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Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits
More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ...
- April 11, 2024
Manila: Filipino scientists harassed by Chinese chopper on Thitu Island
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter harassed a team of Filipino scientists at Thitu Island on Saturday by hovering at a close distance to one of its sand bars, the Philippines said on Tuesday. Some of the ...
- March 24, 2024
Philippines says it spotted 50 Chinese ships within EEZ in South China Sea
The Philippine military on Tuesday said it had spotted about 50 Chinese vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, many of them surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Five Coast ...
- March 13, 2024
'Effective presence' key in asserting sovereignty in West PH sea - AFP chief
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. said that safeguarding the country’s interests in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) should hinge on strengthening defense resources. “The name of ...
- October 8, 2023
Group raises alarm on suspension of fishing vessel monitoring
Oceana Philippines has raised the alarm over the government’s order to suspend the monitoring of commercial fishing vessels in the country. The international advocacy group said the government’s decision puts the Philippines ...
- April 5, 2023
PH rejects ‘2023 version’ of China map: ‘No basis’
The Philippines on Thursday refused to recognize China’s latest map, which showed a new 10-dash line that still encompassed parts of the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and pressed Beijing to abide ...
- September 1, 2023
Gov't urged to raise fish import volume
Increasing the volume of fish imports and opening up the importation to more players are among the short term solutions to address rising fish prices, according to an economist. In a virtual press briefing yesterday, ...
- September 9, 2021
Farmers, fisherfolk lament gov’t’s broken promises
President Duterte had promised in previous editions of his State of the Nation Addressed that under his administration, the agriculture sector would be modernized, food prices would be lowered and that the “Plant, Plant, ...
- July 29, 2021
Ayungin Shoal within Phl EEZ
Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has debunked China's claims of sovereignty over some features of the West Philippine Sea, including Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Spratlys Island, and Bajo de Masinloc ...
- October 14, 2023
Only corn farmers, fishers will receive DA's P3K fuel subsidy; rice, veggie farmers excluded
An official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday said that only corn farmers and fisherfolk are entitled to receive a P3,000 fuel subsidy from the government. “Pawang corn farmers at mangingisda ang nasa ...
- March 14, 2022