Browsing by Name "Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)"

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    • Govt echoes China line 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E.; Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Ayeng, Raffy; Villanueva, Ralph U. (The Manila Times, June 18, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ...

    • 'Govt failed to stop illegal fishing' 

      Adlaw, Jerry (The Manila Times, September 3, 2015, on page A7)
      A group of tuna fishers in General Santos City decried the government’s failure to step up efforts to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that threaten the local tuna fishing industry. Jake Fajurano, ...

    • Guimaras boats not seaworthy?: MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 7, 2019, on page 1-10)
      How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three boats on Aug. 3, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) grounded all the motorboats crisscrossing the Iloilo Strait. ...

    • Illegal fishing fight stepped up 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, July 14, 2018, on page 14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...

    • LGUs in WV urged to fight 'hulbot' fishing 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, July 28, 2018, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is looking forward to the cooperation of local government units (LGUs) in its campaign against destructive fishing, particularly hulbot fishing. BFAR facilitated a ...

    • Major challenge: boat operators: no money for modern hulls. 

      PN (Panay News, August 30, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The lack of financial resources to secure technologically-improved hull materials is a major challenge to boat operators and associations of Iloilo and Guimaras that have been told to change their wooden-hulled boats to ...

    • Marina, PCG officials sacked 

      Ayeng, Raffy (The Manila Times, August 9, 2019, on page A7)
      Several officials of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were relieved of their posts while investigation is underway for the deadly sea mishap in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, according to ...

    • MARINA: Wearing of life vests mandatory 

      Ayeng, Raffy (The Manila Times, August 8, 2019, on page A3)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has reminded operators of small vessels to strictly require passengers to wear life vests following the capsizing of three boats in the Guimaras Strait where at least 31 people died. ...

    • Motor banca program gets uplift from DOF 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2018, on page B9)
      The Maritime Industry Authority's motor Banca upgrading campaign is getting a lift from the Department of Finance. marina is teaming up with the DOF to encourage the upgrading of wooden vessels into fiber-reinforced plastic ...

    • Otso bets can't use fishing boat to reach Panatag 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, April 17, 2019, on page 10)
      After formally asking permission from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), senatorial candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso alliance should now find an “appropriate” vessel that would take them to the disputed Panatag ...

    • Overloading ruled out in Iloilo sea tragedy 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 7, 2019, on page B3)
      An official of the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday ruled out overloading as the three motorboats capsized after being hit by huge waves last Saturday in the Iloilo-Guimaras Straight. The incident left 28 passengers dead. ...

    • Passengers hail resumption of boat trips 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, August 14, 2019, on page 1-14)
      Passengers were elated by the resumption of motor banca trips between Iloilo and Guimaras on Aug 13, 2019. Passengers reached by Daily Guardian said they cannot stand the long hours of queuing at the roll on-roll off (RORO) ...

    • PCG report pins down China crew; raps pushed 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The government should file cases against the Chinese vessel that caused the sinking of the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 and then abandoned its 22 crew members in the open sea, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said after details ...

    • PCG, Marina 'no shows': survivors blame Coast Guard for tragedy 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, August 15, 2019, on page 1-14)
      Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were “no shows” in the legislative inquiry conducted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Guimaras on Aug 14, ...

    • Proposed closure Mararison Island 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2018, on page B9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will gather stakeholders from the town of Culasi to discuss the proposed temporary closure of the Mararison Island for a clean-up activity on October 4, Governor ...

    • Regular checking of all Bacolod sea vessels urged 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, August 13, 2019, on page 2-13)
      The Sangguniang Panlungsod here urged the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to conduct a regular inspection of all sea vessels plying the waters of this city. “The PCG and Marina should ...

    • Rody weighs in on 'accident' 

      Mariano, Nat; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday described the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank a “little maritime accident,” adding that the Philippines is not ready to challenge China’s military might. ...

    • Rody: GemVer incident small because nobody died 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, July 10, 2019, on page 6)
      While investigators have described the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank as a serious concern, President Duterte dismissed it as a “very small” incident because he said had left ...

    • Search for Iloilo mishap victims ends 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, August 8, 2019, on page 6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) terminated its search and rescue operations yesterday after retrieving all 31 casualties in the boat-sinking incident in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, four days after the tragedy. PCG spokesman ...

    • Solon wants motor bancas to continue operations but.. 

      (DailyGuardian, August 16, 2019, on page 1-15)
      Guimaras Rep. Ma. Lucille Nava wants the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to continue allowing wooden-hulled boats, or motor bancas, to ferry passengers from Iloilo to Guimaras and vice versa. In her privilege speech, ...