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Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea
A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...
- April 28, 2020
Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea
A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...
- April 28, 2020
7 of 10 Filipinos want Duterte gov't to assert right at sea
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. this week said a 2016 decision by a United Nations tribunal rejects China’s claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea is nonnegotiable. The Department of Foreign Affairs ...
- July 15, 2020
River dredging to start in January
The government will start its dredging project for Cagayan River next month, which will widen the river and prevent heavy floods. Several areas of the region will be prioritized, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu told a ...
- December 18, 2020
Agri workers, fisherfolk, vets exempted from quarantine
Agriculture workers and veterinarians have been included in the list of exemptions from the mandatory home quarantine imposed by the government in Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a ...
- March 26, 2020
US says most of China's claims in South China Sea are illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that China's expansive maritime claims across of the South China Sea were "completely unlawful," setting up potential military confrontations with Beijing and sanctions against ...
- July 15, 2020
Sea dispute won't be resolved anytime soon - Roque
THE PHILIPPINE government does not expect an immediate resolution of the South China Sea dispute despite President Rodrigo R. Duterte invoking the Hague ruling in its favor during his first United Nations (UN) address early ...
- September 25, 2020
PHL still pursuing code of conduct in South China Sea
The Philippine government is still pursuing the early completion of the code of conduct in the South China Sea despite delays in negotiations due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are likewise pursuing the early conclusion ...
- July 23, 2020
More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption
Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...
- January 15, 2020
9 Boracay businesses charged with forestry, water violations
The government has charged nine Boracay establishments with illegally occupying protected forest land on the island, the Environment department said. The violations involve rules laid down under the revised Forestry Code ...
- December 4, 2020