfaced from the continuing controversy on the Julian Felipe Reef in the South China Sea. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana appears the most persistent in hammering on the issue in the media ...
- April 17, 2021
Will the US help us in a fight with China?
Is Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. right to claim that the United States will come to our aid in case China attacks our vessels in disputed areas in the South China Sea? The short answer: maybe, if Chinese forces ...
- September 2, 2020