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China says it's allowing Pinoy fishermen in Panatag 'out of goodwill'
Beijing on Tuesday said it was allowing Filipinos to fish in Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea "out of goodwill." China's foreign ministry made the statement on Monday after a GMA 7 television report last week ...
- June 13, 2018
Who is protecting PH national interest in South China Sea?
Sovereignty is the supreme right to the state to command obedience within its territory, as stated in the Constitution, consists "of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, ...
- December 21, 2016
UPV, SLSU sign MOU on collaborative agenda
Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) and University of the Philippines Visayas inked their commitments to strengthen capability-building programs in fisheries and aquatic sciences and sustain technology development ...
- March 3, 2018
PH, China 'co-control' Panatag - Cayetano
Beijing and Manila "co-control" the Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday night amid reports of the Chinese coast guard's harassment of Filipino fishermen there. ...
- June 20, 2018
DENR-6 chief calls for ban on plastic products
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 Regional Director Jim O. Sampulna asked the public to avoid using plastic products, especially single-use plastic. For the record, there are about 8 million metric ...
- July 21, 2018
BFAR exec pushes aggressive techno transfer activities
To secure a sustainable fish supplyfor the country, Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested SEAFDEC/AQD to put all aquaculture research and development plans into fruition. “The Philippines’ ...
- January 8, 2019
Some fishers too traumatized to return to Panatag Shoal
Some fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales have yet to return to Panatag Shoal despite improving relations between China and the Philippines, saying Chinese harassment in the past had left them traumatized. Interviewed by GMA ...
- November 7, 2016
BFAR-6 to distribute fiber glass boats in 2017
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, will distribute 3,000 fiber glass boats to coastal municipalities in 2017. BFAR-6 Regional Director Remia Aparri ...
- November 22, 2016
Duterte: PH may soon gain fishing rights in Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines may soon gain fishing rights in the highly disputed Scarborough Shoal, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Oct. 23, 2016. During his visit to typhoon "Lawin" victims in Cagayan, Duterte told local fishermen ...
- October 24, 2016
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ...
- February 15, 2013