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Tourist arrivals up in May despite Boracay
Tourist arrivals in the country increased in May compared to the previous month despite the closure of Boracay island, the Department of Tourism said Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered that the world-renowned beach ...
- July 7, 2018
Renaming Benham Rise to 'Philippine Rise' eyed
The government said Saturday it was studying the possibility of renaming Benham Rise to "Philippine Rise," to strengthen the country's rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau. Manila's move came after Chinese survey ...
- April 4, 2017
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
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
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
Russia to buy $2.5B in fruits, fish from PH, agri chief says
Russia will buy $2.5 billion worth of fruits and fish from the Philippines over the next 12 months under an agreement that will be signed during President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Moscow this week, his agriculture minister ...
- May 24, 2017
Task force similar to Boracay eyed in Manila Bay rehab
Government officials tasked to rehabilitate Manila Bay will create an inter-agency task force similar to what was created for the massive cleanup of Boracay, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. ...
- January 11, 2019
Tourism department clarifies no room limits in Boracay
The number of hotel rooms in Boracay will not be limited once the island reopens next week, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday, belying earlier pronouncements of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...
- October 19, 2018
Duterte transfers power to approve reclamation projects to his office
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order transferring the power to approve reclamation projects to the Office of the President. Duterte signed on Feb. 1 EO No. 74 transferring the Philippine Reclamation ...
- February 5, 2019
Boracay may reopen in 4 months - DILG
Boracay island may be reopened to tourists in July, instead of being shuttered for 6 months as planned, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered ...
- April 28, 2018