Browsing by Subject "fishery disputes"

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    • 2 Vietnamese fishers killed, 5 nabbed for poaching off Bolinao 

      Inigo, Liezel Basa; Recuenco, Aaron; Mabasa, Roy C.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, September 26, 2017, on page 1-6)
      Two Vietnamese fishermen were killed while five others were arrested after a brief chase off the coast of Bolinao town Friday night for fishing in Philippine waters. The fatalities were identified as Le Van Liem and Le Van ...

    • 4 Vietnamese fishermen nabbed off Tawi-Tawi 

      Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, July 24, 2020, on page 11)
      Four Vietnamese fishermen were arrested for poaching in the waters off Taganak town in Tawi-Tawi on Wednesday. Authorities said the boat captain, Nu Oi, was wounded when he attacked one of the police officers with a knife, ...

    • 45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2020, on page 9)
      The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ...

    • Another fisheries incident off Basco 

      Barcelo, Vito (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 4, 2015, on page A4)
      The Philippines and Taiwan may resume fisheries talks as early as next week after two incidents involving Taiwanese fishing boats in the overlapping economic zones of the two countries, officials said Wednesday. The Taiwanese ...

    • ‘Asean concerned over reclamation in disputed seas’ 

      Brago, Pia Lee (The Philippine Star, February 22, 2017, on page 9)
      Southeast Asian countries see China's installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as unsettling and want to prevent militarization, urging dialogue to stop "recent developments" from escalating, Foreign Affairs ...

    • Bacolod Fishers complain 'encroachment' 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, May 8, 2015, on page 1-15)
      Fisherfolk in Purok Sigay, Sitio Masungay, Barangay Sicang-Airport here complained that fishers from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental were "encroaching" their barangay waters. The Sigay small Fisherfolk Association lodged a ...

    • Barter system emerging in disputed shoal 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2018, on page 4)
      A barter system is slowly emerging in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, with Filipino fishermen exchanging their catch for food from their Chinese counterparts. A military official privy to the ongoing maritime and territorial ...

    • China biggest source of imported fish for PH amid poaching-Recto 

      Cruz, Maricel; Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, September 26, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      While it imposes a fishing blockade in the West Philippine Sea, China has become the country’s biggest source of imported fish, some of which was poached from Philippine waters, Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto said Monday. In a ...

    • China demands release of 9 Sino fishermen who have served time 

      Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A13)
      The Chinese government on Friday sought the immediate release of nine Chinese fishermen who have already served their six-month prison term for poaching in the Philippine-claimed Hasa-Hasa Shoal in May last year. Provincial ...

    • China in control of Panatag Shoal, fishers say; Beijing denies harassment 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 12, 2018, on page 1-6)
      China still holds the “power” over Panatag Shoal even though Filipinos have regained access to the fishing ground, local fishermen said during a press conference in Malacañang.Romel Cejuela, one of three fishermen who ...

    • China's intrusion worsens fish catch decline - watchdog 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, June 26, 2019, on page 1-5)
      An environmental advocacy group has warned that local fisheries production might not recover soon with President Duterte’s stand allowing China to continue fishing within Philippine territorial waters. International ...

    • Chinese fishing fleet stirs up waters in Peru 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2020, on page A9)
      Peru’s Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country’s waters, angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between ...

    • DTI agrees to mediate tuna dispute 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2010, on page B-2)
      As the tuna war between the two companies worsens, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday said it will step into the fray. Trade and Industry Undersecretary Zenaida C. Maglaya said the DTI is going to mediate ...

    • Filipinos can fish in Panatag 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • Fish, missiles, tanks, and trawlers: Mozambique's strange trade with North Korea 

      McKenzie, David (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2018, on page SI/7)
      North Korea may be focused on a public relations drive in Pyeongchang right now, but its efforts to hoodwink the international community extends way beyond the Korean peninsula. When it comes to circumventing economic ...

    • Fishers’ group slams Chinese harassment 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, September 29, 2016, on page A3)
      The activist fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas has condemned the recent harassment by Chinese Coast Guards against Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal. Citing reports from the ...

    • Gov’t protests China’s fishing ban extending to PH waters 

      Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 1, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest against China’s unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying the prohibition encroaches into parts of the ...

    • Illegal fishing charges field vs 17 Vietnamese nationals 

      Lazaro, Freddie (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2016, on page 7)
      Vigan City, Ilocos Sur - The police filed poaching charges poaching against 17 Vietnamese fishermen arrested at the West Philippine Sea last week. It was reported that the Vietnamese vessels equipped with "superlights' ...

    • Indonesia deports Pinoy poachers 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page A-22)
      Indonesia has deported 52 Filipino fishermen who were caught poaching in its territorial waters. The fishermen had been detained for several months in Bitung City in North Sulawesi before they were sent home on board the ...

    • IS harasses marsh fishermen 

      Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2018, on page A10)
      The military operation against Islamic State (IS) followers operating in Liguasan Marsh had freed fishing areas from the control of terrorists, including foreigners, according to the military. The operation, which killed ...