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Fishermen 'floated for over an hour' before PCG rescue
Five fishermen whose boat capsized in the waters of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have been rescued. But they had been floating in the sea for over an hour before Philippine Coast Guard officers – luckily – found them, an agency ...
- December 22, 2018
PH boats fishing outside Panatag, US think tank claims
Filipino fishermen have been fishing just outside, not inside, the lagoon of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a Washington, D.C. think tank claims, citing recent satellite images. On its website, the Asia Maritime Transparency ...
- November 3, 2016
China starts dredging another reef: military
China has started dredging around the disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine navy commander said on Thursday, signaling Beijing may be preparing to expand its facilities in the area. Rear Admiral ...
- February 6, 2015
'Ursula' damage in Iloilo seen to exceed P104M
Damage that this province incurred from typhoon “Ursula” is expected to exceed P104 million. The four towns were Ajuy, Batad, Concepcion, and Estancia. Here are the other losses that the four towns reported: * livestock / ...
- January 3, 2020
Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China
China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...
- April 26, 2021
Palace: Cabinet execs to discuss boat sinking
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned the Philippines against politicizing the boat’s sinking, which it described as a “ordinary maritime incident.” The Filipino boat’s crew — rescued by a Vietnamese vessel — has claimed ...
- June 17, 2019
₱1.97-M illegally caught fish seized
The Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NFC) has seized a total of P1.97 million worth of illegally caught fish from six fishing boats operating in seawaters off Tangalan, Aklan in Western Visayas (Region 6), the ...
- June 29, 2020
P5.2- million projects for Iloilo fish port
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) continues to improve its facilities to accommodate more fish processors. Port Manager Elmer Figuracion said that this year, using their ...
- February 10, 2017
10 poachers left at sea off Palawan
Ten Chinese nationals were reported missing at sea off Balabac Island in southern Palawan and may have been left in small sampan boats after a chase of their mother ship on Thursday by a composite team of the Coast Guard ...
- June 1, 2010
New fishing regulations mandate monitoring devices for tuna boats
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has published new guidelines for the tuna fishing industry, which for the first time will require monitoring systems specifically for commercial tuna fishing boats. On ...
- July 2, 2015