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Italy backs PH stance on South China Sea
Manila got a boost in its stance on the South China Sea after Italy said claimants must respect the rule of law, while saying that it is vital to exert efforts towards de-radicalization in the campaign against global ...
- December 4, 2015
PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank
Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...
- February 8, 2019
No territorial nego with China: Duterte
President Duterte yesterday assured the United States that the Philippines would neither negotiate nor trade its territorial rights with China. Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy, in his Twitter account (@ChrisMurphyCT), ...
- July 20, 2016
State bank's loans to key sectors up 41%
The Land Bank of the Philippines said its outstanding loans to priority sectors including farmers, fishers, microenterprises reached P710.69 billion as of third quarter of 2018, 40.6 percent higher than the P500 billion ...
- January 9, 2019
Chinese ship fired warning shot at PH boat
A Chinese ship reportedly fired a warning shot to scare away a fishing boat near a Chinese-occupied reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) last week, a fishing boat operator disclosed yesterday. In a phone ...
- June 5, 2015
'Giant lapu-lapu' spawners released into Sarangani Bay
Sarangani Bay is now the home of five king grouper spawners donated by Finfish Hatcheries Inc., the largest commercial fishing hatchery in the Philippines. Locally known as “lapu-lapu” or “kugtong,” the giant groupers were ...
- July 28, 2017
US, Japan, India, PH hold drills in South China Sea
Warships form the Philippines, US, Japan, and India are conducting a series of naval drills in the South China Sea where a disputed chain of islands, islets, and features are located. The naval drills are far from the ...
- May 10, 2019
Spurning Paris accord risks South China Sea support: De Lima
Sen. Leila de Lima yesterday warned that President Duterte's refusal to honor the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that the Philippines signed during the Aquino administration could turn off supporters in its territorial ...
- July 21, 2016
IMO meeting to adopt fishing boat safety rules
A two-day diplomatic conferences that opened here Tuesday is expected to adopt an agreement on implementing the provisions of the 1993 protocol relating to a UN convention for the safety of fishing vessels. The conference ...
- October 11, 2012
PH, China to discuss joint exploration next month
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday told critics of President Duterte's move to allow China to explore the Philippine Rise and let the militarization of Fiery Cross Reef pass to take a look at the larger ...
- January 16, 2018