Browsing by Subject "fishing rights"

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    • 10 fishermen arrested for illegal fishing off Mindoro 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2018, on page 8)
      The Police Provincial Office announced Sunday the arrest of 10 fishermen in separate areas amid the ramped up campaign against illegal fishing. Senior Superintendent Christopher C. Birung, provincial director of the Oriental ...

    • 12 Pinoy fishermen nabbed off Malaysia 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2015, on page 2)
      Twelve Filipino fishermen were recently apprehended by Malaysian authorities after they were caught illegally fishing off Tanjung Pantau-Pantau, Semporna. Reports quoted a ranking official of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement ...

    • 17 Vietnamese poachers nabbed at West PH sea 

      Lazaro, Freddie (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2016, on page 1-6)
      The Philippine navy arrested 17 Vietnamese fishermen on board three Vietnamese fishing vessels for poaching at the West Philippine Sea west of Dile Point, Vigan City in Ilocos Sur. "Actually, we spotted seven Vietnamese ...

    • 20 Filipino fishermen repatriated from Indonesia 

      Jubelag, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2015, on page 18)
      At least 20 Filipino fishermen from Sarangani province have been reunited with their families over the weekend after they were repatriated to the country from three months of imprisonment in Indonesia for illegal fishing. ...

    • 5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island 

      Heydarian, Richard (The Daily Guardian, August 29, 2017, on page 5)
      Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ...

    • 86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...

    • 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 ...

    • Arbitral ruling on SCS dispute vindicated in Reed Bank row 

      Makabenta, Yen (The Manila Times, June 25, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      Think of the neglected arbitral ruling on the South China Sea as like a smoking gun in a crime situation — i.e. the evidence that confirms the crime and snares the culprit. Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s obsession ...

    • Arroyo blames Aquino for Chinese activity in SCS 

      Vigilia, Wendell; Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, April 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Rep. Gloria Arroyo (Lakas-CMD, Pampanga) yesterday said China’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea (SCS) did not happen during her administration but during the time of her successor, Benigno S. ...

    • Arroyo opposes joint exploration in West PH Sea 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, April 21, 2014, on page A8)
      Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is not in favor of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) islands with China or other claimant countries. “I don’t know all the facts that are available to the current ...

    • ASEAN code of conduct completed 

      (Manila Standard, May 21, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has welcomed the completion of the draft of the framework of the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea territorial disputes. Sta. Romana lauded the senior officials ...

    • At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...

    • Back to Panatag? put it in writing 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, October 25, 2016, on page 1-8)
      A local executive of Pangasinan province is set to file a board resolution urging President Duterte to put on paper his assurance that Filipinos can fish again in Chinese-occupied Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and let ...

    • Back to the 'boro' 

      Robles, Jojo A. (Manila Standard, November 1, 2016, on page A4-A5)
      The “boro,” as Filipino fishermen call it, is back. And hundreds of them have happily returned to their old, rich fishing grounds, coming home with their outrigger boats groaning with the weight of their bountiful catch. ...

    • BFAR bans fishing in Davao Gulf 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page A-22)
      Authorities have declared a three-month fishing ban in Davao Gulf. The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the ban, which started on June 1, was meant to conserve fish species and ...

    • BFAR to assist Panatag fishermen 

      Valencia, Czeriza; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 2, 2014, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will continue to assist fishermen recently barred by the Chinese from entering Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. BFAR director Asis Perez yesterday ...

    • Big catch from Scarborough fetches good prices, elates Infanta fishermen 

      Inigo, Liezle Basa; Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, October 31, 2016, on page 1)
      Exuberant about their return to the rich fishing grounds of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, fishermen of Barangay Cato, this town, celebrated yesterday the good prices fetched by the big fish species they brought home. The ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-3, Series of 2015 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2015, on page B5)
      Subject: Regulations and Implementing Guideline on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area.

    • Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, June 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ...

    • Carpio vows to pursue stance on West Philippine Sea row 

      Punay, Edu; Sy, Marvin; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, June 15, 2018, on page 9)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio vowed yesterday to pursue his stance on the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea that has been contrary to the position of the Duterte administration – ...