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Senate panels to probe Duterte’s China policy
Two Senate committees will jointly hold a public hearing to determine how effective the country’s foreign policy is in the face of alarming developments in the West Philippine Sea, particularly China’s military buildup and ...
- June 16, 2018
Transparency a key factor in regulating Phl's water territory
Amid threats of illegal fishing and territorial disputes, international organization Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is asking the Philippines to proactively monitor activities at sea to ensure effective regulation and improve ...
- June 9, 2019
China demands release of 9 Sino fishermen who have served time
The Chinese government on Friday sought the immediate release of nine Chinese fishermen who have already served their six-month prison term for poaching in the Philippine-claimed Hasa-Hasa Shoal in May last year. Provincial ...
- May 16, 2015
Filipinos need not seek China fish permit-palace
Malacañang yesterday said Filipino fishermen need not ask permission from Chinese regional authorities to fish in the high seas and most especially within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). Deputy presidential ...
- January 12, 2014
Limahong and the South China Sea
Print, broadcast and social media have been headlining and trending issues on the South China Sea. We read about fishing vessels being rammed, scuttled and sunk, watch about islands being occupied, and react to photos of ...
- August 8, 2019
Filipinos can freely fish in ‘Panatag’ – Chinese envoy
Filipinos are still allowed to freely fish in Panatag Shoal based on a friendly arrangement between the Philippines and China, a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua made the ...
- June 13, 2018
PH to declare Panatag Shoal a protected marine sanctuary
The Philippines will unilaterally declare the fish spawning grounds of Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) a protected marine sanctuary where fishing is banned inside the triangular lagoon. National Security Adviser Hermogenes ...
- November 22, 2016
China plan bad news for PH fishermen
China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ...
- March 19, 2017
China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ...
- May 2, 2016
Phl seeks china's help in search for missing fisherman
The Philippines has requested China to help search for a Filipino fisherman who went missing off Rizal (Commodore) Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said ...
- September 18, 2018