Browsing by Name "Philippine Air Force"

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    • Amid Chinese presence, Navy wants to stay in Sangley Point 

      Mangosing, Frances (, September 7, 2020, on page )
      The Philippine Navy is opposing a plan by the Cavite provincial government to boot the military service command out of Sangley Point in Cavite as part of a P500-billion airport project that is expected to ease congestion ...

    • China: no reclamation at Panatag 

      Delizo, Michael Joel (, September 9, 2016, on page )
      China has denied claims it had begun reclamation work at Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) following the sighting of six Chinese boats around the disputed area. It also denied reports that Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines ...

    • DENR to spend P1-B to explore Philippine Rise 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (, February 7, 2018, on page )
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spend nearly P1 billion to conduct geological investigation and exploration of minerals within the Philippine Rise, a 25-million hectare shallow continental ...

    • Disaster Resilience Month in WV pivots to Guimaras 

      (, July 18, 2020, on page )
      Volunteers and personnel of various agencies gathered for a clean-up drive in Guimaras on July 15, 2020 in Observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. The Office of the Civil Defense Region 6 led the clean-up ...

    • Duterte warns Philippine Rise trespassers, poachers 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (, February 11, 2018, on page )
      In a bid to protect the country’s territory, President Duterte has authorized the military to fire at foreign intruders trying to extract natural resources from the Philippine Rise. The President asserted that the area ...

    • From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project 

      (, March 28, 2014, on page )
      From business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ...

    • Generals should shut up on international disputes 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (, April 16, 2021, on page )
      Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana in a phone call disputed the headline of my column last Monday that said he “lied on new illegal structures” at Union Banks, where Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef is. He ...

    • 'Go out there in West PH Sea,' Esperon urges Pinoy fishermen 

      Damicog, Jeffrey (, November 6, 2020, on page )
      More Filipino fishermen should go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), urged National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 5. “I would rather encourage more fishermen (to go out) there but ...

    • 'In effect, but undeclared' 

      Acosta, Rene (, July 4, 2020, on page )
      China has been imposing air, and even maritime, travel restrictions against other countries, especially the weaker ones that include the Philippines, in the South China Sea (SCS) for years, but has not officially declared ...

    • La Union fisherman missing in stormy sea 

      Beleo, Erwin (, July 27, 2017, on page )
      Rescue teams as of Wednesday afternoon were still searching for a fisherman who went missing at dawn Tuesday off the coast of this city amid rough weather conditions. The missing fisherman was identified as Rodolfo Padilla, ...

    • More Chinese boats spotted near PH shoal 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (, September 5, 2016, on page )
      The Philippines expressed "grave concern" on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China's ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Panatag Shoal in the South China Sea. A ...

    • No China reclamation in Panatag – DND 

      Romero, Paolo (, October 18, 2016, on page )
      The Department of National Defense (DND) denied yesterday reports that China was conducting reclamation activities in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in Zambales. Defense Undersecretary Eduardo del Rosario told ...

    • 'Only Filipino can explore Benham Rise' 

      Golez, Prince (, February 7, 2018, on page )
      President Rodrigo Duterte said only Filipinos can explore and conduct research at the 13-million hectare Benham Rise, Cabinet official said on Tuesday. Duterte ordered the Philippine Navy to "chase out" any foreign fishing ...

    • PCG extends search for 14 missing 

      Santos, Tina G. (, July 6, 2020, on page )
      The search and retrieval operations for the 14 people missing from the June 27 sea collision off Mindoro Island has been extended until Tuesday, July 7, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). PCG spokesperson ...

    • PH 'di isusuko ang laban sa WPS 

      de Guzman, Bert (, September 10, 2020, on page )
      Humarap sa pagdinig ng Kamara, ipinaalam ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana sa mga kongresista na itutuloy ng Pilipinas ang laban nito sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) sa kabila ng pag-okupa ng China sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas. ...

    • PH company wants to build bigger Navy ships to patrol seas 

      Cabalza, Dexter (, January 18, 2021, on page )
      A local shipbuilder is considering building bigger vessels for territorial defense and patrolling of the country’s waters in the near future. Propmech Corp. said it was “definitely interested” to work with the government ...

    • PH must build up its military capability to protect WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (, May 3, 2021, on page )
      As the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China heats up, there is but one strategy that must be done to defend the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS): military build up. This was bared by ...

    • Pinoys able to fish freely, undisturbed 

      Visperas, Eva; Laude, Jaime (, October 30, 2016, on page )
      Fisherman Gilbert Baoya came home yesterday from a fishing trip to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off Zambales province with a substantial catch. Baoya and seven companions were able to drop nets at Panatag Shoal “freely and ...

    • PTT duplicates Thailand's mangrove project in Phl 

      (, March 31, 2014, on page )
      A multinational oil company in the Philippines is bringing into the country its own model of mangrove reforestation in its home country Thailand through a project that has drawn hundreds of participants in the province of ...

    • Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed 

      Gulle, Jimbo (, June 25, 2022, on page )
      President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ...