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PH wants China to void Sino names in Benhams
The government plans to contest the features in Philippine Rise, formerly Benham Rise, that China has named, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said Wednesday. He told reporters the government raised the issue ...
- March 1, 2018
Party’s over: Gov't sets crackdown on beach revelry in reopened ‘Bora’
Beach boozing and smoking will be consigned to the past when Boracay, the Philippines’ top holiday island, welcomes back a capped number of tourists after its six-month shutdown, authorities said Wednesday.President Rodrigo ...
- October 4, 2018
PH to buy new ships for Benham research, pushes oil hunt
The government plans to acquire research vessels to explore the disputed South China Sea to assess the potential of Philippine Rise, which is rich in minerals and gas, an official said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesman Harry ...
- March 7, 2018
Ex-DFA chief presses for action vs China
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario joined the clamor for the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China’s landing of bombers on Woody Island within the disputed areas of South China ...
- June 5, 2018
Who would dare to remove Chinese bases in WPS?
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. admitted Wednesday that the Philippines has no capability to remove the Chinese bases in the West Philippine Sea, and the only paramount solution is to build stronger ties ...
- March 8, 2018
LGUs to secure waters vs destructive fishing
Local government officials have been directed to take a bigger role in securing aquatic resources and local officials may be held liable for failing to act against prohibited fishing activities in their respective areas, ...
- July 31, 2018
PH steps up island devt in China sea
The Philippines will follow the lead of China and Vietnam and develop islands under its control in the disputed South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday. “My plan of action is also to develop all ...
- January 10, 2018
Justice prods Palace to assert PH rights over Benham
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has rebuffed the position of Malacanang that there is nothing wrong with China naming undersea features in the Philippine Rise. China, Carpio said, has no right to name the ...
- February 19, 2018
Troops deployed to secure PH Rise
The military had deployed hundreds of Marines troopers in the country’s northern frontier to secure and maintain the country’s sovereign rights over Philippine Rise, after China renamed four seamounts and a hill in the ...
- February 17, 2018
‘Importing galunggong will not lower fish prices’
Importing P1.4 billion worth of fish, specifically galunggong (round scad), won’t bring down rising fish prices, Rep. Jose Atienza of Buhay party said on Thursday. “This is a band-aid solution and a poor government ...
- August 24, 2018