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Gem-Ver crew may settle for ₱6M from Chinese over sea collision
The representatives of the Chinese company that owns the steel-hulled trawler that damaged and abandoned the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 have made a counteroffer of only P3.6 million in compensation, just about a quarter ...
- July 11, 2021
Fishers slam latest Chinese harassment in Scarborough
Fisherfolk from Zambales province on Monday assailed the recent incident of harassment of their fellow fishermen by the Chinese Coast Guard near the Scarborough Shoal, which has been serving as their traditional fishing ...
- February 22, 2023
DFA chief raises boat sinking at UN: ‘Abandoning people in distress is a felony’
The Philippines has brought to the attention of the United Nations the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel, with the distressed fishermen abandoned in the water for hours on June 9 near ...
- June 19, 2019
DFA slams 'blatant lie' on WPS patrols
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for claiming President Duterte had ordered the military to cease patrols in the West Philippine Sea. Cayetano said ...
- June 11, 2018
Mayor helping fishermen in China 'hit and run' suspended over graft raps
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Mayor Romulo Festin, who is actively helping fishermen from his town attain justice after a Chinese ship rammed their boat. ...
- June 18, 2019
PH softness in sea dispute emboldens Chinese poachers
The administration’s “soft-landing” approach in dealing with the country’s maritime dispute might have emboldened Chinese fishermen to continue to fish without restrictions and interference in the West Philippine Sea, an ...
- March 26, 2018
China's intrusion worsens fish catch decline - watchdog
An environmental advocacy group has warned that local fisheries production might not recover soon with President Duterte’s stand allowing China to continue fishing within Philippine territorial waters. International ...
- June 26, 2019
Palawan fishers anxious about China's threat to arrest 'trespassers'
Palawan-based fishers have expressed fear of getting picked up at sea by the Chinese coast guard and detained for 60 days once Beijing’s new maritime regulation takes effect on June 15. In a radio interview, Puerto Princesa ...
- May 24, 2024
Fishers group casts doubt on Malampaya contract extension
The militant Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has expressed skepticism over the 15-year extension of the Malampaya service contract, echoing the same concern of the Gabriela Women’s ...
- May 19, 2023
China ramps up patrols in Taiwan after fishermen's death
China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing. The ...
- February 19, 2024