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LP hits China's meddling in PH rise
The former ruling Liberal Party on Tuesday said that somebody should be accountable for China's exploration off the Benham Rise without permission from concerned agencies. During last Monday’s Senate Science and Technology ...
- February 28, 2018
High court asked to drop petition vs Bora closure
Malacañang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition questioning the six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island resort. In a 61-page comment, Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General, sought ...
- August 22, 2018
Quick climate changes revealed in Antarctica
A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered with Collines Glacier on Antarctica's King George Island. Now the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate ...
- March 2, 2018
Antarctica's sea ice shrinks for the second straight year
Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday (Mar 2), adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs. The ...
- March 3, 2018
Boracay natives may regain lands
Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ...
- June 14, 2018
Equip fishermen with better boats to fish in WPS - Alejano
An opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to develop the fishing industry and at the same time assert its ownership of the seas on its exclusive economic zone by providing fishermen with bigger boats that ...
- March 2, 2018
Fast facts: Philippine crocodile
Among the rare animals native to the Philippines is the Philippine crocodile, which unfortunately is now critically endangered. Although crocodiles in general are regarded as fearsome predators, conservation of critically ...
- November 20, 2018
Our weak stand on China
Opposition lawmakers are questioning the Philippines’ anemic stand against China’s military buildup in the West Philippine Sea. It appears to the concerned solons that the government’s foreign policy and national security ...
- June 4, 2018
LWUA bats for lone water services department
Amid the Duterte administration’s “Build Build Build” program, LWUA Acting Administrator Lapus pushed for the creation of a water department that will regulate water districts in providing faster, simpler and more efficient ...
- June 29, 2018
US, China warships in near clash
A not so prominently played up news item was a near clash between Chinese and American warships in the South China Sea last Monday. First reported by the New Times and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry was an ...
- May 30, 2018