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Duterte’s ‘red lines’ in the West Philippine Sea
In a remarkable twist of events, the Rodrigo Duterte administration has, for the first time, sought to draw the line in the sands of the West Philippine Sea. This is a welcome development, though action speaks louder than ...
- June 5, 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
Lessons from the ongoing Manila Bay rehab
For almost 100 years, Manila Bay has been abused, misused, and mistreated by Filipinos living around the bay, from Cavite to Manila to Bulacan. Just like our Iloilo Rivers and seas, it has been a symbol of environmental ...
- February 26, 2019
Land reform in Boracay
What was Pres. Duterte’s basis in saying that government is the real owner of Boracay Island and that no private person can formally possess a piece of the island resort through titles? Duterte’s words have something to ...
- April 11, 2018
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
Duterte mulls land reform in Boracay
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will place Boracay Island in Aklan province under land reform after the six-month rehabilitation works are finished. In a press conference on April 9, 2018, in Davao City before flying to ...
- April 10, 2018
Boracay casino-resort plans are being drafted-solon
The island is now closed for a six-month rehabilitation, but critics claim the government decided to hut down the island to make way for the construction of the resort-casino. Benitez noted that it is important to know ...
- May 2, 2018
About the Boracay closure
The famous island, one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation, has just closed for environmental issues that president Duterte highlighted a while ago. The coliform level in one of its barangays has reached an ...
- April 30, 2018
Boracay Island rehab gets spotlight at EAS Congress
The Boracay rehabilitation was among the topics discussed in the recently concluded East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress, a triennial regional conference that gathered international experts to exchange knowledge towards sustainable ...
- December 3, 2018