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New wildlife traders rise in Facebook hubs
In the Philippines, transactions involving endangered and threatened species do not even have to lurk in the underbelly of the internet: On Facebook, where 65 million Filipinos are active users, the illegal trade in wildlife ...
- August 20, 2019
'Multilateral approach needed vs China tactics'
The government should now consider a “multilateral approach” to dealing with China’s “bullying” at sea, underlined on Sunday by the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, which hurriedly sailed away without ...
- June 14, 2019
The Chinese invasion
At the beginning of July, or last month, Sen. Leila de Lima immediately raised a red flag (no pun intended) when she read that a Chinese-Filipino had bought the former Island Cove Resort off Kawit, Cavite, and was transforming ...
- August 10, 2019
PH to file protest if China drives away Pinoy fishers
The Philippine government would file a protest against China if reports that Filipino fishermen were being driven away from the Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) by Chinese Coast Guards were confirmed, Malacañang said on ...
- March 26, 2019
Landbank, DENR, Manila launch 'STP for Manila Bay'
The Land Bank of the Philippines has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the city of Manila ofr the "STP for Manila Bay," a new credit program that will ...
- September 17, 2019
PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank
Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...
- February 8, 2019
Chinese who sank Filipino boat must stand trial in PH: Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said the crew of the Chinese vessel which hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea should be made to stand trial in the Philippines. Robredo said that while the ...
- June 18, 2019
State bank's loans to key sectors up 41%
The Land Bank of the Philippines said its outstanding loans to priority sectors including farmers, fishers, microenterprises reached P710.69 billion as of third quarter of 2018, 40.6 percent higher than the P500 billion ...
- January 9, 2019
PH warned anew of climate impact
More than 100 scientists from 36 countries worked on this report on the ocean, citing nearly 7,000 scientific papers and eliciting more than 31,000 comments during the reviews. The report observed that the global ocean, ...
- September 30, 2019
NegOcc pushes sustainable blue crabs production
The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for sustainability and adequate supply of blue crabs in the province. Former governor Rafael Coscolluela, provincial consultant on investment promotions, export, and ...
- March 21, 2019