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Full gov't mobilization urged for Laguna de Bay
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said President Rodrigo R. Duterte needs to issue an executive order broadly mobilizing government agencies to work toward the rehabilitation of the Laguna de Bay. In a ...
- May 9, 2019
Philippines, Brunei explore partnership on sardine processing
The government of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former's halal brand to penetrate the lucrative ...
- February 10, 2010
EO renames Benham Rise as Philippine Rise
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 25 officially renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise -- the potentially resource-rich plateau off the east coast of Luzon island recognized by the United ...
- May 23, 2017
Palace distances itself from envoy's China rant
The Philippine presidential palace on Tuesday distanced itself from its top envoy’s tirade against China, saying his views on the South China Sea dispute is his own.“This is not the policy of the Philippines,” presidential ...
- May 5, 2021
PHL, China panels meet today on South China Sea
The Philippine government and the People’s Republic of China are set to discuss the contentious issues concerning the South China Sea on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. said. “Now ...
- February 13, 2018
China's State Companies Cementing Lucrative Role In South China Sea
Beijing’s giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in China’s build-up in the South China Sea and could seek to cement their dominant position in coming years, according to new research. The work by ...
- August 10, 2018
Fight climate change — it's good for your health
Governments often see climate change as too costly to address. In fact, it is too costly to ignore. That is why the World Health Organization (WHO), for example, has linked the prevention of disastrous climate change to ...
- June 1, 2015
Tuna fishermen get breather
With the three-month fish aggregating device ban now in effect, the government has offered an alternative measure that would allow Filipino fishers to catch tuna in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a tuna ...
- July 9, 2010
Caraga firms raise alarm on declining aquatic, forestry resource
The business sector in Caraga region has expressed alarm over the continued decline of the fish catch and the denudation of forests in the region, one of the richest in natural resources but with the second-lowest contribution ...
- September 24, 2018
Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say
A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...
- July 4, 2019