Browsing by Author "Porcalla, Delon"

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    • 287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Ramirez, Robertzon; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...

    • BFAR chief, 2 others face P2-B graft case 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, March 8, 2022, on page 5)
      Graft charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director and two other BFAR officials over the allegedly anomalous awarding of a P2-billion contract ...

    • 'Boracay resort owners skirt environment compliance through local execs' 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2018, on page 2)
      A large number of resort owners – mostly the small ones – managed to get away with non-compliance of environmental requirements in the world-class Boracay island primarily because they are relatives of local officials who ...

    • Business groups to China: Remove ships from WPS 

      Desiderio, Louella; Lee-Brago, Pia; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, April 15, 2021, on page 1-4)
      Eight business organizations have expressed support for calls made to China to pull out its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement yesterday, business groups Philippine Chamber of ...

    • 'China can't name Phl Rise undersea features' 

      Punay, Edu; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2018, on page 6)
      China has no right to name undersea features in the Philippine Rise or Benham Rise, according to a senior magistrate of the Supreme Court. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said only the Philippines has the right to ...

    • China out to occupy other WPS features - DND chief 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Lee-Brago, Pia; Flores, Helen; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, April 5, 2021, on page 2)
      China’s maritime militia vessels lingering in Julian Felipe Reef and the claim that the territory forms part of its Nansha Islands show Chinese intent to occupy the area in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Defense Secretary ...

    • China to Phl, Vietnam: Keep sea row issues bilateral 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, November 21, 2016, on page 1-17)
      China's President Xi Jinping, in separate meeting with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the south China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported yesterday. The comments underscore ...

    • China to return US drone; keep it, says Trump 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, December 19, 2016, on page 15)
      China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea with Beijing complaining that Washington had been “hyping up” the incident. But US president- elect Donald Trump tweeted, ...

    • Cimatu risks getting P100 budget for DENR 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, August 9, 2018, on page 8)
      Invoking helplessness in cleaning up highly polluted water tributaries, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has earned the ire of mostly female lawmakers from the House of Representatives, as well as other environmental ...

    • Compensation sought for oil spill victims 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2020, on page 9)
      The owner of a power barge that spilled oil in the waters off Iloilo City is expected to compensate communities that suffered economic losses due to the incident, a lawmaker said yesterday. “We are counting on the operator ...

    • 'Continued stay of Chinese in WPS economic sabotage' 

      Porcalla, Delon; Flores, Helen; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 3, 2021, on page 4)
      By keeping hundreds of its vessels inside the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), China is guilty of not only encroaching on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) but also of economic sabotage by a “foreign ...

    • DENR calls for end to impunity in environmental crimes 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Mendez, Christina; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Rendon, Jennifer (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2018, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called for an end to impunity in crimes against the environment and for Filipinos to fill the gap in law enforcement, especially those that relate to the ...

    • DFA chief on SCS protest: we'll do it quietly 

      Porcalla, Delon; Romero, Alexis; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday asked members of the House of Representatives to trust the foreign policy of President Duterte with regard to China, assuring them that the government is doing its ...

    • DFA slams 'blatant lie' on WPS patrols 

      Porcalla, Delon; Flores, Helen; Punay, Edu; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2018, on page 1-10)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for claiming President Duterte had ordered the military to cease patrols in the West Philippine Sea. Cayetano said ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk now included in 4Ps 

      Katigbak, Tony; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 27, 2019, on page 4)
      Farmers and fisherfolk are now covered by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), although the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) still has to make sure its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) ...

    • Foreign vessel catches fire near Recto Bank 

      Punay, Edu; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2019, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday helped rescue 25 crewmembers of a vehicle carrier vessel that caught fire near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said they immediately sent ...

    • Guidelines on Boracay closure out 

      Rendon, Jennifer; Romero, Alexis; Ronda, Rainier Allan; Villanueva, Rhodina; Porcalla, Delon; Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Except in emergency situations, not even guests of Boracay residents will be allowed to visit the island during its closure, according to general guidelines issued by authorities. The guidelines will form part of the ...

    • House panel OKs ban on microplastics 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2018, on page B8)
      Rep. Rodel Batocabe of party-list Ako Bicol said the House committee on ecology headed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing gave its green light to House Bill 8120, or the “Microplastics Ban Act of 2018.” “This time the ...

    • House probe on delayed Manila Bay project sought 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2022, on page 8)
      An administration lawmaker has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives, urging the committee on good government and public accountability to conduct an investigation over a developer’s delay to finish its contract ...

    • Lawmaker warns Duterte of China's debt trap diplomacy 

      Porcalla, Delon; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 9, 2018, on page 2)
      An opposition member of the House of Representatives yesterday warned of the possibility that the Philippines would be falling into China's "debt trap diplomacy," following President Duterte's friendly policy towards the ...