Browsing by Subject "political aspects"

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    • Agriculture before the 2016 elections 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2015, on page B3)
      At the start of 2015, we should focus on agricultural development instead of being unduly distracted by the 2016 elections. This especially applies to the possible misuse of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) proposed ...

    • Along comes…‘The Iloilo Nature Conservation Society’ 

      Buenaflor, Luis Jr (Panay News, April 9, 2018, on page 8-14)
      Tuesday last week, April 3 to be exact, moi was “hijacked” by good friend and “brother”, international designer Edgardo Lopez Suelo, to attend with him a meeting/forum of stakeholders concerned with the ongoing construction ...

    • ASEAN seeks talks with China for non-aggression pact soonest 

      Associated Press (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2017, on page 1, 8)
      Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will seek talks “as soon as possible” on a proposed non-aggression pact with China aimed at preventing clashes in the South China Sea and will likely hold back on criticism of China’s aggressive ...

    • Bikers’ concern for Iloilo River lauded 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, April 9, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Facebook post of Ilonggo artist and biker Rock Drilon on Apr. 1, 2018 shows two photos of a portion of the riverbanks of Iloilo River before and after it was planted with mangroves. The first photo shows several bikers ...

    • Bloodless 'military' victory possible in South China Sea 

      Bautista, Faith; Lim, Jeff Nino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A12)
      Since Spain first conquered the Philippines 495 years ago, this country’s destiny has too often been determined by great foreign powers. However, then President Benigno Aquino III’s suit at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...

    • Boracay closure is the wrong direction, says ex-DOT chief 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, April 18, 2018, on page 1-14)
      A former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) opined that the government took the wrong direction in closing down Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan for six months. Narzalina Lim, an Ilongga who served as tourism ...

    • Boracay: The economics of non-compliance 

      Estacio, Teodoro P. (Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2018, on page B-3)
      Malacañang announced last week the Cabinet decision to close Boracay temporarily (six months at the minimum) to allow businesses there to comply with sanitation and environmental rules, LGU rules on construction and ...

    • China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2017, on page 1, 6)
      China expressed its willingness to “join hands” with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to uphold the stability of the South China Sea, steadily advance the consultation of the Code of Conduct in ...

    • China sets war games in disputed sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 24, 2018, on page A2-A1)
      A joint statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. The group reaffirmed “the importance of maintaining and ...

    • Duterte eyes China, Japan trips 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 24, 2016, on page A2)
      Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to arrange visits by controversial President Duterte at the end of next month, officials said on Friday. The Philippines' relations with Japan ...

    • Fish: the overlooked destabilizer in the South China Sea 

      (The Manila Times, February 15, 2016, on page A6)
      South China Sea tensions will rise in the long-term as China exhausts its near-shore fisheries and continues to push outward to secure further stocks. In Asia, consumption of fish will increase with population and ...

    • Jinggoy says he gave away bangus, not cash 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel; Servallos, Neil Jayson; Tupas, Emmanuel; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 5, 2020, on page 6)
      Former senator Jinggoy Estrada denied yesterday the accusation by San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora that he distributed money to the city residents, saying he gave away bangus or milkfish. “We have been giving away free bangus ...

    • Large-scale smuggling of agricultural products is anti-poor 

      (BusinessWorld, April 6, 2016, on page 8/S1)
      The level of smuggling in the Phillippines has reached horrendous heights. Large-scale smuggling of agricultural products retards farm output production, limits manufacturing, and increase income inequality. " Smuggling ...

    • Mayor Isko: Set aside politics in Manila Bay beautification 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2020, on page 5)
      Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Saturday urged the public to set aside politics as various individuals and groups continue to raise health and environment concerns following the dolomite dumping in Manila ...

    • No stopping word war on territorial disputes 

      San Juan, Erick (Panay News, May 14, 2016, on page 9)
      In the two-day meeting of the G7 (United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan) recently in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the group issued a joint statement saying: "We are concerned about the situation ...

    • Palace stops demolition of Boracay West Cove 

      Aguirre, Jun (Panay News, May 14, 2018, on page 12)
      The Office of the President has ordered to stop the demolitions of the main bulding of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has cancelled the resort's Forest Land ...

    • PH not giving up on sea claims, Palace assures 

      Mabasa, roy; Geducos, Argyll Cyrus; Casayuran, Mario; Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2017, on page 1-5)
      Malacañang has assured that the Philippines is not giving up its sovereign rights over territories in the West Philippine Sea despite recent developments in the disputed waters. The assurance was made after Supreme Court ...

    • PH, China OK joint SCS oil exploration 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua (center) and other Chinese foreign ministry officials return to their meeting with their Philippine counterparts on the second Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on South ...

    • PHL should raise sea row as ASEAN chair - think tank 

      de Guzman, Lucia Edna P.; Javil, Raynan F. (BusinessWorld, April 21, 2017, on page S1/11)
      A think tank in a statement on Thursday said the Philippines “should leverage on its chairmanship of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) this year to put on the spotlight Southeast Asia’s most pressing ...

    • Radical goals for sustainable development 

      Unmuessig, Barbara (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2015, on page A11)
      Let us imagine for a moment that we could change the world according to our wishes. Dramatic economic inequality gives way to social and political inclusion. Universal human rights become a reality. We end deforestation ...