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Railway project ordered tweaked to spare Subic mangroves
The government will ensure that the 42 hectares of mangroves in Subic Bay Freeport’s watershed reserve will not be adversely affected by the planned construction of a China-funded railway project, an official of the ...
- July 3, 2021
Chinese ships still at reef near Palawan-AFP chief
The chief of the Philippine military on Monday confirmed that there were still Chinese ships at Julian Felipe Reef near Palawan province, two weeks since more than 200 vessels were seen there by a Philippine Coast Guard ...
- March 23, 2021
Arbitration 'award': A P1-billion useless piece of paper
President Duterte was absolutely correct when he remarked the other night that the “award” (i.e., ruling) of the arbitration suit that the Aquino 3rd administration brought against China in 2013 was a useless “piece of ...
- May 7, 2021
DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks
The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...
- February 18, 2021
AFP to deploy more ships in West Ph Sea
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has ordered the deployment of Navy ships in the West Philippine Sea as China continues to defy the Philippine government’s demand ...
- March 26, 2021
Defending country's border
If the Philippine government’s recent actions concerning the country’s territorial dispute are any indication, then the Duterte administration is making its stand known. From merely sending diplomatic protests, the government ...
- May 3, 2021
Senators urge united stand on West Philippine Sea issue
Senators on Thursday urged the country’s leaders to discuss, unify and come up with a strong stand on the issues hounding the West Philippine Sea to counter the confusing statements the public is hearing from Malacanang. ...
- May 21, 2021
Duterte urged to allow navy to join drills in South China Sea
President Rodrigo R. Duterte should let the Philippine Navy join war games in the South China Sea after China passed a law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in the disputed waterway, political analysts ...
- February 1, 2021
Lorenzana: China encroaching on Phl waters
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana countered China’s latest claims of sovereignty over islands and features in the West Philippine Sea yesterday, emphasizing that it is the Chinese who are encroaching on Philippine waters. ...
- April 29, 2021
PH protests China's new 'provocative acts' in SCS
The Philippines filed a protest against “unlawful” and “provocative acts” by Chinese state vessels in the West Philippine Sea, including the issuance of 200 radio challenges. “The DFA protested the unlawful issuance of ...
- October 21, 2021