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Fishers group pushes gov't to improve efforts in stopping foreign fishing vessels
The national government should increase its efforts against foreign fishing vessels within Philippine waters as mandated by local and international laws following China’s declaration of an annual fishing ban in the South ...
- May 25, 2021
Cabinet clusters to tackle Filipino boat's sinking
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles on Sunday said there will be a joint cluster meeting on Monday to tackle the reported sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. The incident occurred on June 9 near ...
- June 17, 2019
Chinese who sank Filipino boat must stand trial in PH: Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said the crew of the Chinese vessel which hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea should be made to stand trial in the Philippines. Robredo said that while the ...
- June 18, 2019
BFAR to give 900 motorized boats to Antique fisherfolk
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will distribute 900 fiberglass boats to marginalized fishermen in Antique. “We are just waiting for the final schedule for the distribution of the boats,” Office of ...
- March 14, 2019
Vietnam, Beijing set up fishery hotline
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the South China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported on Thursday. The agreement was ...
- June 21, 2013
Aquino grants fishing boats to fishermen
President Benigno Aquino 3rd led the awarding of newly built fishing boats to fisherfolk in coastal communities affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda. During the 28th anniversary of EDSA People Power in Visayas, ...
- February 26, 2014
2 nabbed for illegal fishing
For fishing in the waters of Dumangas town using fine mesh nets and active fishing gears, two men were arrested. Their fishing boat was impounded, said Inspector Francis Albert Fortunado, Dumangas police chief. The suspects ...
- April 19, 2015
Fishing boats help Capiz communities
The MVP Group Tulong Kapatid consortium has consolidated resources to rebuild coastal communities in the province of Capiz that were devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda. The PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) took the lead in ...
- May 16, 2014
Chinese ships still at reef near Palawan-AFP chief
The chief of the Philippine military on Monday confirmed that there were still Chinese ships at Julian Felipe Reef near Palawan province, two weeks since more than 200 vessels were seen there by a Philippine Coast Guard ...
- March 23, 2021
Vietnam boats intrude into Chinese waters - China
Vietnamese fishing boats have been increasingly intruding into Chinese territorial waters near Hainan Island and Guangdong Province, both are home to many Chinese military bases. A total of 311 Vietnamese fishing boats ...
- March 5, 2020