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Oh my GG! Fish import plan triggers protest
A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday snapped at the Department of Agriculture for its planned importation of around 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scads), saying the move was not only an insult to Filipino fishers ...
- August 23, 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
Gomez slammed over 'tilapia' stocking
GreenPeace Philippines, a group that advocates for environment conservation, slammed Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez’s action of stocking 20,000 tilapia fingerlings (St. Peter’s fish) in the protected Lake Danao, a move that may ...
- June 2, 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
US bombers fly over South China Sea
US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid the soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. Late Tuesday the heavy bombers ...
- September 28, 2018
PH, China work on framework of joint oil hunt
The framework for the proposed joint exploration of the West Philippine Sea is expected to be ready before Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Manila in November, the Palace said Thursday. “The President has repeatedly ...
- August 10, 2018
US defense chief visits China as tensions rise
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China on Tuesday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher. With Washington ...
- June 27, 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
‘No to plastic’ movement launched
“Plastic pollution is a serious threat not only to marine life but to human life as well. Plastics don’t completely degenerate and just break down into small pieces—microplastics—which are ingested by the fish that we eat. ...
- October 23, 2018