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Historically courageous people toadying up to China
If he hasn’t acquired one yet, perhaps someone should give Rodrigo Roa Duterte a Jetski so he can fulfill his campaign promise to ride one to the Spratleys where he would plant a Filipino flag. So far, our president has, ...
- June 26, 2019
Carpio: Chinese ships in PH's reef could be a 'prelude' to occupation
Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio warned that the presence of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe Reef should be a cause of concern as it may prelude to occupation and building of a naval base. The Chinese ...
- March 25, 2021
Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...
- October 29, 2018
BFAR revokes commercial fishing vessel license
For the first time, the government has permanently revoked the license of a fishing vessel for repeatedly encroaching municipal waters. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has revoked the license of FV ...
- January 19, 2020
Foreign vessel catches fire near Recto Bank
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday helped rescue 25 crewmembers of a vehicle carrier vessel that caught fire near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said they immediately sent ...
- June 18, 2019
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBFTF) apprehended five illegal fishing vessels during its October 11-15, 2012 operations. The illegal fishing vessels were identified as FB Mika owned by Norberto Villanueva ...
- October 19, 2012
240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea
China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ...
- April 15, 2021
29 caught for illegal fishing
At least 29 fishermen were rounded up and their two fishing boats seized when “Bantay Dagat” teams allegedly caught them in the act of illegal fine mesh net fishing in waters off Barangay 48-San Antonio, this city. ...
- May 13, 2017
Bicol waging war vs illegal fishers
The operations of bigtime illegal fishers poaching the waters of the Bicol region are numbered, Chief Supt. Victor Deona of the region’s police force said over the weekend. Deona’s declaration was lauded by church and ...
- May 25, 2015
BFAR-6 to distribute fiber glass boats in 2017
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, will distribute 3,000 fiber glass boats to coastal municipalities in 2017. BFAR-6 Regional Director Remia Aparri ...
- November 22, 2016