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China to put up automated under water base in manila trench
China is considering putting up an automated underwater base in Manila Trench for "scientific purposes," an article from the South China Morning Post said. According to Maki Pulido's report on "State of the Nation Address ...
- December 1, 2018
Coop urged not to burden consumers charges during Boracay closure
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (Akelco) on Monday to invoke a force majeure so as not to pass on extra power charges to consumers during the six-month closure of Boracay island starting ...
- April 24, 2018
Goals for Boracay: Staying within its ‘carrying capacity’ and no more shortcuts for permits
It's a long six months for Task Force Boracay, but Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año said that their sleeves are rolled up and they are ready for the grueling and somewhat thankless job. In a press ...
- April 28, 2018
Duterte won't shorten Boracay closure, asks for patience
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he will not shorten the six-month shutdown period for Boracay Island, and reiterated that no casino will be built on the island resort. In a press conference at Davao International ...
- April 30, 2018
73% of Pinoys want Duterte to assert claims in West PHL Sea-Pulse Asia
Seventy-three percent of Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration must assert the Philippines' sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, two years after Philippines' victory against China in the ...
- July 13, 2018
Manufacturers of canned sardines want SRP imposed on 'tamban'
Manufacturers are asking the government to set a suggested retail price on tamban to help moderate the prices of canned sardines. Bombit Buencamino, executive director of the Canned Sardines Manufacturers Association of ...
- April 3, 2019
Lawmaker says joint 60-40 sea exploration with China a 'win-win'
Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza on Tuesday said he supports a 60-40 joint exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea instead of going to war against the Asian superpower. “We fully support and ...
- May 2, 2018
60% of PHl beaches unsafe due to fecal coliform levels – EMB-DENR
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) reported that the amount of fecal bacteria found in 60 percent of the country's recreational waters exceeded safe levels, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported on Friday. ...
- May 29, 2018
Boracay has 423 hectares available for land reform
There are 423 hectares of agricultural land in Boracay that President Rodrigo Duterte may place under land reform and distribute to beneficiaries, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said on Wednesday. Castriciones ...
- April 27, 2018
Dead sea turtle with Taiwan metal tag found off Negros Occodental
A fisherman in Negros Occidental found a dead hawksbill sea turtle with a tracking device on the back and Taiwan metal tags on both of its hind flippers. Quoting the fisherman who found the dead turtle, Mavee Ponciano, ...
- June 28, 2018