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China jams US spy drones over disputed South China Sea
China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US ...
- May 24, 2015
Senate to probe China's militarization in Spratlys
After prodding by the Senate minority bloc, the Senate foreign relations committee will finally hold a public hearing on the controversial militarization by China of parts of the Spratly island chain legally owned by the ...
- June 16, 2018
Chinese envoy appeals for patience over SCS issues
Amid the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing's top envoy in Manila stressed China's commitment to peace and stability saying China will not "take the first shot" as it adheres firmly to the policy of a ...
- July 31, 2019
Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers
A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...
- August 2, 2019
Green is in!: Marine sanctuary in Sarangani Bay
Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) of the Alsons Power Group is helping establish a new 31.9-hectare Marine Protected Area (MPA) along with a beach forest rehabilitation and development project in Barangay Malbang in Maasim, ...
- January 24, 2019
4Ps beneficiaries help protect mangrove areas
The beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are helping protect the mangrove areas in this barangay and at the same time earning income for their ...
- February 20, 2017
resumption of west PH Sea oil, gas explorations pushed
A member of Congress has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reactivate the oil and gas exploration ventures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which were temporarily suspended in 2015 due to the country’s territorial ...
- November 21, 2016
Global coral bleaching easing.
Washington– A mass bleaching of coral reefs worldwide is finally easing after three years, US scientists announced Monday. About three-quarters of the world’s delicate coral reefs were damaged or killed by hot water in ...
- June 22, 2017
Whalers, activists clash again
Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. ...
- February 9, 2010
Fishing industry
The anti-illegal fishing drive is being stepped up to protect and preserve the fish sanctuary and corals in the province of Surigao del Norte. The city government here led by Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas has strengthened its ...
- June 3, 2013