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Agriculture dep't aims to double value of farm and fishery exports to Canada
The Philippines aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada with a target of doubling the value of such shipments over the medium term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a virtual call with new Canadian ...
- August 12, 2020
Ocean-based industries gross value-added declines 32.6% in 2020
The gross value-added (GVA) of Philippine ocean-based industries declined 32.6% in 2020 to P617.20 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was the equivalent of 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at ...
- December 17, 2021
'A little accident': Duterte on boat sinking
Speaking for the first time on the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday described the incident as a “little maritime accident,” and reiterated anew that the ...
- June 18, 2019
Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins
US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ...
- November 18, 2015
Commercial fishing continues to hurt small fishers in municipal waters - Oceana
Commercial fishing in municipal waters pervades amid the coronavirus pandemic and the government should step up its monitoring and apprehension of violators to protect small fisherfolk, according to marine conservation ...
- September 24, 2021
New method increases milkfish production
Bangus (milkfish) production in the country could be improved to approach or even exceed the 2,000-kilogram per hectare potential yield if the modular pond system of production will be pushed by the government. This was ...
- August 6, 1990
Philippines to protest China presence near shoal
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. yesterday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest again China over the presence of its ships near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. " I'm in Moscow. Do I have ...
- October 3, 2019
Protecting the Coral Triangle a top priority
Protecting the biodiversity-rich Coral Triangle needs the combined efforts of the government and private sector, and should be a top priority if the region wants to sustain the area's vast fishery resource, experts yesterday ...
- January 20, 2010
Fishers group pushes gov't to improve efforts in stopping foreign fishing vessels
The national government should increase its efforts against foreign fishing vessels within Philippine waters as mandated by local and international laws following China’s declaration of an annual fishing ban in the South ...
- May 25, 2021
US says its forces will keep operating in South China Sea
US military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said on Wednesday during a visit to a Chinese naval base. China ...
- July 21, 2016