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Go after other illegal Chinese dredgers, gov't urged
The government should look for and investigate other Chinese dredging vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters following the seizure of the 2,340-ton MV Zhonhai 68 off Bataan and Bulacan provinces by authorities ...
- February 1, 2021
DENR, PCSD begin case buildup vs 'traders' of Palawan giant clams
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is now building a case against unscrupulous individuals behind the illegal trade of giant clams in ...
- May 17, 2021
Do we have a contingency plan amid WPS impasse? solon asks
The chairman of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence on Monday urged the government to prepare a contingency plan as there is “considerable risk” that a Chinese vessel might end up accidentally running aground in ...
- March 30, 2021
Whatever it takes: Gov't claims initial victory with P1.7B spent out of P47B 7-year outlay to win ‘Battle for Manila Bay’
The Duterte administration has allotted a whopping P47-billion budget for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay that may include as well the desilting of clogged esteros and clean-up of heavily polluted river tributaries and ...
- October 3, 2020
Duterte's stand vs Manila Bay reclamation lauded
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday praised President Duterte's assurance against the reclamation plans in the Manila Bay. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the Duterte reiteration ...
- June 16, 2020
'No verbal fishing deal between Duterte, Xi'
The Malacañang strongly denied that President Rodrigo Duterte had a verbal agreement with China’s President Xi Jinping to allow the Chinese to fish within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “There is no truth to the ...
- April 24, 2021
Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint ...
- July 13, 2020
Task force answers China radio message: Withdraw your militia
A Philippine military plane patrolling the West Philippine Sea this week spotted scores of Chinese vessels at several reefs within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and received several radio messages telling it ...
- April 1, 2021
Group bats for more PH aquaculture sites
Advocacy Group Tugon Kabuhayan is appealing to the government to ease the permitting process to develop more aquaculture areas in the Philippines. “We are producing aquaculture resources regularly. There’s no stabilizing ...
- January 26, 2021
Testing the waters
With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ...
- July 19, 2020