Browsing by Author "Ferreras, Vince Angelo C."

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    • Boracay to reopen with only few businesses deemed compliant 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, October 4, 2018, on page S1/3)
      Only a small portion of businesses on Boracay Island are deemed compliant with environmental and accreditation requirements just weeks before the resort island returns to operation on Oct. 26 in a so-called “soft opening.” ...

    • Chinese clam-harvesting in disputed waters seen anew, US think tank says 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/10)
      China has deployed anew clam-harvesting fleets to the South China Sea in the last six months, including in Scarborough Shoal, according to American-based think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). “These ...

    • Defense chief says unveiling of missiles on Xi’s arrival ‘coincidental’ 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, November 22, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana said yesterday’s unveiling of the country’s first missile system was not intentionally scheduled to coincide with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader made his ...

    • 'A little accident': Duterte on boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2019, on page S1/10)
      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 ...

    • LLDA issues more violation notices in Manila Bay rehab 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, February 1, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) issued cease and desist orders to four companies in the vicinity of Manila Bay and notices of violation to seven others after they were found non-compliant with environmental ...

    • Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental' 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...

    • Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...