Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Sadongdong, Martin A."

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    • ₱1.97-M illegally caught fish seized 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Tempo, June 29, 2020, on page 3)
      The Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NFC) has seized a total of P1.97 million worth of illegally caught fish from six fishing boats operating in seawaters off Tangalan, Aklan in Western Visayas (Region 6), the ...

    • 2 Chinese ships spotted doing 'surveillance' on Recto Bank - PH Navy 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020, on page 2)
      Two Chinese ships have been conducting surveillance operations on Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for at least a week now without prior coordination from the government, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed. ...

    • 240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Sadongdong, Martin A.; Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, April 15, 2021, on page 1-5)
      China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ...

    • AFP suspects Chinese swarming behind extensive coral damage at Rozul Reef 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2023, on page 2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) discovered an extensive damage in the corals surrounding Rozul (Iroquios) Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and it suspected that the swarming of Chinese vessels in the area ...

    • Chinese envoy appeals for patience over SCS issues 

      Nazario, Dhel; Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, July 31, 2019, on page 1-8)
      Amid the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing's top envoy in Manila stressed China's commitment to peace and stability saying China will not "take the first shot" as it adheres firmly to the policy of a ...

    • Chinese vessels inch closer to Pagasa Island 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2021, on page 3)
      Dozens of Chinese vessels have recently been frequenting the waters near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a military commander reported on Sunday, Nov. 21. Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander ...

    • Chinese vessels try to intercept PH Navy warship in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2023, on page 9)
      In an apparent move to flex its muscles in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships and two Chinese maritime militia vessels sailed close to a Philippine Navy ship off panganiban (Mischief) Reef in ...

    • Esperon tells Filipino fishermen: Go out and fish in West PH Sea 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2021, on page 2)
      National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. urged on Wednesday, April 21, Filipino fishermen to go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he assured that military, coast guard, and fisheries assets are ...

    • Flight of first batch of repatriated OFWs from Iraq may be stalled due to Taal eruption- Lorenzana 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2020, on page 1-7)
      The first batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Iraq will have to wait longer before they could come home to the Philippines as their flight may be delayed due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, Defense ...

    • Iwas-tensyon: PH 'di sasali sa drills sa South China Sea -- Lorenzana 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Balita, August 5, 2020, on page 2)
      Hindi makikilahok Pilipinas sa mga maritime drills kasama ang anumang bansa sa South China Sea (SCS) maliban kung ito ay gagawi sa loob ng 12-nautical miles exclusive economic zone (EEZ), idineklara ni Defense Secretary ...

    • Lorenzana says China should respect freedom of navigation in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, November 4, 2019, on page 7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday called the Chinese government and other countries to respect the freedom of navigation and principle of innocent passage in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lorenzana made the ...

    • More naval patrols at Recto Bank eyed 

      Sadongdong, Martin A.; Terrazola, Vanne P. (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2019, on page 1-7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is mulling increased naval patrols at Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea after the “collision” of a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat. Lorenzana admitted that the ...

    • More Pinoys now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2022, on page 1-9)
      There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said ...

    • No island lost under Duterte gov't - Esperon 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2021, on page 5)
      The administration of President Duterte has not allowed even a single inch of the country’s maritime territory to be seized by China unlike his predecessor, the Aquino administration, National Security Adviser Hermogenes ...

    • PCG eyes installation of more 'sovereignty' markers in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, December 13, 2022, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to put up markers that will symbolize the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as China reportedly maintains a “massive” scale of militia force in the disputed ...

    • PH files another protest vs China over Ayungin Shoal harassment 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, June 12, 2022, on page 1-8)
      The Philippines has protested China’s “illegal” maritime activities anew in the Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed late Friday, June 10. The DFA reiterated that the Ayungin Shoal is within the ...

    • PH must build up its military capability to protect WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 1-8)
      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 ...

    • PH, US to conduct joint South China Sea patrols 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2023, on page 1-7)
      The Philippine and United States have agreed to conduct joint maritime patrol operations in the South China Sea (SCS) to ensure peace and stability in the troubled waters. The Us Department of Defense (DOD) announced this ...

    • PN Chief: US Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group at S. China Sea a 'welcome development' 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, April 8, 2021, on page 2)
      The entry of the United States Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) in the South China Sea came as a ‘welcome development’ in the exercise of freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) in the tension-filled ...

    • 'Science, technology ket to protection prservation of PH marine resources' 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, July 14, 2017, on page 9)
      For an archipelago surrounded by waters teeming with marine life and one of the most biodiverse ecosystyems in the world, sustained efforts, initiatives and programs must be in set in motion to protect and preserve them, ...