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ASEAN defense chiefs scrap statement on south china sea
Disagreement between the United States and China over how to address rival claims in the South China Sea marred a gathering of Southeast Asian defense officials on Wednesday, with a joint statement scrapped after ministers ...
- November 5, 2015
US sails warship near disputed reef
A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defense official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...
- May 11, 2016
Maynilad adopts 6.6 ha. for mangrove rehab
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has adopted five sites totaling 6.6 hectares (ha) in the Cavite province for a mangrove rehabilitation program under its "Plant for Life Program." "Plant ...
- January 23, 2015
Senate should be more active on WPS: Drilon
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon yesterday expressed hope the chamber would be more active in tackling the West Philippine Sea issue in the incoming 18th Congress. Drilon said he was dismayed that the committee on ...
- June 17, 2019
Agri output rebounds
Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ...
- May 16, 2017
Agri output fall 1.27% in Q2
The fisheries subsector improved by 1.9 percent during the period and contributed 17.41 percent to the total agricultural output. Increases in production were recorded for yellowfin tuna, round-scad, tiger prawn and tilapia. ...
- August 8, 2019
DENR creates task force to monitor coral bleaching
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje has ordered the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) to create a task force that will monitor and document coral bleaching in the country. Paje also directed his regional officials ...
- September 13, 2010
PH exports tuna, imports belly
The all-time favorite in many Filipino grills, tuna belly and panga, come all the way from the Marshall Islands. Tuna traders import from Majuro and Vietnam (the major sources) as well as South Korea tuna scraps like belly, ...
- March 10, 2015
More civilian focus, less military, in South China Sea would ease fears: Chinese paper
China should put more focus on building civilian facilities on islands in the South China Sea and less emphasis on the military to better sooth regional fears about China's intentions, an influential state-run paper said ...
- November 22, 2018
What's going on in Benham Rise?
The decision of the Duterte government to allow Chinese scientists to do research in Benham Rise, renamed Philippine Rise, a 13-million-hectare undersea region off the provinces of Isabela and Aurora has generated heated ...
- January 29, 2018